Most 023 numbers are for normal Southampton and Portsmouth landlines but be aware that, as is the case for all UK area codes, such numbers may also be used for services without any physical link to the area. Area code 023 was introduced in April 2000, to replace the older 01703 and 01705 area codes. Unusually, the same 023 area code serves two separate non-adjoining areas. The Portsmouth and Southampton areas covered are some distance apart, with the 01329 and 01489 area codes used for the area in between them.
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