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The Crawley 01293 Area Code (Crawley Dialling Code)

The 01293 area code is a 4 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the Crawley area.

The local telephone numbers within the 01293 are 6 digits long.

The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the Crawley area code is (01293) [x][x][x][x][x][x].

Where is the 01293 Area Code?

The Crawley 01293 dialling code intersects the counties of West Sussex and Surrey in the South East Region of the UK.

When do I need to use the 01293 Crawley dialling code?

You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 01293 Crawley 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 01293 dialling code.

Phoning the 01293 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 (1293).

RegionInternational PrefixCountry CodeArea Code
United States and Canada011441293
Europe00441293
Australia0011441293

Map showing the location of the 01293 Crawley Area Code

picture showing the location of the Crawley area code
location of the Crawley area code
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Origins of the 01293 Crawley 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 0293.

the historic mnemonic code for the 01293 area was CY3. The first two characters are taken from the letters C and Y in CrawleY. On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 2, 9 and 3.

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

Map of the 01293 Crawley dialling Code Area

The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 01293 Crawley phone area code.

The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 01293 area. Click on an icon for more details

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

Towns and Villages within the Crawley 01293 dialling Code

Charlwood
Crawley
Horley
Horsham
Rusper

Known Telephone Exchanges within the Crawley 01293 dialling Code

CRAWLEY TE/TRS/AMC (SDCRWLY)
FAYGATE UAX (SDFYGT)
HORLEY ATE (SDHRLY)
NORWOOD HILL ATE (SDNRWDH)
POUND HILL ATE (SDPNDHL)
RUSPER UAX (SDRSPR)