01942 79 Dialing Code
Wigan
Dialing Code 01942 79 is part of Area Code 01942, which covers Wigan and the surrounding area.
The majority of numbers in the 01942 Area Code belong to normal landlines in Wigan, but it is possible that these numbers are being used elsewhere as virtual numbers.
There are multiple telephone companies operating in the 01942 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 79 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to Virgin Media Limited on 21 March 1995, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.
01942 area code information
Area Code: | 01942 |
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Location: | Wigan |
Dialing Code: | 01942 79 |
Provider: | Virgin Media Limited |
Date range allocated: | 21 March 1995 |
Call Costs: | Normal landline rate |
Area code required for local calls: | No |
Local number length: | 6 |
Number format: | 01942 79#### |
International number format: | +44 1942 79#### |
Last code change: | April 1995 from 0942. |
This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.