UK area code
01206 — Colchester
01206 is the UK geographic dialling code for Colchester, and also covers West Mersea. It is a landline code: UK mobile numbers begin 07 and have no area code.
How to dial 01206
- From the UK
- 01206 123456
- From abroad
- +44 1206 123456
- Within the area
- 123456 — the local part alone usually works
Places on 01206
2 places share this code.
Postcode districts in the 01206 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 Colchester from a 01206 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 Colchester shows a 01206 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.
01206 questions
Where is the 01206 area code?
01206 is the UK geographic dialling code for Colchester, covering West Mersea. It is a landline code — UK mobile numbers start 07 and have no area code.
How do I dial 01206 from within the UK?
Dial the full number including the leading zero: 01206 followed by the local number. From a landline inside the 01206 area you can usually dial the local part on its own, though including the code always works.
How do I dial a 01206 number from abroad?
Dial your exit code, then 44, then 1206 without the leading zero, then the local number. So 01206 123456 becomes +44 1206 123456.