Harrogate and Boroughbridge
The 01423 area code is for Boroughbridge and Harrogate, and the surrounding areas.
Locations using 01423 numbers include:
- Birstwith
- Boroughbridge
- Copgrove
- Darley
- Green Hammerton
- Harrogate
- Helperby
- Huby
- Knaresborough
- Oatlands Mount
- Pateley Bridge
- Ramsgill Dale
- Starbeck
- Tockwith
The first digit of the six-digit local number usually indicates more precisely where it is associated with:
| Number range | Primary area* | Other locations served |
|---|---|---|
| (01423) 2xxxxx | Harrogate | Birstwith, Darley, Huby, Knaresborough, Oatlands Mount, Pateley Bridge, Ramsgill Dale, Starbeck |
| (01423) 5xxxxx | ||
| (01423) 6xxxxx | ||
| (01423) 7xxxxx | ||
| (01423) 8xxxxx | ||
| (01423) 3xxxxx | Boroughbridge | Copgrove, Green Hammerton, Helperby, Tockwith |
| (01423) 4xxxxx | ||
| (01423) 9xxxxx |
* Telephone companies are officially required to issue numbers according to this pattern. Some smaller or newer operators may disregard the rules and use the same series of numbers across the entire area.
Most numbers using the 01423 area code are normal Harrogate and Boroughbridge landlines but be aware that, as is the case for all UK area codes, such numbers may also be used for services without any physical link to the area. (More info)
01423 area code information
| Area code: | 01423 |
| Location: | Harrogate / Boroughbridge |
| Ceremonial county: | North Yorkshire |
| Call costs: | Normal landline rate |
| Local number length: | 6 digits |
| Number format: | 01423 xxxxxx |
| International number format: | +44 1423 xxxxxx |
| Number shortages predicted: | No |
| Last code change: | April 1995 (previously 0423) |
Area code history
Harrogate and Boroughbridge had separate area codes until the early 1990s. Numbers from the former Boroughbridge 0901 area code were absorbed into the 0423 area code (which later became 01423).