01202 at a glance
- Type
- Geographic (landline area code)
- Region
- Dorset
- Country
- United Kingdom (+44)
- Number format
- 01202 XXXXXX (area code + 6-digit local number). The area code must be dialled even for local calls
- From abroad
- +44 1202
- Cost to call
- Charged as a standard UK landline call; usually included in landline and mobile call bundles.
01202 is the area code for Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch on the Dorset coast. Since 1 November 2012 the full area code must be dialled even for local calls, which allowed Ofcom to release extra numbers in an area that was running short. Calls from 01202 numbers might come from BCP Council, hospitals, GP surgeries, Bournemouth University, financial services firms, hotels and local businesses. Geographic numbers are portable and can be used over VoIP anywhere in the UK, and scammers can spoof them, so an 01202 caller ID does not by itself confirm who the caller is.
Who called me from 01202?
The prefix tells you where the line was originally registered (Bournemouth), but not who is behind it. Numbers can be ported between networks and caller ID can be spoofed, so a familiar code is no guarantee. Search the full number to see its current carrier, line type and whether other people have reported it. Read our UK phone number guide for mobile prefixes, networks and the scams currently doing the rounds.