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The Leominster 01568 Area Code (Leominster Dialling Code)

The 01568 area code is a 4 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the Leominster area.

The local telephone numbers within the 01568 are 6 digits long.

The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the Leominster area code is (01568) [x][x][x][x][x][x].

Where is the 01568 Area Code?

The Leominster 01568 dialling code is situated in the county of Herefordshire in the West Midlands Region of the UK.

When do I need to use the 01568 Leominster dialling code?

You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 01568 Leominster 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 01568 dialling code.

Phoning the 01568 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 (1568).

RegionInternational PrefixCountry CodeArea Code
United States and Canada011441568
Europe00441568
Australia0011441568

Map showing the location of the 01568 Leominster Area Code

picture showing the location of the Leominster area code
location of the Leominster area code
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Origins of the 01568 Leominster 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 0568.

the historic mnemonic code for the 01568 area was LM8. The first two characters are taken from the letters L and M in LeoMinster. On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 5, 6 and 8.

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

Map of the 01568 Leominster dialling Code Area

The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 01568 Leominster phone area code.

The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 01568 area. Click on an icon for more details

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

Towns and Villages within the Leominster 01568 dialling Code

Kingsland
Leominster
Luston
Shobdon
Wigmore

Known Telephone Exchanges within the Leominster 01568 dialling Code

LEOMINSTER ATE (WNLEO)