The Liverpool 0151 Area Code (Liverpool Dialling Code)
The 0151 area code is a 3 digit geographical dialling code (excluding the zero) used in telecommunications for the Liverpool area.
The local telephone numbers within the 0151 are 7 digits long.
The correct format in which to write a telephone number from the Liverpool area code is (0151) [x][x][x] [x][x][x][x].
Where is the 0151 Area Code?
The Liverpool 0151 dialling code intersects the counties of Merseyside and Cheshire in the North West Region of the UK.
When do I need to use the 0151 Liverpool dialling code?
You will need to use a dialling code if you are calling from a mobile phone or a landline outside of the 0151 Liverpool 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 0151 dialling code.
Phoning the 0151 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 (151).
| Region | International Prefix | Country Code | Area Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 | 44 | 151 |
| Europe | 00 | 44 | 151 |
| Australia | 0011 | 44 | 151 |
Map showing the location of the 0151 Liverpool Area Code
Origins of the 0151 Liverpool 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 051.
the historic mnemonic code for the 0151 area was L1. The first character is taken from the letter L in Liverpool. On an old rotary dial telephone this was entered by dialling the numbers 5 and 1.
Map of the 0151 Liverpool dialling Code Area
The shaded area on the map represent the estimated extent of the 0151 Liverpool phone area code.
The blue icons on the map represent the locations of telephone exchanges serving the 0151 area. Click on an icon for more details
Towns and Villages within the Liverpool 0151 dialling Code
| Bebington |
| Birkenhead |
| Bootle |
| Burton |
| Capenhurst |
| Clatterbridge Hospital |
| Crosby |
| Ellesmere Port |
| Formby |
| Hale |
| Heswall |
| Hightown |
| Hoylake |
| Kirkby |
| Litherland |
| Liverpool |
| Maghull |
| Neston |
| Newton-le-Willows |
| Prescot |
| St Helens |
| Wallasey |
| West Kirby |
| Widnes |
| Willaston |
Known Telephone Exchanges within the Liverpool 0151 dialling Code
| AINTREE ATE (LVAIN) |
| ALLERTON ATE. (LVALL) |
| ANFIELD ATE (LVANF) |
| BIRKENHEAD ATE (LVBIR) |
| BROMBOROUGH ATE (LVBRO) |
| LANCASTER HOUSE ATE (LVCEN) |
| CHILDWALL ATE (LVCHI) |
| CLAUGHTON ATE (LVCLA) |
| CRESSINGTON PARK ATE (LVCRE) |
| GREAT CROSBY ATE... (LVGRE) |
| HUYTON ATE (LVHUY) |
| LARK LANE ATE (LVLAR) |
| ROCKFERRY ATE.. (LVROC) |
| SEFTON PARK ATE (LVSEF) |
| SIMONSWOOD ATE.. (LVSIM) |
| STANLEY ATE (LVSTA) |
| STONEYCROFT ATE (LVSTO) |
| WATERLOO ATE (LVWAT) |
| WIDNES ATE (LVWID) |
| ARROWEBROOK ATE (LVARR) |
| EASTHAM ATE (LVEAS) |
| ELLESMERE PORT ATE (LVELL) |
| GATEACRE ATE (LVGAT) |
| HOOTON ATE (LVHOO) |
| HUNTS CROSS ATE (LVHUN) |
| MAGHULL ATE (LVMAG) |
| MOUNTWOOD ATE (LVMOU) |
| NESTON ATE (LVNES) |
| NETHERLEY ATE (LVNET) |
| NORTH ATE (LVNOR) |
| WALLASEY ATE (LVWAL) |
| CALDY ATE (LVCAL) |
| HALE ATE (LVHAL) |
| HESWALL ATE (LVHES) |
| HIGHTOWN ATE (LVHIG) |
| HOYLAKE ATE (LVHOY) |
| IRBY ATE (LVIRB) |