How to call the UK from the US and Canada

011 - 44 - phone number

01144 and +44 often work interchangeably from cell phones (use also to text British numbers).

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Calling the United Kingdom explained:

  • 011 - international prefix; dial first when calling abroad from the US or Canada
  • 44 - Country Code for UK
  • phone number (remove initial 0):
    • landlines - area code (2 to 5 digits) + local number total 10 digits
    • cell phones - 10 digits
  • example phone call when dialing to a London landline: 011 44 20 ???? ????

Cell phone numbers:

  • geographic area codes not needed to reach British cell phones
  • dialing format valid for calls and text messages: 011 44 7??? ??? ???

Area codes:

Add to landline numbers only!
Aberdeen 1224 Huddersfield 1484 Preston 1772
Basildon 1268 Ipswich 1473 Reading 118
Belfast 28 Kettering 1536 Ripon 1765
Birmingham 121 Leeds 113 Rotherham 1709
Blackburn 1254 Leicester 116 Salisbury 1722
Blackpool 1253 Liverpool 151 Sheffield 114
Bolton 1204 London 20 Slough 1753
Bournemouth 1202 Luton 1582 Southampton 23
Bradford 1274 Manchester 161 Southend-on-Sea 1702
Brighton 1273 Middlesbrough 1642 St. Helens 1744
Bristol 117 Newcastle 191 Stoke-on-Trent 1782
Cambridge 1223 Newport 1633 Sunderland 191
Cardiff 29 Northampton 1604 Swansea 1792
Colchester 1206 Norwich 1603 Swindon 1793
Coventry 24 Nottingham 115 Watford 1923
Derby 1332 Oakham 1572 Wincester 1962
Dundee 1382 Oxford 1865 Wolverhampton 1902
Edinburgh 131 Peterborough 1733 Worcester 1905
Glasgow 141 Plymouth 1752 Wormbridge 1981
Gloucester 1452 Portsmouth 23 York 1904
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