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The Sittingbourne 01795 Area Code (Sittingbourne Dialling Code)

The 01795 area code is a 4 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the Sittingbourne area.

The local telephone numbers within the 01795 are 6 digits long.

The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the Sittingbourne area code is (01795) [x][x][x][x][x][x].

Where is the 01795 Area Code?

The Sittingbourne 01795 dialling code is situated in the county of Kent in the South East Region of the UK.

When do I need to use the 01795 Sittingbourne dialling code?

You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 01795 Sittingbourne 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 01795 dialling code.

Phoning the 01795 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 (1795).

RegionInternational PrefixCountry CodeArea Code
United States and Canada011441795
Europe00441795
Australia0011441795

Map showing the location of the 01795 Sittingbourne Area Code

picture showing the location of the Sittingbourne area code
location of the Sittingbourne area code
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Origins of the 01795 Sittingbourne 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 0795.

the historic mnemonic code for the 01795 area was SY5. The first two characters are taken from the letters S and Y in isle of Sheppey. On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 7, 9 and 5.

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

Map of the 01795 Sittingbourne dialling Code Area

The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 01795 Sittingbourne phone area code.

The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 01795 area. Click on an icon for more details

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

Towns and Villages within the Sittingbourne 01795 dialling Code

Borden
Canterbury
Colchester
Eastchurch
Faversham
Hartlip
Highsted
Iwade
Lower Halstow
Lynsted
Minster (Swale)
Newington
Queenborough
Sheerness
Sittingbourne
Southwark
Standford Hill Prison
Teynham

Known Telephone Exchanges within the Sittingbourne 01795 dialling Code

DODDINGTON ATE (NDDOD)
EASTLING ATE (NDEAS)
EASTCHURCH UAX (NDECH)
FAVERSHAM ATE (NDFAV)
LEYSDOWN ATE (NDLEY)
MILSTEAD UAX (NDMIL)
MINSTER SHEPPEY ATE (NDMSH)
NEWINGTON ATE (NDNEW)
SHEERNESS NEW ATE (NDSHE)
TEYNHAM ATE (NDTEY)