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The Rye 01797 Area Code (Rye Dialling Code)

The 01797 area code is a 4 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the Rye area.

The local telephone numbers within the 01797 are 6 digits long.

The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the Rye area code is (01797) [x][x][x][x][x][x].

Where is the 01797 Area Code?

The Rye 01797 dialling code intersects the counties of East Sussex and Kent in the South East Region of the UK.

When do I need to use the 01797 Rye dialling code?

You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 01797 Rye 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 01797 dialling code.

Phoning the 01797 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 (1797).

RegionInternational PrefixCountry CodeArea Code
United States and Canada011441797
Europe00441797
Australia0011441797

Map showing the location of the 01797 Rye Area Code

picture showing the location of the Rye area code
location of the Rye area code
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Origins of the 01797 Rye 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 0797.

the historic mnemonic code for the 01797 area was RY7. The first two characters are taken from the letters R and Y in RYe . On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 7, 9 and 7.

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

Map of the 01797 Rye dialling Code Area

The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 01797 Rye phone area code.

The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 01797 area. Click on an icon for more details

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

Towns and Villages within the Rye 01797 dialling Code

Beckley (Rother)
Brookland
Lydd
New Romney
Northiam
Peasmarsh (Rother)
Rye
Winchelsea
Wittersham

Known Telephone Exchanges within the Rye 01797 dialling Code

BECKLEY UAX (NDBEC)
BROOKLAND UAX (NDBRK)
IDEN UAX (NDIDE)
LYDD ATE (NDLYD)
NORTHIAM ATE (NDNOR)
NEW ROMNEY ATE (NDNRO)
PEASMARSH UAX (NDPEA)
RYE ATE (NDRYE)
WITTERSHAM UAX (NDWIT)