UK area code
01942 — Wigan
01942 is the UK geographic dialling code for Wigan, and also covers Leigh, Atherton, Hindley. It is a landline code: UK mobile numbers begin 07 and have no area code.
How to dial 01942
- From the UK
- 01942 123456
- From abroad
- +44 1942 123456
- Within the area
- 123456 — the local part alone usually works
Places on 01942
4 places share this code.
Postcode districts in the 01942 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 Wigan from a 01942 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 Wigan shows a 01942 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.
01942 questions
Where is the 01942 area code?
01942 is the UK geographic dialling code for Wigan, covering Leigh, Atherton, Hindley. It is a landline code — UK mobile numbers start 07 and have no area code.
How do I dial 01942 from within the UK?
Dial the full number including the leading zero: 01942 followed by the local number. From a landline inside the 01942 area you can usually dial the local part on its own, though including the code always works.
How do I dial a 01942 number from abroad?
Dial your exit code, then 44, then 1942 without the leading zero, then the local number. So 01942 123456 becomes +44 1942 123456.