01206 491 Dialing Code

Colchester

Dialing Code 01206 491 is part of Area Code 01206, which covers Colchester and the surrounding area.

The majority of numbers in the 01206 Area Code belong to normal landlines in Colchester, but it is possible that these numbers are being used elsewhere as virtual numbers.

There are multiple telephone companies operating in the 01206 Area Code and they are allocated blocks of numbers, which can be identified by the digits following the Area Code. In this case, the digits 491 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to Barritel Limited on 13 June 2014, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.

01206 area code information

Area Code: 01206
Location: Colchester
Dialing Code: 01206 491
Provider: Barritel Limited
Date range allocated: 13 June 2014
Call Costs: Normal landline rate
Area code required for local calls: No
Local number length: 6
Number format: 01206 491###
International number format: +44 1206 491###
Last code change: April 1995 from 0206.

This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.