01695 area code
Skelmersdale
The area code 01695 is for Skelmersdale and the surrounding area.
Locations using 01695 numbers include:
- Aughton Green
- Ormskirk
- Skelmersdale
- Up Holland
Most numbers using the 01695 area code are normal Skelmersdale 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)
01695 area code information
| Area code: | 01695 |
| Location: | Skelmersdale |
| Ceremonial county: | Lancashire |
| Call costs: | Normal landline rate |
| Local number length: | 5 or 6 digits* |
| Number format: | 01695 xxxxx or 01695 xxxxxx |
| International number format: | +44 1695 xxxxx or +44 1695 xxxxxx |
| Number shortages predicted: | No |
| Last code change: | April 1995 (previously 0695) |
* Five-digit numbers are 01695 50000 to 54999.
Area code history
The area's original code was 0074. A separate area code of 0075 was also used for outer areas for some time, but was later withdrawn. During 1968 the 0074 code was changed to 0695, as part of a nationwide plan to free up numbers starting 00 for other purposes.
The 0695 code eventually became 01695, following a renumbering programme that took place across the UK during April 1995.