01702 area code
Southend on Sea
The 01702 area code is for Southend on Sea and the surrounding area.
Locations using 01702 numbers include:
- Canewdon
- Eastwood
- Great Wakering
- Hadleigh
- Hawkwell
- Hockley
- Hullbridge
- Leigh on Sea
- Marine
- Rochford
- Shoeburyness
- Southend on Sea
- Thorpe Bay
Most numbers using the 01702 area code are normal Southend on Sea 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)
01702 area code information
| Area code: | 01702 |
| Location: | Southend on Sea |
| Ceremonial county: | Essex |
| Call costs: | Normal landline rate |
| Local number length: | 6 digits |
| Number format: | 01702 xxxxxx |
| International number format: | +44 1702 xxxxxx |
| Number shortages predicted: | No |
| Last code change: | April 1995 (previously 0702) |
Area code history
Southend and Hockley had separate area codes originally. Numbers from the former Hockley 0370 area code were absorbed into the 0702 area code (which later became 01702).