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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].

Area Codes Neighbouring 01270

01606 – Northwich 01260 – Congleton 01829 – Tarporley 01477 – Holmes Chapel 01630 – Market Drayton 01948 – Whitchurch 01782 – Stoke-on-Trent

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).

RegionInternational PrefixCountry CodeArea Code
United States and Canada011441270
Europe00441270
Australia0011441270

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Map showing the location of the 01270 Crewe Area Code

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location of the Crewe area code
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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.

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

Map of the 01270 Crewe dialling Code Area

The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 01270 Crewe phone area code.

The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 01270 area. Click on an icon for more details

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

Towns and Villages within the Crewe 01270 dialling Code

Alsager
Aston (Cheshire East)
Audlem
Betley
Crewe
Haslington
Kidsgrove
Nantwich
Ravenshall
Rode Heath
Sandbach
Shavington
Weston (Cheshire East)
Wrenbury-cum-Frith
Wybunbury

Known Telephone Exchanges within the Crewe 01270 dialling Code

CREWE GSC/AMC (WMHAS)
AUDLEM ATE (WMADM)
ALSAGER NEW ATE (WMALS)
ASTON ATE (WMASN)
BETLEY ATE (WMBET)
BRIDGEMERE SAX (WMBGM)
CHURCH MINSHULL SAX (WMCHM)
FADDILEY UAX (WMFAD)
NANTWICH ATE (WMNAN)
SANDBACH ATE (WMSBH)
WARMINGHAM SAX (WMWAR)
WETTENHALL SAX (WMWET)
WILLASTON ATE (WMWLN)
WYBUNBURY ATE (WMWYB)

Understanding Telephone Exchange Codes

Each telephone exchange in the 01270 area code is identified by a unique internal code. These codes were used by engineers to manage the telecom network. Here's what the common abbreviations mean:

  • ATE: Automatic Telephone Exchange (standard town or city exchange)
  • RCU: Remote Concentrator Unit (small linked unit)
  • UAX: Unit Automatic Exchange (small rural village exchange)

Codes that start with WM stands for West Midlands in the telecom directorate region of the Midlands.

Exchanges for 01270 – sorted by number capacity

Exchange: BT, Haslington (Cheshire)
Code: WMHAS 60,900 numbers
    • Range: 01270 210 000 to 01270 219 999
    • Range: 01270 250 000 to 01270 259 999
    • Range: 01270 450 000 to 01270 450 099
    • Range: 01270 450 200 to 01270 450 299
    • Range: 01270 450 400 to 01270 450 499
    • Range: 01270 452 000 to 01270 454 099
    • Range: 01270 454 600 to 01270 454 699
    • Range: 01270 455 000 to 01270 455 099
    • Range: 01270 455 300 to 01270 455 399
    • Range: 01270 455 600 to 01270 455 699
    • Range: 01270 455 900 to 01270 455 999
    • Range: 01270 500 000 to 01270 509 999
    • Range: 01270 530 000 to 01270 539 999
    • Range: 01270 580 000 to 01270 589 999
    • Range: 01270 612 000 to 01270 612 999
    • Range: 01270 614 000 to 01270 614 999
    • Range: 01270 617 000 to 01270 617 999
    • Range: 01270 653 000 to 01270 653 999
    • Range: 01270 655 000 to 01270 655 999
    • Range: 01270 754 000 to 01270 754 999
    • Range: 01270 847 000 to 01270 848 999
Exchange: BT, Willaston (Cheshire)
Code: WMWLN 23,000 numbers
    • Range: 01270 560 000 to 01270 569 999
    • Range: 01270 650 000 to 01270 650 999
    • Range: 01270 654 000 to 01270 654 999
    • Range: 01270 659 000 to 01270 669 999
Exchange: BT, Alsager (Cheshire)
Code: WMALS 22,100 numbers
    • Range: 01270 454 300 to 01270 454 399
    • Range: 01270 824 000 to 01270 824 999
    • Range: 01270 844 000 to 01270 844 999
    • Range: 01270 870 000 to 01270 889 999
Exchange: BT, Sandbach (Cheshire)
Code: WMSBH 15,400 numbers
    • Range: 01270 450 100 to 01270 450 199
    • Range: 01270 454 400 to 01270 454 499
    • Range: 01270 455 200 to 01270 455 299
    • Range: 01270 455 700 to 01270 455 799
    • Range: 01270 527 000 to 01270 527 999
    • Range: 01270 529 000 to 01270 529 999
    • Range: 01270 750 000 to 01270 750 999
    • Range: 01270 752 000 to 01270 752 999
    • Range: 01270 757 000 to 01270 757 999
    • Range: 01270 760 000 to 01270 769 999
Exchange: BT, Nantwich (Cheshire)
Code: WMNAN 15,300 numbers
    • Range: 01270 454 200 to 01270 454 299
    • Range: 01270 455 400 to 01270 455 499
    • Range: 01270 455 800 to 01270 455 899
    • Range: 01270 610 000 to 01270 610 999
    • Range: 01270 613 000 to 01270 613 999
    • Range: 01270 615 000 to 01270 615 999
    • Range: 01270 618 000 to 01270 629 999
Exchange: BT, Audlem (Cheshire)
Code: WMADM 10,000 numbers
    • Range: 01270 810 000 to 01270 819 999
Exchange: BT, Aston (Cheshire)
Code: WMASN 10,000 numbers
    • Range: 01270 780 000 to 01270 789 999
Exchange: BT, Betley (Staffordshire)
Code: WMBET 3,000 numbers
    • Range: 01270 820 000 to 01270 821 999
    • Range: 01270 829 000 to 01270 829 999
Exchange: BT, Church Minshull (Cheshire)
Code: WMCHM 2,000 numbers
    • Range: 01270 522 000 to 01270 522 999
    • Range: 01270 525 000 to 01270 525 999
Exchange: BT, Wettenhall (Cheshire)
Code: WMWET 2,000 numbers
    • Range: 01270 523 000 to 01270 523 999
    • Range: 01270 528 000 to 01270 528 999
Exchange: BT, Bridgemere (Cheshire)
Code: WMBGM 1,000 numbers
    • Range: 01270 520 000 to 01270 520 999
Exchange: BT, Warmingham (Cheshire)
Code: WMWAR 1,000 numbers
    • Range: 01270 526 000 to 01270 526 999
Exchange: BT, Faddiley (Cheshire)
Code: WMFAD 1,000 numbers
    • Range: 01270 524 000 to 01270 524 999
Exchange: BT, Wybunbury (Cheshire)
Code: WMWYB 1,000 numbers
    • Range: 01270 840 000 to 01270 840 999