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The Bamburgh 01668 Area Code (Bamburgh Dialling Code)

The 01668 area code is a 4 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the Bamburgh area.

The local telephone numbers within the 01668 are 6 digits long.

The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the Bamburgh area code is (01668) [x][x][x][x][x][x].

Where is the 01668 Area Code?

The Bamburgh 01668 dialling code is situated in the county of Northumberland in the North East Region of the UK.

When do I need to use the 01668 Bamburgh dialling code?

You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 01668 Bamburgh 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 01668 dialling code.

Phoning the 01668 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 (1668).

RegionInternational PrefixCountry CodeArea Code
United States and Canada011441668
Europe00441668
Australia0011441668

Map showing the location of the 01668 Bamburgh Area Code

picture showing the location of the Bamburgh area code
location of the Bamburgh area code
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Origins of the 01668 Bamburgh 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 0668.

the historic mnemonic code for the 01668 area was NM8. The first two characters are taken from the letters N and M in NorthuMberland. On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 6, 6 and 8.

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

Map of the 01668 Bamburgh dialling Code Area

The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 01668 Bamburgh phone area code.

The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 01668 area. Click on an icon for more details

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

Towns and Villages within the Bamburgh 01668 dialling Code

Belford
Wooler

Known Telephone Exchanges within the Bamburgh 01668 dialling Code

BELFORD T E (NEBED)
BAMBURGH T E (NEBU)
CHATTON UAX (NECTN)
MILLFIELD NEW TE (NEMIL)
WOOLER T E (NEWO)
WOOPERTON TE (NEWOP)