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The Whitchurch 01948 Area Code (Whitchurch Dialling Code)

The 01948 area code is a 4 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the Whitchurch area.

The local telephone numbers within the 01948 are 6 digits long.

The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the Whitchurch area code is (01948) [x][x][x][x][x][x].

Where is the 01948 Area Code?

The Whitchurch 01948 dialling code intersects the counties of Cheshire, Clwyd and Shropshire in the North West and Wales and West Midlands Regions of the UK.

When do I need to use the 01948 Whitchurch dialling code?

You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 01948 Whitchurch 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 01948 dialling code.

Phoning the 01948 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 (1948).

RegionInternational PrefixCountry CodeArea Code
United States and Canada011441948
Europe00441948
Australia0011441948

Map showing the location of the 01948 Whitchurch Area Code

picture showing the location of the Whitchurch area code
location of the Whitchurch area code
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Origins of the 01948 Whitchurch 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 0948.

the historic mnemonic code for the 01948 area was WH8. The first two characters are taken from the letters W and H in WHitchurch. On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 9, 4 and 8.

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

Map of the 01948 Whitchurch dialling Code Area

The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 01948 Whitchurch phone area code.

The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 01948 area. Click on an icon for more details

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

Towns and Villages within the Whitchurch 01948 dialling Code

Malpas
Prees
Tilstock
Whitchurch (Shropshire)

Known Telephone Exchanges within the Whitchurch 01948 dialling Code

BURLEYDAM UXD5 (WNBD)
BETTISFIELD UAX (WNBET)
HAMPTON HEATH UAX (WNHAM)
HANMER UAX (WNHMR)
MALPAS ATE (WNMAP)
PREES ATE (WNPRE)
REDBROOK MAELOR UAX (WNRM)
THREAPWOOD UAX (WNTHR)
WHITCHURCH ATE SHROPSHIRE (WNWCH)
WHIXALL UAX (WNWXL)