01279 940 Dialing Code

Bishops Stortford

Dialing Code 01279 940 is part of Area Code 01279, which covers Bishops Stortford and the surrounding area.

The majority of numbers in the 01279 Area Code belong to normal landlines in Bishops Stortford, but it is possible that these numbers are being used elsewhere as virtual numbers.

There are multiple telephone companies operating in the 01279 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 940 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to BT on 17 November 2014, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.

01279 area code information

Area Code: 01279
Location: Bishops Stortford
Dialing Code: 01279 940
Provider: BT
Date range allocated: 17 November 2014
Call Costs: Normal landline rate
Area code required for local calls: No
Local number length: 6
Number format: 01279 940###
International number format: +44 1279 940###
Last code change: April 1995 from 0279.

This page was last updated on 14 March 2024.