The London phone directory no longer lists London telephone areas. All that can be gleaned from the given number is that 020 means that it is a London number and 8578 is somewhere in the outer London area.
In the UK, area code 020 is London. There is no area code 0208.
The code 0208 255 is a telephone area code for London, specifically associated with the outer London boroughs. It is part of the 020 numbering plan, which covers Greater London. The "0208" prefix generally refers to areas outside the central part of the city.
There is no area code 0208 in the UK. The area code for London is just 020, with 8-digit local numbers. A number beginning with 020 8749 is most likely a BT landline in Shepherds Bush, but with number portability any specific 020 number could be located anywhere in London, served by any local phone company.
Oh honey, area code 0208 is so last season! It used to cover parts of London, like Bromley and Enfield, but now it's been absorbed into the larger 020 area code. So, if you're trying to dial someone in those areas, just use 020 and then the rest of the number. Keep up, darling!
According to the BT website - the code 0208 or 02089 doesn't exist. Numbers starting 020 usually apply to somewhere in London - however, there are no numbers starting 0208 or 02089 !
020 is London. 020-3 numbers can be anywhere in London. The operator who "owns" this number is Frontier Systems. Note that the area code for London is just 020, not 0203 or 0207 or 0208.
If the number is a London number that is eleven digits long in total then it should work as there have been no changes to the London telephone code since the year 2000. (Numbers in London all always have the code 020, followed by an eight digit local number.) Maybe the number you want has been taken out of service, or you have a wrong number?Alternatively, if you are trying to dial a really, really old number from before 1995 that is 0208 461xx or 0208 461xxx then this would be a number in Cornwall where the code changed from 0208 to 01208.
Bromley is covered by the area code for London, which is 020.
In the UK, area code 020 is for landlines in London. 84 would be the first two digits of an eight-digit local number.
The telephone area code for all of London, including Greenwich, is 020, or +44 20 in international format. The local number is then a further 8 digits. Although you may see references to things like "area code 0208," that is incorrect. The correct area code for London is just 020, and the 8 (or other digit) is the first digit of the 8-digit local number.
A UK telephone number like (020) 84xx xxxx will be in London. You need to state two more digits in order to be able to work out which part of London; eg. (020) 8484 or (020) 8411 etc.
The full number will be (020) 8731 xxxx. The London Area Code is (020). The local number has eight digits.The Exchange will be identified by the '8731' part.It is in the Golders Green / Elstree area.