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The Frome 01373 Area Code (Frome Dialling Code)

The 01373 area code is a 4 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the Frome area.

The local telephone numbers within the 01373 are 6 digits long.

The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the Frome area code is (01373) [x][x][x][x][x][x].

Where is the 01373 Area Code?

The Frome 01373 dialling code intersects the counties of Somerset and Wiltshire in the South West Region of the UK.

When do I need to use the 01373 Frome dialling code?

You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 01373 Frome 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 01373 dialling code.

Phoning the 01373 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 (1373).

RegionInternational PrefixCountry CodeArea Code
United States and Canada011441373
Europe00441373
Australia0011441373

Map showing the location of the 01373 Frome Area Code

picture showing the location of the Frome area code
location of the Frome area code
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Origins of the 01373 Frome 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 0373.

the historic mnemonic code for the 01373 area was FR3. The first two characters are taken from the letters F and R in FRome. On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 3, 7 and 3.

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

Map of the 01373 Frome dialling Code Area

The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 01373 Frome phone area code.

The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 01373 area. Click on an icon for more details

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

Towns and Villages within the Frome 01373 dialling Code

Beckington
Chapmanslade
Coleford (Mendip)
Frome
Norton St Philip
Nunney
Rode
Westbury (Wiltshire)

Known Telephone Exchanges within the Frome 01373 dialling Code

FROME TE (SSFRO)
WESTBURY (WILTS) TE (SSWWS)
BECKINGTON TE (SSBEC)
CHAPMANSLADE NEW TE (SSCHA)
FAULKLAND NEW TE (SSFAU)
MELLS TE (SSMLS)
NUNNEY TE (SSNUN)