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The Scunthorpe 01724 Area Code (Scunthorpe Dialling Code)

The 01724 area code is a 4 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the Scunthorpe area.

The local telephone numbers within the 01724 are 6 digits long.

The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the Scunthorpe area code is (01724) [x][x][x][x][x][x].

Where is the 01724 Area Code?

The Scunthorpe 01724 dialling code is situated in the county of Lincolnshire in the Yorkshire and the Humber and East Midlands Regions of the UK.

When do I need to use the 01724 Scunthorpe dialling code?

You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 01724 Scunthorpe 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 01724 dialling code.

Phoning the 01724 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 (1724).

RegionInternational PrefixCountry CodeArea Code
United States and Canada011441724
Europe00441724
Australia0011441724

Map showing the location of the 01724 Scunthorpe Area Code

picture showing the location of the Scunthorpe area code
location of the Scunthorpe area code
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Origins of the 01724 Scunthorpe 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 0724.

the historic mnemonic code for the 01724 area was SC4. The first two characters are taken from the letters S and C in SCunthorpe. On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 7, 2 and 4.

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

Map of the 01724 Scunthorpe dialling Code Area

The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 01724 Scunthorpe phone area code.

The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 01724 area. Click on an icon for more details

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

Towns and Villages within the Scunthorpe 01724 dialling Code

Alkborough
Burton upon Stather
Crowle (North Lincolnshire)
Eastoft
Gunness
Keadby
Luddington
Messingham
Scotter
Scunthorpe
Sheffield
West Butterwick
Winteringham
Winterton

Known Telephone Exchanges within the Scunthorpe 01724 dialling Code

SCUNTHORPE CHURCHLANDS TE (SLSEK)
BURTON-ON-STATHER TE (SLBUS)
CROWLE ATE (SLCPL)
EASTOFT ATE (SLETF)
KEADBY TE (SLKKB)
WINTERTON TE (SLWKT)
SCOTTER TE (SLXDS)