The dialling code to call the city of Cork, Ireland from the United Kingdom is 21. When combined with the +353 code for the Rebublic of Ireland the prefix will be +353 (0) 21. For example the full dialling code to call Cork County Council from the United Kingdom, we dial +353 21 (496 2222).
Cork Dialling Code 021
Note that when calling Cork from outside of the city in addition to the Cork code 21, you will need to add 0 to the start of the number. As such all calls within Ireland to the city of Cork from outside of the city will be prefixed by the code 021.
+353 21 Dialling Code for Cork Ireland from the UK
Similarly the dialing code for cork ireland from the UK we need to remove the zero from the start of the access code, replacing it with the international dialling code for Ireland which is +353. Therefore to call Cork from England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland we need to prefix our call with the access code +353 20.
Is 021 the Dialling Code for County Cork?
Here we must remember that while the dialling code 021 does cover the City of Cork and much of the County of Cork the County as a whole is covered by several other diallling codes from 022-029. For example the town of Mallow, in County Cork uses the telephone access code 023. Meanwhile Bandon is coved by the dialling code 024, which is used in Ballineen, Kanturn and Cullen.
Another example of a local Cork access code is 029 which covers a stretch of the West Coast of Cork, including Skibbereen, Schill and Ballydehob.