01242 83 Dialing Code

Cheltenham

Dialing Code 01242 83 is part of Area Code 01242, which covers Cheltenham and the surrounding area.

The majority of numbers in the 01242 Area Code belong to normal landlines in Cheltenham, but it is possible that these numbers are being used elsewhere as virtual numbers.

There are multiple telephone companies operating in the 01242 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 83 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to FleXtel Limited on 19 October 2005, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.

01242 area code information

Area Code: 01242
Location: Cheltenham
Dialing Code: 01242 83
Provider: FleXtel Limited
Date range allocated: 19 October 2005
Call Costs: Normal landline rate
Area code required for local calls: No
Local number length: 6
Number format: 01242 83####
International number format: +44 1242 83####
Last code change: April 1995 from 0242.

This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.