The East Grinstead 01342 Area Code

East Grinstead Dialling Code

The 01342 area code is a 4 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the East Grinstead area.

The local telephone numbers within the 01342 are 6 digits long.

The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the East Grinstead area code is (01342) [x][x][x][x][x][x].

Area Codes Neighbouring 01342

01825 – Uckfield 01737 – Redhill 01444 – Haywards Heath 01732 – Sevenoaks 01883 – Caterham 01293 – Crawley 01892 – Tunbridge Wells

Where is the 01342 Area Code?

The East Grinstead 01342 dialling code intersects the counties of West Sussex, Kent, East Sussex and Surrey in the South East Region of the UK.

When do I need to use the 01342 East Grinstead dialling code?

You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 01342 East Grinstead 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 01342 dialling code.

Phoning the 01342 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 (1342).

Region	International Prefix	Country Code	Area Code
United States and Canada	011	44	1342
Europe	00	44	1342
Australia	0011	44	1342

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Map showing the location of the 01342 East Grinstead Area Code

picture showing the location of the East Grinstead area code — location of the East Grinstead area code

Origins of the 01342 East Grinstead 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 0342.

the historic mnemonic code for the 01342 area was EG2. The first two characters are taken from the letters E and G in East Grinstead. On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 3, 4 and 2.

picture showing an old rotary dial for the East Grinstead area code — An old rotary dial for the East Grinstead area code.

Map of the 01342 East Grinstead dialling Code Area

The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 01342 East Grinstead phone area code.

The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 01342 area. Click on an icon for more details

Map of the East Grinstead area code and surrounding areas

Towns and Villages within the East Grinstead 01342 dialling Code

Copthorne

Crawley Down

Dormansland

East Grinstead

Forest Row

Lingfield

Smallfield

South Godstone

Turners Hill

West Hoathly

Known Telephone Exchanges within the East Grinstead 01342 dialling Code

COPTHORNE ATE (NDCOP)

COWDEN ATE (NDCOW)

DORMANS PARK UAX (NDDPA)

EAST GRINSTEAD ATE/TRS (NDEGR)

FOREST ROW ATE (NDFRO)

LINGFIELD ATE (NDLIN)

SOUTH GODSTONE ATE (NDSGO)

SHARPTHORNE ATE (NDSHA)

SMALLFIELD ATE (NDSML)

Understanding Telephone Exchange Codes

Each telephone exchange in the 01342 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 ND stands for North Downs in the telecom directorate region of the Southern Home Counties.

Exchanges for 01342 – sorted by number capacity

Exchange: BT, East Grinstead (Sussex - West)
Code: NDEGR 50,300 numbers

Range: 01342 300 000 to 01342 339 999
Range: 01342 410 000 to 01342 419 999
Range: 01342 740 000 to 01342 740 099

Range: 01342 743 000 to 01342 743 099
Range: 01342 743 200 to 01342 743 299

Exchange: BT, Copthorne (Sussex - West)
Code: NDCOP 11,000 numbers

Range: 01342 710 000 to 01342 719 999

Range: 01342 859 000 to 01342 859 999

Exchange: BT, Forest Row (East Sussex)
Code: NDFRO 10,200 numbers

Range: 01342 740 400 to 01342 740 499
Range: 01342 743 100 to 01342 743 199

Range: 01342 820 000 to 01342 829 999

Exchange: BT, Lingfield (Surrey)
Code: NDLIN 10,100 numbers

Range: 01342 743 400 to 01342 743 499

Range: 01342 830 000 to 01342 839 999

Exchange: BT, Smallfield (Surrey)
Code: NDSML 10,000 numbers

Range: 01342 840 000 to 01342 849 999

Exchange: BT, Sharpthorne (West Sussex)
Code: NDSHA 10,000 numbers

Range: 01342 810 000 to 01342 819 999

Exchange: BT, South Godstone (Surrey)
Code: NDSGO 10,000 numbers

Range: 01342 890 000 to 01342 899 999

Exchange: BT, Dormans Park (Surrey)
Code: NDDPA 10,000 numbers

Range: 01342 870 000 to 01342 879 999

Exchange: BT, Cowden (Kent)
Code: NDCOW 2,000 numbers

Range: 01342 850 000 to 01342 851 999