01982 area code: Builth Wells

The 01982 area code covers Builth Wells and its surrounding regions.

Locations using the 01982 area code

  • Builth Wells
  • Erwood

When is it necessary to use the 01982 Builth Wells dialling code?

When calling from a mobile or landline outside of the 01982 Builth Wells area code, you must use the dialling code. However, if you are calling a local number within the same area code using a landline, the 01982 dialling code is not needed. If you are calling from outside the UK, you must first use the international dialling code for your country, then add the UK country code (44) and the area code (01982) without the initial zero.

Locations (codes) near the 01982 code

The Beginning of the 01982 Area Code

Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0982 and the historic mnemonic code was WV2, with the first two characters taken from the letters and and in in Valley. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 9, 8, and 2.


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