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The Crewe 01270 Area Code (Crewe Dialling Code)

The 01270 area code is a 4 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the Crewe area.

The local telephone numbers within the 01270 are 6 digits long.

The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the Crewe area code is (01270) [x][x][x][x][x][x].

Where is the 01270 Area Code?

The Crewe 01270 dialling code intersects the counties of Cheshire and Staffordshire in the North West and West Midlands Regions of the UK.

When do I need to use the 01270 Crewe dialling code?

You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 01270 Crewe 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 01270 dialling code.

Phoning the 01270 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 (1270).

Origins of the 01270 Crewe 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 0270.

the historic mnemonic code for the 01270 area was CR0. The first two characters are taken from the letters C and R in CRewe. On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 2, 7 and 0.