The Bishops Stortford 01279 Area Code (Bishops Stortford Dialling Code)
The 01279 area code is a 4 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the Bishops Stortford area.
The local telephone numbers within the 01279 are 6 digits long.
The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the Bishops Stortford area code is (01279) [x][x][x][x][x][x].
Where is the 01279 Area Code?
The Bishops Stortford 01279 dialling code intersects the counties of Essex and Hertfordshire in the East of England Region of the UK.
When do I need to use the 01279 Bishops Stortford dialling code?
You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 01279 Bishops Stortford dialling code area. If you are calling a local number within the same area code with a landline telephone you do not need to use the 01279 dialling code.
Phoning the 01279 Dialling Code from Outside of the UK
If you are calling from outside of the UK. You will need to add the code for dialling internationally. This varies country to country, followed by the UK country code (44) followed by the area code without the initial zero (1279).
| Region | International Prefix | Country Code | Area Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 | 44 | 1279 |
| Europe | 00 | 44 | 1279 |
| Australia | 0011 | 44 | 1279 |
Map showing the location of the 01279 Bishops Stortford Area Code
Origins of the 01279 Bishops Stortford Area Code
Before the 16th April 1995 known as PhONEday which changed telephone area codes by inserting a 1 at the beginning. The area code was 0279.
the historic mnemonic code for the 01279 area was BS9. The first two characters are taken from the letters B and S in Bishops Stortford. On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 2, 7 and 9.
Map of the 01279 Bishops Stortford dialling Code Area
The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 01279 Bishops Stortford phone area code.
The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 01279 area. Click on an icon for more details
Towns and Villages within the Bishops Stortford 01279 dialling Code
| Birchanger |
| Bishop's Stortford |
| Elsenham |
| Epping |
| Furneux Pelham |
| Hadham Cross |
| Harlow |
| Hatfield Broad Oak |
| Hatfield Heath |
| Henham |
| Hunsdon |
| Leaden Roding |
| Little Hadham |
| Little Hallingbury |
| London Stansted Airport |
| Manuden |
| Matching Green |
| Roydon |
| Sawbridgeworth |
| Sheering |
| Spellbrook |
| Stansted Mountfitchet |
| Takeley |
| Widford |
Known Telephone Exchanges within the Bishops Stortford 01279 dialling Code
| HARLOW TE (EAHLW) |
| BISHOPS STORTFORD ATE (EABIS) |
| ALBURY UAX (EAALB) |
| BRENT PELHAM UAX (EABRP) |
| POTTER ST TRS MOBILE UNIT (EACHU) |
| HATFIELD BROAD OAK UAX/BLDG B (EAHBO) |
| HENHAM ATE (EAHEN) |
| MUCH HADHAM ATE Z (EAMHD) |
| ROYDON ATE (EARDN) |
| ROOTHING ATE (EAROO) |
| STANSTED EAST (SOUTHSIDE) (EASAP) |
| SAWBRIDGEWORTH ATE (EASBW) |
| SHEERING SAX (EASHR) |
| STANSTED ATE (EASTD) |
| TAKELEY ATE (EATKL) |
| WHITE RODING UAX (EAWRD) |