01244 area code: Chester
01244 is the UK dialling code for Chester, in Cheshire West and Chester, England. Numbers are 01244 followed by 6 digits.
- Area
- Chester
- Where
- Cheshire West and Chester, England
- Written as
- 01244 xxxxxx
- Digits in a full number
- 11, including the 0
- Calling from abroad
- +44 1244 xxxxxx
- Phone companies holding ranges
- 112 (Ofcom allocation data). This doesn’t show which company a particular number is with, or who uses it.
Is a call from 01244 a scam?
No area code is a scam code. 01244 is the code for homes and businesses in and around Chester, and a call from an 01244 number is usually just that. What the code cannot tell you is who is calling, and a scam call can show an 01244 number as easily as any other. Judge the call by what the caller asks for: a real bank, courier or council will never mind you hanging up and ringing back on a number you found yourself.
Reported 01244 numbers
Nobody has reported an 01244 number to us yet. If one has been calling you, report it so the next person sees it.
Where 01244 is
Chester is a city in Cheshire West and Chester, England.
Could it be someone you know?
A number showing 01244 might look familiar. Check the full number before trusting the caller. It can help to think whether you know someone in or around Chester, Tarporley or Mold, have used a business there, booked or applied for something nearby, or are expecting a callback.
Codes near Chester
Straight-line distance from Chester.
Does 01244 tell me who called?
No. 01244 is assigned to Chester, but that doesn’t prove who is calling or where they are. Caller ID can be faked, a number keeps its code when it moves provider, and 112 phone companies hold ranges of 01244 numbers. Search the full number to see what people have reported about it and which phone company its range was given to.
Caller says they’re your bank, HMRC, the police or a courier? Hang up and call a number you trust, from your card, a letter or their website, or dial 159 for most UK banks.
Why so many different callers show 01244
Many phone companies hold ranges of 01244 numbers (the count from Ofcom’s data is in the table above), a number keeps its code when it moves company, and internet phone services sell local numbers to businesses based anywhere. If the calls keep coming from different 01244 numbers, blocking one will not stop the next: how to stop spam calls covers the TPS, blocking and reporting, and numbers several people have reported lists the ones reported from more than one network.
01244 numbers, written every way
An 01244 number is written 01244 xxxxxx in the UK. From abroad it is +44 1244 xxxxxx, or 0044 1244 xxxxxx: the 0 is dropped after the country code. The 01244 phone area code, the dialling code for 01244 and the area telephone code 01244 are all the same thing: the first 5 digits of a Chester landline number.
Questions people ask
Is 01244 a scam number?
No area code is. 01244 is the Chester area code, used by homes and businesses. Some scam calls show an 01244 number, and caller ID can be faked. Check the full number to see what people have reported about it.
Who called me from 01244?
The code only tells you the number was issued for the Chester area. Put the full number into the checker to see what other people reported about it and which phone company its range was given to. We never name a private person.
Where is the 01244 area code?
01244 is the dialling code for Chester and the area around it. The map and the nearby codes on this page come from Ofcom's numbering data and Wikidata.
How do I call an 01244 number from abroad?
Dial +44 1244 and then the 6-digit local number. Leave out the 0 at the start of 01244.
Is it free to call an 01244 number?
Calls to 01 and 02 numbers are charged as ordinary UK landline calls. Ofcom says they are typically included in free call packages on mobiles, and many landline packages include them at certain times. Check your own tariff.
Codes, code lengths and provider counts from Ofcom’s numbering data, downloaded 23 September 2026. Places from Wikidata. All UK area codes · Who called me? · Stop spam calls