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The Caernarfon 01286 Area Code (Caernarfon Dialling Code)

The 01286 area code is a 4 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the Caernarfon area.

The local telephone numbers within the 01286 are 6 digits long.

The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the Caernarfon area code is (01286) [x][x][x][x][x][x].

Where is the 01286 Area Code?

The Caernarfon 01286 dialling code is situated in the county of Gwynedd in the Wales Region of the UK.

When do I need to use the 01286 Caernarfon dialling code?

You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 01286 Caernarfon 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 01286 dialling code.

Phoning the 01286 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 (1286).

RegionInternational PrefixCountry CodeArea Code
United States and Canada011441286
Europe00441286
Australia0011441286

Map showing the location of the 01286 Caernarfon Area Code

picture showing the location of the Caernarfon area code
location of the Caernarfon area code
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Origins of the 01286 Caernarfon 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 0286.

the historic mnemonic code for the 01286 area was CV6. The first two characters are taken from the letters C and V in CaernarVon. On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 2, 8 and 6.

picture showing an old rotary dial for the Caernarfon area code
An old rotary dial for the Caernarfon area code.

Map of the 01286 Caernarfon dialling Code Area

The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 01286 Caernarfon phone area code.

The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 01286 area. Click on an icon for more details

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Map of the Caernarfon area code
Map of the Caernarfon area code and surrounding areas

Towns and Villages within the Caernarfon 01286 dialling Code

Caernarfon
Llanberis
Penygroes
Waunfawr

Known Telephone Exchanges within the Caernarfon 01286 dialling Code

CLYNNOG FAWR UAX (WNCLY)
LLANBERIS ATE (WNLR)
LLANWNDA ATE (WNLWA)
PENYGROES ATE (WNPEG)
WAENFAWR UAX (WNWA)