016866 Area Code - Newtown

The 016866 area code is used for Newtown (Council of Powys) and the areas directly surrounding Newtown, which includes 6 distinct locations. Most 016866 numbers are used for landlines. However, they can also be purchased by companies or organizations to be used for services that don’t have any connection to the Newtown area.

Previously, the area used 06866 as their area code. This changed in April 1995 during the phONEday event, where it was changed to the 016866 area code to accommodate the growing population and supplement the shrinking supply of phone numbers in Powys.

Number Structure

Area CodeNumber
016866x xxxx

Locations Covered

Cost of calling 016866 numbers

Typically, calls to the 016866 area code are very affordable and are some of the cheapest apart from freephone numbers. During peak times when calling from a landing, expect to pay between 10p to 12p per minute. In the evening or on the weekend, it will cost you between 5p and 10p per minute. If you are calling from a mobile phone, these costs increase to 30p to 50p per minute.

Prefixes and Providers

CodeProviderAssigned
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01686 60Vodafone Ltd (Energis)26/05/2006
01686 61BT15/07/1994
01686 62BT15/07/1994
01686 63BT15/07/1994
01686 64BT15/07/1994
01686 65BT15/07/1994
01686 66BT15/07/1994
01686 67BT15/07/1994
01686 68BT15/07/1994
01686 69Vodafone Ltd (C&W)06/09/2013

Map of Newtown

Area Codes in this Council (Powys)

CodeCity
01497Hay-on-Wye
01547Knighton
01591Llanwrtyd Wells
01597Llandrindod Wells
01650Cemmaes Road
01654Machynlleth
01686Newtown and Llanidloes
016862Llanidloes
016863Llanidloes
016864Llanidloes
016865Newtown
016867Llanidloes
016868Newtown
016869Newtown
01874Brecon
01938Welshpool
01982Builth Wells

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