01278 261 Dialing Code

Bridgwater

Dialing Code 01278 261 is part of Area Code 01278, which covers Bridgwater and the surrounding area.

The majority of numbers in the 01278 Area Code belong to normal landlines in Bridgwater, but it is possible that these numbers are being used elsewhere as virtual numbers.

There are multiple telephone companies operating in the 01278 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 261 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to Barritel Limited on 23 December 2022, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.

01278 area code information

Area Code: 01278
Location: Bridgwater
Dialing Code: 01278 261
Provider: Barritel Limited
Date range allocated: 23 December 2022
Call Costs: Normal landline rate
Area code required for local calls: No
Local number length: 6
Number format: 01278 261###
International number format: +44 1278 261###
Last code change: April 1995 from 0278.

This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.