London Borough of Croydon phone numbers start 01689

London Borough of Croydon is in Greater London, and its landline numbers begin 01689 - the code named after Orpington, about 9 miles away.

An 01689 number does not prove the caller is in London Borough of Croydon

97 phone companies hold 01689 ranges, a number keeps its code when it moves provider, and caller ID can be faked outright. The code tells you which exchange the range was allocated to - nothing about who dialled.

Area code
01689
Administrative area
Greater London
Nation
England
Population
385,346
The code is named after
Orpington
Distance from the exchange
about 9 miles
Phone companies holding ranges
97
Also within range of
020, 01737

Numbers reported on 01689

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Other places on 01689

01689 covers more than Orpington. A call showing this code could have been allocated to a range at any of these exchanges.

Codes near London Borough of Croydon

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Area code and range data from Ofcom's published allocations, downloaded 1 October 2026. Town locations, populations and administrative areas from Wikidata (CC0), joined 1 October 2026 - towns within 40 km of the exchange. Reports are from visitors to this site and are unchecked. Browse every town A-Z.