01614 is a UK Dialing Code for Rochdale, Not a City

01614 is not a city. It is a **geographic telephone area code** in the UK.

Details

• Area Code: **0161** (Manchester area).
• Local Number Starts with 4: The "4" is the first digit of the local subscriber number within the 0161 area.
• Location: **Rochdale** (Greater Manchester), and surrounding areas like **Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough, Milnrow, Wardle**.
• Format: (0161) 4xx xxxx or 0161 4xx xxxx.

Context

• 0161 covers Manchester, Salford, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford.
• Sub-ranges: 0161 2xx (Manchester), 0161 3xx (Tameside/Ashton), 0161 4xx (Rochdale), 0161 6xx (Bury), 0161 7xx (Salford), 0161 8xx (Manchester), 0161 9xx (Trafford/Altrincham).
• Rochdale is a **town** (pop. ~110K), not a city. It applied for city status in 2000, 2002, 2012, 2022 – unsuccessful.

So: **01614 = Rochdale landline numbers.**