01206 52 Dialing Code

Colchester

Dialing Code 01206 52 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 52 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to Virgin Media Limited on 13 September 1994, 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 52
Provider: Virgin Media Limited
Date range allocated: 13 September 1994
Call Costs: Normal landline rate
Area code required for local calls: No
Local number length: 6
Number format: 01206 52####
International number format: +44 1206 52####
Last code change: April 1995 from 0206.

This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.