UK area code
01642 — Middlesbrough
01642 is the UK geographic dialling code for Middlesbrough, and also covers Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar, Thornaby, Billingham, Yarm. It is a landline code: UK mobile numbers begin 07 and have no area code.
How to dial 01642
- From the UK
- 01642 123456
- From abroad
- +44 1642 123456
- Within the area
- 123456 — the local part alone usually works
Places on 01642
6 places share this code.
Postcode districts in the 01642 area
Approximate. Postcode boundaries and telephone-area boundaries are drawn by different bodies and don't line up exactly — this is reliable at town level and wrong at the margins where a district crosses a boundary.
Calling Middlesbrough from a 01642 number
People answer a local number far more often than an unknown one. Local presence gives a floor a number in the area it's ringing, so a call to Middlesbrough shows a 01642 number rather than one from wherever the business happens to sit. It's an add-on from £49 a month; whether a given code is available depends on what carriers hold at the time, so it's worth asking rather than assuming.
01642 questions
Where is the 01642 area code?
01642 is the UK geographic dialling code for Middlesbrough, covering Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar, Thornaby, Billingham, Yarm. It is a landline code — UK mobile numbers start 07 and have no area code.
How do I dial 01642 from within the UK?
Dial the full number including the leading zero: 01642 followed by the local number. From a landline inside the 01642 area you can usually dial the local part on its own, though including the code always works.
How do I dial a 01642 number from abroad?
Dial your exit code, then 44, then 1642 without the leading zero, then the local number. So 01642 123456 becomes +44 1642 123456.