List of United Kingdom dialling codes
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This is a list of telephone dialling codes in the United Kingdom. It is based on Ofcom's area code list, but includes defunct codes and historical changes, including the derivation of the two letter identities where known.
Note that dialling codes do not correspond to any geographical boundaries, so for example the Coventry dialling code covers a large area of Warwickshire and the Manchester dialling code covers part or all of several neighbouring towns.
For an explanation of the two letter STD codes used below, see Introduction of area codes
The length of the area code part and the local number part is found as follows:
The number format '2+8' refers to, e.g. London, numbers using the (020) xxxx xxxx format.
The number format '5+4' refers to, e.g. Brampton, numbers using the (0169 77) xxxx format.
Note that dialling codes do not correspond to any geographical boundaries, so for example the Coventry dialling code covers a large area of Warwickshire and the Manchester dialling code covers part or all of several neighbouring towns.
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00 | International dialling |
01 | Geographic area codes |
02 | New geographic area codes |
03 | Non-geographic number range, charged at geographic rates |
04 | Reserved |
05 | Corporate numbering |
06 | Was reserved for future personal numbering, now not so |
07 | Mobile phones, pagers and personal numbering |
08 | Freephone Toll-free telephone number A toll-free, Freecall, Freephone, 800, 0800 or 1-800 number is a special telephone number which is free to the calling party, and instead the telephone carrier charges the called party the cost of the call... and shared cost/special rates |
09 | Premium rate Premium-rate telephone number Premium-rate telephone numbers are telephone numbers for telephone calls during which certain services are provided, and for which prices higher than normal are charged. Unlike a normal call, part of the call charge is paid to the service provider, thus enabling businesses to be funded via the calls... |
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02x [eight-digit local number] | 011x [seven-digit local number] | 01x1 [seven-digit local number] | |||
020 to 029 | 0113 to 0118 | 0121 to 0191 | |||
020 | London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
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0121 | Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... |
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023 | Southampton Southampton Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest... and Portsmouth Portsmouth Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island... |
0113 | Leeds Leeds Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial... |
0131 | Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area... |
024 | Coventry Coventry Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although... |
0114 | Sheffield Sheffield Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely... |
0141 | Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... |
0115 | Nottingham Nottingham Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group... |
0151 | Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880... |
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0116 | Leicester Leicester Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest... |
0161 | Manchester Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the... |
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0117 | Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007... |
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028 | Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west... |
0118 | Reading Reading, Berkshire Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London.... |
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029 | Cardiff Cardiff Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for... |
0191 | Tyneside Tyneside Tyneside is a conurbation in North East England, defined by the Office of National Statistics, which is home to over 80% of the population of Tyne and Wear. It includes the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside — all settlements on... , Sunderland and Durham Durham Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county... |
For an explanation of the two letter STD codes used below, see Introduction of area codes
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01xxx [mostly six-digit local numbers] and 01xxxx [mostly five-digit local numbers] (but not 01x1 codes) | ||
01200 to 01474 | 01475 to 01759 | 01760 to 01999 |
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Isle of Arran Arran or the Isle of Arran is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, and with an area of is the seventh largest Scottish island. It is in the unitary council area of North Ayrshire and the 2001 census had a resident population of 5,058... (RR)
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The length of the area code part and the local number part is found as follows:
Number format | NSN | Geographic area code |
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2+8 only | 10 | 020, 023, 024, 028, 029 |
3+7 only | 10 | 0113, 0114, 0115, 0116, 0117, 0118, 0121, 0131, 0141, 0151, 0161, 0191 |
4+6 only | 10 | All 01xxx area codes from 01200 to 01999 not otherwise mentioned. |
4+6 areas where part of range is assigned as 5+5 | 10 | 01387, 01539 |
4+6 areas where part of range is assigned as mixed 5+5 and 5+4 | 10 | 01697 |
Mixed 4+6 and 4+5 | 10 or 9 | 01204, 01208, 01254, 01276, 01297, 01298, 01363, 01364, 01384, 01386, 01404, 01420, 01460, 01461, 01480, 01488, 01527, 01562, 01566, 01606, 01629, 01635, 01647, 01659, 01695, 01726, 01744, 01750, 01827, 01837, 01884, 01900, 01905, 01935, 01949, 01963, 01995 |
Mixed 4+6 and 4+5 areas where part of range is assigned as 5+5 | 10 or 9 | 01524, 01768, 01946 |
5+5 only | 10 | 0138 73, 0152 42, 0153 94, 0153 95, 0153 96, 0169 73, 0169 74, 0176 83, 0176 84, 0176 87, 0194 67 |
Mixed 5+5 and 5+4 | 10 or 9 | 0169 77 |
The number format '2+8' refers to, e.g. London, numbers using the (020) xxxx xxxx format.
The number format '5+4' refers to, e.g. Brampton, numbers using the (0169 77) xxxx format.
See also
- Telephone numbers in the United KingdomTelephone numbers in the United KingdomThe UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning telephone numbers in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies...
- PhONEday
- Big Number ChangeBig Number ChangeThe Big Number Change was an update of telephone dialling codes in the UK in response to the rapid late-1990s growth of telecommunications and impending exhaustion of numbers. The change greatly expanded the pool of available numbers while helping to retain 'local dialling'...
- UK telephone code misconceptions — includes the common "0207" and "0208" misconceptions
- List of UK dialling codes covering Wales
- Non-geographical telephone numbers in the United Kingdom
- Telecommunications in the United KingdomTelecommunications in the United KingdomUntil 1982, the main civil telecommunications system in the UK was a state monopoly known as Post Office Telecommunications. Broadcasting of radio and television was a duopoly of the BBC and Independent Broadcasting Authority : these two organisations controlled all broadcast services, and...
- Telephone numbering planTelephone numbering planA telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunications to allocate telephone numbers to subscribers and to route telephone calls in a telephone network. A closed numbering plan, such as found in North America, imposes a fixed total length to numbers...
- Telephone numberTelephone numberA telephone number or phone number is a sequence of digits used to call from one telephone line to another in a public switched telephone network. When telephone numbers were invented, they were short — as few as one, two or three digits — and were given orally to a switchboard operator...
External links
- Ofcom – Telephone Area Code Tool – UK dialling code lookup.
- UK Telephone Area Codes – basic lookup of current codes and areas covered.
- UK Numbering Plan – area code list with details of local number length in each area.
- Full UK area code list – CSV and Excel files listing towns associated with each area code.
- Ofcom – The National Numbering Scheme – PDF and Excel area code lists and number allocation details.
- Area codes as they were in the early 1990s – detailed list with many additional comments.
- UK STD Codes – a comprehensive list of historical dialling codes including sub-area identification.