Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Richmond Newsgroups: uk.telecom Subject: Re: Area codes in Cumbria Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:34:09 +0100 Organization: Frantic Message-ID: <82o6dhukku.fsf@example.com> References: <3hjlbl9ce42u3jfmldjqpe7emas6780m71@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="496987"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:8SJxIw4uSXU8OgTPRpFjZGeOCgc= sha1:OB2dN22rV8QtwKDk9yJ1LinCGgo= X-User-ID: eJwNyMEBwCAIA8CVABOUcQRk/xHaex6Xq9eG08HhLBnNm+Vy8DfYE/Ku8ah2WNR722KyGgoYPh3JEP0= Xref: csiph.com uk.telecom:39684 Scott writes: > I was on holiday in Cumbria last week when I noticed that some of the > STD (area) codes contain 6 digits. I understood that STD codes were > normally 3 digits (London 020), 4 digits for large cities (eg 0141) or > 5 digits. Why 6? Does this mean local calls can be made using 5 > digits? There are quite a few examples of six digit area codes in this document. Not that it answers your question. A cluster of them here: 017683 Appleby Y Y 017684 Pooley Bridge Y Y 017687 Keswick Y Y Appendix A: Geographic Numbering - Geographic Area Codes and applicable geographic area https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/phones-telecoms-and-internet/information-for-industry/numbering/other/national-numbering-plan.pdf