01253 285 Dialing Code

Blackpool

Dialing Code 01253 285 is part of Area Code 01253, which covers Blackpool and the surrounding area.

The majority of numbers in the 01253 Area Code belong to normal landlines in Blackpool, but it is possible that these numbers are being used elsewhere as virtual numbers.

There are multiple telephone companies operating in the 01253 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 285 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to Virgin Media Limited on 1 September 2006, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.

01253 area code information

Area Code: 01253
Location: Blackpool
Dialing Code: 01253 285
Provider: Virgin Media Limited
Date range allocated: 1 September 2006
Call Costs: Normal landline rate
Area code required for local calls: No
Local number length: 6
Number format: 01253 285###
International number format: +44 1253 285###
Last code change: April 1995 from 0253.

This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.