024 area code

Coventry

UK area code 024 covers the city of Coventry and its surrounds.

Areas using 024 numbers include Allesley, Bedworth, Binley, Chapel End, Cheylesmore, Earlsdon, Exhall, Foleshill, Greyfriars, Highway, Keresley, Nuneaton, Radford, Tile Hill, Toll Bar, Walsgrave-on-Sowe and Wolston.

Number Format

Local telephone numbers are 8 digits long. An 024 number should be displayed in the format: (024) xxxx xxxx.

Phone number formatting examples:
Wrong: 02476 833333 0247 683 3333 (02476) 833333	Right: (024) 7683 3333 024 76833333 024 7683 3333

For overseas callers, use the style: +44 24 xxxx xxxx

Displaying 024 numbers in the correct format makes them easier to remember and dial correctly. [Reasons why...]

Recent History

The 024 area code has existed since April 2000. As of 2011, all standard local numbers begin with the digits 76 or 77.

1994	The area code for Coventry is 0203. Example: (0203) 234567
1995	0203 becomes 01203 during nationwide renumbering. No change to local numbers. Example: (01203) 234567
2000	01203 code replaced by 024. Old six-digit local numbers prefixed with '76' to become eight digits long. Example: (024) 76234567
2006	Local numbers beginning with 77 made available.

Links

• How to write a UK phone number
• More about '02476' and '02477' numbers