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The Hay-on-Wye 01497 Area Code (Hay-on-Wye Dialling Code)

The 01497 area code is a 4 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the Hay-on-Wye area.

The local telephone numbers within the 01497 are 6 digits long.

The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the Hay-on-Wye area code is (01497) [x][x][x][x][x][x].

Where is the 01497 Area Code?

The Hay-on-Wye 01497 dialling code is situated in the county of Powys in the Wales Region of the UK.

When do I need to use the 01497 Hay-on-Wye dialling code?

You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 01497 Hay-on-Wye 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 01497 dialling code.

Phoning the 01497 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 (1497).

RegionInternational PrefixCountry CodeArea Code
United States and Canada011441497
Europe00441497
Australia0011441497

Map showing the location of the 01497 Hay-on-Wye Area Code

picture showing the location of the Hay-on-Wye area code
location of the Hay-on-Wye area code
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Origins of the 01497 Hay-on-Wye 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 0497.

the historic mnemonic code for the 01497 area was HW7. The first two characters are taken from the letters H and W in Hay-on-Wye. On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 4, 9 and 7.

picture showing an old rotary dial for the Hay-on-Wye area code
An old rotary dial for the Hay-on-Wye area code.

Map of the 01497 Hay-on-Wye dialling Code Area

The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 01497 Hay-on-Wye phone area code.

The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 01497 area. Click on an icon for more details

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Map of the Hay-on-Wye area code
Map of the Hay-on-Wye area code and surrounding areas

Towns and Villages within the Hay-on-Wye 01497 dialling Code

Known Telephone Exchanges within the Hay-on-Wye 01497 dialling Code

GLASBURY UAX (WNGLB)
HAY ON WYE ATE AND TEC (WNHAY)