0238 Area Code
Portsmouth and Southampton Telephone Numbers
0238 is not an area code in its own right. The area code is in fact 023, and the following 8 is part of the local number.So 0238 should actually be written 023 8, although it makes no difference when dialling the number. For more information on 023 numbers, see the page for the 023 area code
The 023 area code covers Portsmouth and Southampton and the surrounding area.
023 numbers can also be based in the following locations near to Portsmouth and Southampton:
- Ashurst
- Bursledon
- Chandlers Ford
- Compton (W. Sussex)
- Cosham (Hants.)
- Eastleigh
- Fawley (Hants.)
- Gosport (Hants)
- Hambledon (Hants.)
- Havent (Hants)
- Hayling Island
- Horndean
- Hythe (Hants)
- Lee-on-the-Solent
- Lyndhurst
- Portsmouth
- Rowlands Castle
- Southampton
- Waterlooville
Please note that an 023 number does not necessarily come from one of these locations, although the majority do.
People or businesses based outside of this geographical location may still register 023 numbers.
This is often done to give the impression of having a local presence.
Have you been called by a number beginning 023?
For full numbers beginning 023, click here to get info on who called.
The cost of calling an 023 number
When calling from a land line, calls to 023 numbers can cost up to 10p per minute, dependent on the
time of day, and there is usually also a call set-up fee.
When calling from mobile phones, calls to
these numbers cost between 10p and 40p per minute.
Most land line operators offer inclusive call packages which allow calls free at certain times of the day, or at all times, and most mobile companies include free any-time minutes in the monthly contract payment, or a bundle of minutes for a reduced cost in the form of a top-up credit.
Codes near to the 023 area code:
- 01329 Fareham about 5 miles to the WNW
- 01489 Bishops Waltham about 11 miles to the NW
- 01983 Isle of Wight about 13 miles to the WSW
- 01243 Chichester about 14 miles to the E
- 01730 Petersfield about 15 miles to the NE
- 01962 Winchester about 19 miles to the NW
- 01590 Lymington about 20 miles to the W
- 01794 Romsey about 22 miles to the WNW
- 01420 Alton about 24 miles to the NNE
- 01428 Haslemere about 25 miles to the NE
- 01798 Pulborough about 27 miles to the ENE
- 01425 Ringwood about 31 miles to the W
- 01903 Worthing about 31 miles to the E
- 01256 Basingstoke about 31 miles to the N
- 01264 Andover about 33 miles to the NW
Map of the area covered by the 023 dialling code
