01656 area code
Bridgend
The area code 01656 is for Bridgend and the surrounding area.
Locations using 01656 numbers include:
- Aberkenfig
- Bridgend
- Kenfig Hill
- Maesteg
- Ogmore Vale
- Pencoed
- Pontycymer
- Porthcawl
- Southerndown
- Wick
Most numbers using the 01656 area code are normal Bridgend 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)
01656 area code information
| Area code: | 01656 |
| Location: | Bridgend |
| Council area: | Bridgend |
| Call costs: | Normal landline rate |
| Local number length: | 6 digits |
| Number format: | 01656 xxxxxx |
| International number format: | +44 1656 xxxxxx |
| Number shortages predicted: | No |
| Last code change: | April 1995 (previously 0656) |
Area code history
Bridgend's original area code was 0042. This lasted until 1968 when the code was changed to 0656, as part of a nationwide plan to free up numbers starting 00 for other purposes.
The 0656 code eventually became 01656, following a renumbering programme that took place across the UK during April 1995.