Area Code 2857 – Rees-Mehr

Geographic Overview

The area code 02857 is a geographic destination code within the German national numbering plan, allocated to the locality of Rees-Mehr in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Rees-Mehr is a district (Ortsteil) of the town of Rees, situated in the Kreis Kleve (district of Cleves) near the Dutch border. The code serves the fixed-line telephone network for this specific area, covering the villages of Mehr and its immediate surroundings, including the hamlets of Hüthum and Bergswick. The administrative center of Rees itself uses the separate area code 02851, while other districts such as Haldern (02857) and Millingen (02852) have their own codes, reflecting the historical local network boundaries.

Geographically, the region is part of the Lower Rhine Plain, characterized by agricultural land and the nearby Rhine River. The population density is low, and the area is primarily residential and rural. The code is assigned to Deutsche Telekom and other fixed-line operators, but due to local loop unbundling, alternative carriers may also provide services using this code.

Dialing Formats

For callers within Germany, the national trunk prefix 0 must be dialed before the area code. Thus, a local call from another German region would be dialed as 0 2857 [subscriber number]. Subscriber numbers in this area typically have between 4 and 6 digits, resulting in a total length of 10 or 11 digits for the complete national number (including the leading zero). For example, a typical local number might be 02857 123456.

For international callers, the German country code +49 replaces the leading zero. Therefore, the same number would be dialed as +49 2857 123456 from abroad. When dialing from a mobile phone within Germany, it is also common to use the international format, especially when saving contacts, to ensure proper routing when roaming.

Caller Instructions

Local callers within the Rees-Mehr area can often dial the subscriber number without the area code if they are in the same local network. However, due to number portability and the increasing use of VoIP, it is always safer to include the full area code. For callers from other German cities or from abroad, the formats described above are mandatory. Emergency numbers (112) and other short codes remain accessible without the area code.

As with all German geographic codes, calls to 02857 are typically charged at standard fixed-line rates, depending on the caller's tariff. There are no special premium or toll-free arrangements associated with this geographic code.