01207
 01207
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| United Kingdom area code for Consett | |
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| National calling | 01207 |
| International calling | +44 1207 |
| Conservation | Yes |
| Active since | 16 April 1995 |
| Previous code(s) | 0207 |
| Number format | 01207 xxxxxx |
| Coverage | |
| Area served |
Consett Stanley |
| List of United Kingdom codes | |
The 01207 national dialling code for Consett in the United Kingdom. The area it serves includes almost the entire former district of Derwentside. When STD codes were first introduced, Consett was assigned 0207. The current 01207 code became active as part of PhONEday on 16 April 1995. In common with all other British area codes the initial '0' is a trunk prefix that is not required when dialling Consett from abroad.
When STD codes were initially assigned, Consett was given the mnemonic code CO7 (corresponding to 207 on the rotary dial). With the transition to all-figure dialling which ended the practice of representing STD codes with letters in 1966, and including the trunk prefix, this became 0207.
The exchanges were:
Following the introduction of STD in 1958, most 4 digit and 3 digit exchanges were prefixed as follows; some exchanges were consolidated into others.
In the 1980s a new wave of prefixes were introduced in the area code:
In the 1980s, BT planned to rename all exchanges "Derwentside," but with many numbers crossing over into the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead on Burnopfield, Rowlands Gill, and Ebchester exchanges, the idea was scrapped.
There has never been a number explosion in the 01207 area code, and most areas still use their original 1970s/1980s prefix except for Consett and Stanley which have introduced new numbers.
Short codes, a system of abbreviated dialling scrapped in the 1990s was as follows:
Rowlands Gill Only
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