01256 area code: Basingstoke
01256 is the UK dialling code for Basingstoke, in Basingstoke and Deane, England. Numbers are 01256 followed by 6 digits.
- Area
- Basingstoke
- Where
- Basingstoke and Deane, England
- Written as
- 01256 xxxxxx
- Digits in a full number
- 11, including the 0
- Calling from abroad
- +44 1256 xxxxxx
- Phone companies holding ranges
- 109 (Ofcom allocation data). This doesn’t show which company a particular number is with, or who uses it.
Where 01256 is
Basingstoke is a city in Basingstoke and Deane, England.
Could it be someone you know?
A number showing 01256 might look familiar. Check the full number before trusting the caller. It can help to think whether you know someone in or around Basingstoke, Alton or Newbury, have used a business there, booked or applied for something nearby, or are expecting a callback.
Codes near Basingstoke
Straight-line distance from Basingstoke.
Does 01256 tell me who called?
No. 01256 is assigned to Basingstoke, 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 109 phone companies hold ranges of 01256 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.
Reported 01256 numbers
Nobody has reported an 01256 number to us yet. If one has been calling you, report it so the next person sees it.
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