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Telephone dialling codes in the United Kingdom

This article lists the special numbers you dial before a phone number in the United Kingdom. These are called telephone dialling codes, and they help connect your call to the right place. Think of them like a postcode for phone calls! The way these numbers are set up is managed by Ofcom, which is an independent group that makes sure phone and internet services in the UK work well and are fair.

When you call someone in the UK, you usually dial a '0' before the area code. This '0' is like a special signal that you're making a long-distance call within the country. If you're calling from another country, you don't dial the '0'. Also, if you're calling someone in the exact same area as you, you often don't need to dial the area code at all. But if you're using a mobile phone or an internet-based phone service (like VoIP), you always need to dial the area code.

Phone Code Types
UK Dialling Codes List
Overseas Territories
- North American Numbering Plan (NANP) Territories
- Other Overseas Territories

Phone Code Types

Different types of phone numbers start with different digits. Here's a quick guide to what the first few numbers mean:

Starting Digits	What it's For
00	For making international calls (calls to other countries).
01	Most common codes for specific places or areas (like cities and towns).
02	Newer codes for specific places or areas.
03	Numbers that cost the same as calling a local landline, but can be anywhere in the UK.
04	Kept for future use.
05	Kept for future use (used to be for company numbers or internet calls).
06	Kept for future use.
07	For mobile phones, pagers, and personal numbers.
08	Freephone numbers (free to call) and numbers where the person you're calling shares the cost.
09	Premium-rate services (these cost more, like competition lines).

UK Dialling Codes List

Here are some of the main dialling codes in the UK. You'll see that some codes are "short" (like 02x) and some are "long" (like 01xxx). The grey text shows older codes that have changed.

Short Area Codes

These codes usually have 8-digit local numbers after them.

Short codes
02x yyyy yyyy (8-digit local number)		011x yyy yyyy (7-digit local number)		01x1 yyy yyyy (7-digit local number)
020 to 029		0113 to 0119		0121 to 0191
020	London (used to be 0171 and 0181)
023	Southampton and Portsmouth (used to be 01703 and 01705)	0113	Leeds (used to be 0532)	0121	Birmingham (used to be 021)
024	Coventry (used to be 01203)	0114	Sheffield (used to be 0742)	0131	Edinburgh (used to be 031)
		0115	Nottingham (used to be 0602)	0141	Glasgow (used to be 041)
		0116	Leicester (used to be 0533)	0151	Liverpool (used to be 051)
		0117	Bristol (used to be 0272)	0161	Manchester (used to be 061)
028	Northern Ireland (used to have many different codes)	0118	Reading (used to be 01734)	0191	Wearside (like Tyneside, Sunderland, and Durham) (used to be 091)
029	Cardiff (used to be 01222)

Long Area Codes

These codes usually have 6-digit local numbers, or sometimes 5-digit numbers.

Long codes
01xxx (mostly six-digit local numbers) and 01xxxx (mostly five-digit local numbers)
01200 to 01470	01471 to 01762	01763 to 01999
01200 — Clitheroe 01202 — Bournemouth 01204 — Bolton 01205 — Boston 01206 — Colchester 01207 — Consett 01208 — Bodmin 01209 — Redruth, Cornwall 01223 — Cambridge 01224 — Aberdeen 01225 — Bath 01226 — Barnsley 01227 — Canterbury 01228 — Carlisle 01229 — Barrow-in-Furness and Millom 01233 — Ashford (Kent) 01234 — Bedford 01235 — Abingdon 01236 — Coatbridge 01237 — Bideford 01239 — Cardigan 01241 — Arbroath 01242 — Cheltenham 01243 — Chichester, West Sussex 01244 — Chester 01245 — Chelmsford 01246 — Chesterfield 01248 — Bangor (Gwynedd) 01249 — Chippenham 01250 — Blairgowrie 01252 — Aldershot 01253 — Blackpool 01254 — Blackburn 01255 — Clacton-on-Sea 01256 — Basingstoke 01257 — Coppull, Chorley 01258 — Blandford 01259 — Alloa 01260 — Congleton 01261 — Banff 01262 — Bridlington 01263 — Cromer 01264 — Andover 01267 — Carmarthen 01268 — Basildon 01269 — Ammanford 01270 — Crewe 01271 — Barnstaple 01273 — Brighton 01274 — Bradford 01275 — Clevedon, Bristol 01276 — Camberley 01277 — Brentwood 01278 — Bridgwater 01279 — Bishop's Stortford 01280 — Buckingham 01282 — Burnley 01283 — Burton upon Trent 01284 — Bury St Edmunds 01285 — Cirencester 01286 — Caernarfon 01287 — Guisborough, Cleveland 01288 — Bude 01289 — Berwick-upon-Tweed 01290 — Cumnock, Ayrshire 01291 — Chepstow 01292 — Ayr 01293 — Crawley 01294 — Ardrossan, Ayrshire 01295 — Banbury 01296 — Aylesbury 01297 — Axminster 01298 — Buxton 01299 — Bewdley 01300 — Cerne Abbas, Dorset 01301 — Arrochar 01302 — Doncaster 01303 — Folkestone 01304 — Dover 01305 — Dorchester 01306 — Dorking 01307 — Forfar 01308 — Bridport, Dorset 01309 — Forres 01320 — Fort Augustus 01322 — Dartford 01323 — Eastbourne 01324 — Falkirk 01325 — Darlington 01326 — Falmouth 01327 — Daventry 01328 — Fakenham 01329 — Fareham 01330 — Banchory, Deeside 01332 — Derby 01333 — Peat Inn, Fife 01334 — St Andrews, Fife 01335 — Ashbourne, Derbyshire 01337 — Ladybank, Fife 01339 — Aboyne and Ballater, Deeside 01340 — Craigellachie, Elgin 01341 — Barmouth, Dolgellau 01342 — East Grinstead 01343 — Elgin 01344 — Bracknell, Easthampstead 01346 — Fraserburgh 01347 — Easingwold 01348 — Fishguard 01349 — Dingwall 01350 — Dunkeld 01352 — Mold, Flint 01353 — Ely 01354 — Fenland, Cambridgeshire 01355 — East Kilbride 01356 — Brechin, Edzell 01357 — Strathaven, East Kilbride 01358 — Ellon 01359 — Pakenham, Elmswell 01360 — Killearn, Drymen 01361 — Duns 01362 — Dereham 01363 — Crediton 01364 — Ashburton, Devon 01366 — Downham Market 01367 — Faringdon 01368 — Dunbar 01369 — Dunoon 01371 — Great Dunmow, Essex 01372 — Esher 01373 — Frome 01375 — Grays Thurrock, Essex 01376 — Braintree, Essex 01377 — Driffield 01379 — Diss 01380 — Devizes 01381 — Fortrose 01382 — Dundee 01383 — Dunfermline 01384 — Dudley 01386 — Evesham 01387 — Dumfries 0138 73 — Langholm 01388 — Bishop Auckland, Durham and Stanhope (Eastgate), Durham 01389 — Dumbarton 01392 — Exeter 01394 — Felixstowe 01395 — Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth 01397 — Fort William 01398 — Dulverton, Exmoor 01400 — Honington 01403 — Horsham 01404 — Honiton 01405 — Goole 01406 — Holbeach 01407 — Holyhead 01408 — Golspie 01409 — Holsworthy 01420 — Alton, Hampshire 01422 — Halifax 01423 — Boroughbridge and Harrogate 01424 — Hastings 01425 — Ringwood, New Milton and Highcliffe, Hampshire 01427 — Gainsborough 01428 — Haslemere 01429 — Hartlepool 01430 — Market Weighton and North Cave, Howden 01431 — Helmsdale 01432 — Hereford 01433 — Hathersage 01434 — Bellingham, Haltwhistle and Hexham 01435 — Heathfield 01436 — Helensburgh 01437 — Clynderwen (Clunderwen) and Haverfordwest 01438 — Stevenage, Hertfordshire 01439 — Helmsley 01440 — Haverhill 01442 — Hemel Hempstead 01443 — Pontypridd, Glamorgan 01444 — Haywards Heath (also covers Burgess Hill) 01445 — Gairloch 01446 — Barry, Glamorgan 01449 — Stowmarket, Gipping 01450 — Hawick 01451 — Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire 01452 — Gloucester 01453 — Dursley, Gloucestershire 01454 — Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire 01455 — Hinckley 01456 — Glenurquhart 01457 — Glossop, Saddleworth 01458 — Glastonbury 01460 — Chard, Ilminster 01461 — Gretna 01462 — Hitchin 01463 — Inverness 01464 — Insch 01465 — Girvan 01466 — Huntly 01467 — Inverurie 01469 — Killingholme, Immingham 01470 — Edinbane, Isle of Skye	01471 — Broadford, Isle of Skye 01472 — Grimsby 01473 — Ipswich 01474 — Gravesend 01475 — Greenock 01476 — Grantham 01477 — Holmes Chapel 01478 — Portree, Isle of Skye 01479 — Grantown-on-Spey 01480 — Huntingdon 01481 — Guernsey 01482 — Hull 01483 — Guildford 01484 — Huddersfield 01485 — Hunstanton 01487 — Warboys, Huntingdon 01488 — Hungerford 01489 — Bishop's Waltham, Hamble Valley 01490 — Corwen, Gwynedd 01491 — Henley-on-Thames 01492 — Colwyn Bay, Gwynedd 01493 — Great Yarmouth 01494 — High Wycombe 01495 — Pontypool, Gwent 01496 — Port Ellen, Islay 01497 — Hay-on-Wye 01499 — Inveraray 01501 — Harthill, Lothian 01502 — Lowestoft 01503 — Looe 01505 — Johnstone 01506 — Bathgate, Lothian 01507 — Alford (Lincs), Louth and Spilsby 01508 — Brooke and Loddon, Norfolk 01509 — Loughborough 01520 — Lochcarron 01522 — Lincoln 01524 — Lancaster 0152 42 — Hornby-with-Farleton 01525 — Leighton Buzzard 01526 — Martin, Lincolnshire 01527 — Redditch, Lapworth 01528 — Laggan, Badenoch 01529 — Sleaford, Lincolnshire 01530 — Coalville, Ashby-de-la-Zouch Leicestershire 01531 — Ledbury 01534 — Jersey 01535 — Keighley 01536 — Kettering 01538 — Ipstones, Leek 01539 — Kendal 0153 94 — Hawkshead 0153 95 — Grange-over-Sands 0153 96 — Sedbergh 01540 — Kingussie 01542 — Keith 01543 — Cannock, Lichfield 01544 — Kington 01545 — Llanarth 01546 — Lochgilphead 01547 — Knighton 01548 — Kingsbridge 01549 — Lairg 01550 — Llandovery 01553 — King's Lynn 01554 — Llanelli 01555 — Lanark 01556 — Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire 01557 — Kirkcudbright 01558 — Llandeilo 01559 — Llandysul 01560 — Moscow (Kilmarnock-dependent) 01561 — Laurencekirk 01562 — Kidderminster 01563 — Kilmarnock 01564 — Lapworth, Knowle 01565 — Knutsford 01566 — Launceston 01567 — Killin 01568 — Leominster 01569 — Stonehaven, Kincardineshire 01570 — Lampeter 01571 — Lochinver 01572 — Oakham 01573 — Kelso 01575 — Kirriemuir 01576 — Lockerbie 01577 — Kinross 01578 — Lauder 01579 — Liskeard 01580 — Cranbrook, Kent 01581 — New Luce, Luce 01582 — Luton 01583 — Carradale, Kintyre 01584 — Ludlow 01586 — Campbeltown, Kintyre 01588 — Bishop's Castle, Ludlow 01590 — Lymington 01591 — Llanwrtyd Wells 01592 — Kirkcaldy 01593 — Lybster 01594 — Lydney 01595 — Lerwick, Foula and Fair Isle 01597 — Llandrindod Wells 01598 — Lynton 01599 — Kyle	01600 — Monmouth 01603 — Norwich 01604 — Northampton 01606 — Northwich, Winsford 01608 — Chipping Norton 01609 — Northallerton 01620 — North Berwick 01621 — Maldon 01622 — Maidstone 01623 — Mansfield 01624 — Isle of Man 01625 — Macclesfield 01626 — Newton Abbot 01628 — Maidenhead 01629 — Matlock 01630 — Market Drayton 01631 — Oban 01633 — Newport 01634 — Medway 01635 — Newbury 01636 — Newark-on-Trent 01637 — Newquay 01638 — Newmarket 01639 — Neath 01641 — Strathy, Melvich 01642 — Middlesbrough 01643 — Minehead 01644 — New Galloway 01646 — Milford Haven 01647 — Moretonhampstead 01650 — Cemmaes Road, Machynlleth 01651 — Oldmeldrum 01652 — Brigg, North Kelsey 01653 — Malton 01654 — Machynlleth 01655 — Maybole 01656 — Bridgend, Ogmore Vale 01659 — Sanquhar, Nithsdale 01661 — Prudhoe, Northumberland 01663 — New Mills 01664 — Melton Mowbray 01665 — Alnwick, Northumberland 01666 — Malmesbury 01667 — Nairn 01668 — Bamburgh, Northumberland 01669 — Rothbury, Northumberland 01670 — Morpeth 01671 — Newton Stewart 01672 — Marlborough 01673 — Market Rasen 01674 — Montrose 01675 — Coleshill, Warwickshire, Meriden 01676 — Meriden 01677 — Bedale, North Riding 01678 — Bala, Meirionydd 01680 — Craignure, Isle of Mull 01681 — Fionnphort, Isle of Mull 01683 — Moffat 01684 — Malvern 01685 — Merthyr Tydfil 01686 — Llanidloes and Newtown 01687 — Mallaig 01688 — Tobermory, Isle of Mull 01689 — Orpington 01690 — Betws-y-Coed, North Wales 01691 — Oswestry 01692 — North Walsham 01694 — Church Stretton, Mynd 01695 — Skelmersdale/Ormskirk 01697 — Brampton 0169 73 — Wigton 0169 74 — Raughton Head 0169 77 — Brampton 01698 — Motherwell 01700 — Rothesay 01702 — Southend-on-Sea 01704 — Southport 01706 — Rochdale, Rossendale & Shaw 01707 — Welwyn Garden City and Potters Bar 01708 — Romford 01709 — Rotherham 01720 — Isles of Scilly 01721 — Peebles 01722 — Salisbury 01723 — Scarborough 01724 — Scunthorpe 01725 — Rockbourne 01726 — St Austell 01727 — St Albans 01728 — Saxmundham 01729 — Settle, Ribblesdale 01730 — Petersfield 01732 — Sevenoaks 01733 — Peterborough 01736 — Penzance 01737 — Redhill 01738 — Perth 01740 — Sedgefield 01743 — Shrewsbury 01744 — St Helens 01745 — Rhyl 01746 — Bridgnorth, Shropshire 01747 — Shaftesbury 01748 — Richmond 01749 — Shepton Mallet 01750 — Selkirk 01751 — Pickering 01752 — Plymouth 01753 — Slough 01754 — Skegness 01756 — Skipton 01757 — Selby 01758 — Pwllheli 01759 — Pocklington 01760 — Swaffham 01761 — Temple Cloud, Somerset 01763 — Royston 01764 — Crieff, Ruthven 01765 — Ripon 01766 — Porthmadog 01767 — Sandy 01768 — Penrith 0176 83 — Appleby-in-Westmorland 0176 84 — Pooley Bridge 0176 87 — Keswick 01769 — South Molton 01770 — Isle of Arran 01771 — Maud, Peterhead 01772 — Preston 01773 — Ripley 01775 — Spalding 01776 — Stranraer 01777 — Retford 01778 — Market Deeping/Bourne 01779 — Peterhead 01780 — Stamford 01782 — Stoke-on-Trent 01784 — Staines 01785 — Stafford 01786 — Stirling 01787 — Sudbury 01788 — Rugby 01789 — Stratford-upon-Avon 01790 — Spilsby 01792 — Swansea 01793 — Swindon 01794 — Romsey 01795 — Sittingbourne, Swale 01796 — Pitlochry 01797 — Rye 01798 — Pulborough, Sussex 01799 — Saffron Walden 01803 — Torquay 01805 — Torrington 01806 — Voe, Shetland 01807 — Ballindalloch, Tomintoul 01808 — Tomatin 01809 — Tomdoun 01821 — Kinrossie, Tayside 01822 — Tavistock 01823 — Taunton 01824 — Ruthin, Vale of Clwyd 01825 — Uckfield 01827 — Tamworth 01828 — Coupar Angus, Tayside 01829 — Tarporley 01830 — Kirkwhelpington, Otterburn 01832 — Clopton, Oundle 01833 — Barnard Castle, Teesdale 01834 — Narberth, Tenby 01835 — St Boswells, Teviotdale 01837 — Okehampton 01838 — Dalmally, Tyndrum 01840 — Camelford, Tintagel 01841 — Padstow, Trevose Head 01842 — Thetford 01843 — Thanet 01844 — Thame 01845 — Thirsk 01847 — Thurso and Tongue 01848 — Thornhill 01851 — Great Bernera and Stornoway, Outer Hebrides 01852 — Kilmelford, Oban 01854 — Ullapool 01855 — Ballachulish, Onich 01856 — Orkney 01857 — Sanday, Orkney 01858 — Market Harborough 01859 — Harris, Outer Hebrides 01862 — Tain 01863 — Bonar Bridge 01864 — Tinto, Abington (Crawford) 01865 — Oxford, University 01866 — Kilchrenan, Oban 01869 — Bicester, Oxfordshire 01870 — Isle of Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, Uist 01871 — Castlebay, Outer Hebrides 01872 — Truro 01873 — Abergavenny, Usk 01874 — Brecon, Usk 01875 — Tranent 01876 — Lochmaddy, Outer Hebrides, Uist 01877 — Callander, Trossachs 01878 — Lochboisdale, Outer Hebrides, Uist 01879 — Scarinish, Tiree 01880 — Tarbert 01882 — Kinloch Rannoch, Tummel Bridge 01883 — Caterham, Oxted 01884 — Tiverton 01885 — Pencombe, Teme Valley 01886 — Bromyard, Teme Valley 01887 — Aberfeldy, Tay Valley 01888 — Turriff 01889 — Rugeley, Uttoxeter 01890 — Ayton, Berwickshire and Coldstream, Tweed 01892 — Tunbridge Wells 01895 — Uxbridge 01896 — Galashiels, Tweed 01899 — Biggar, Tweed 01900 — Workington 01902 — Wolverhampton 01903 — Worthing 01904 — York 01905 — Worcester 01908 — Milton Keynes 01909 — Worksop 01920 — Ware 01922 — Walsall 01923 — Watford 01924 — Wakefield and Dewsbury 01925 — Warrington 01926 — Warwick 01928 — Runcorn, Warrington 01929 — Wareham 01931 — Shap, Westmorland 01932 — Weybridge 01933 — Wellingborough 01934 — Weston-super-Mare 01935 — Yeovil 01937 — Wetherby 01938 — Welshpool 01939 — Wem 01942 — Wigan 01943 — Guiseley, Wharfedale 01944 — West Heslerton 01945 — Wisbech 01946 — Whitehaven 0194 67 — Gosforth 01947 — Whitby 01948 — Whitchurch 01949 — Whatton 01950 — Sandwick, Yell 01951 — Colonsay 01952 — Telford, Wellington 01953 — Wymondham, Wicklewood 01954 — Madingley, Willingham 01955 — Wick 01957 — Mid Yell, Yell 01959 — Westerham, Otford, West Kent 01962 — Winchester 01963 — Wincanton 01964 — Hornsea and Patrington, Withernsea 01967 — Strontian 01968 — Penicuik, West Linton 01969 — Leyburn, Wensleydale 01970 — Aberystwyth, Ystwyth 01971 — Scourie, Wrath 01972 — Glenborrodale 01974 — Llanon, Ystwyth 01975 — Alford (Aberdeen) and Strathdon, Water 01977 — Pontefract, West Riding 01978 — Wrexham 01980 — Amesbury, Wiltshire 01981 — Wormbridge, Wye Valley 01982 — Builth Wells, Wye Valley 01983 — Isle of Wight 01984 — Watchet (Williton) 01985 — Warminster 01986 — Bungay, Waveney 01987 — Ebbsfleet 01988 — Wigtown 01989 — Ross-on-Wye, Wye Valley 01992 — Lea Valley, Waltham X 01993 — Witney 01994 — St Clears, West Wales 01995 — Garstang, Wyre 01997 — Strathpeffer, Wyvis

Sometimes, a group of numbers is kept aside for use in TV shows or movies. This means you might hear a phone number like 01632 960000 on TV, but it won't actually connect to anyone!

How Long are Phone Numbers?

The total length of a UK phone number (including the area code but not the starting '0') is usually 10 digits. Here's how the numbers are structured:

Number Style	Total Digits	Example Area Codes
2-digit area code + 8-digit local number	10	020, 023, 024, 028, 029
3-digit area code + 7-digit local number	10	0113, 0114, 0115, 0116, 0117, 0118, 0121, 0131, 0141, 0151, 0161, 0191
4-digit area code + 6-digit local number	10	Most 01xxx codes (like 01200 to 01999)
4-digit area code + 6-digit local number, but some are 5+5	10	01387, 01539
4-digit area code + 6-digit local number, but some are 5+5 or 5+4	10 or 9	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, but some are 5+5	10 or 9	01524, 01768, 01946
5-digit area code + 5-digit local number	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

Areas Where You Always Dial the Area Code

In some places, you always have to dial the area code, even if you're calling someone in the same town. This helps create more phone numbers for everyone.

Area Code	Area Name	When it Started
01202	Bournemouth	1 November 2012
01224	Aberdeen	1 October 2014
01273	Brighton	1 October 2014
01274	Bradford	1 October 2014
01642	Middlesbrough	1 October 2014
01908	Milton Keynes	1 October 2014

Overseas Territories

The UK also has some overseas territories. While places like Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man use UK-style area codes (like 01534, 01481, and 01624), most British Overseas Territories have their own phone systems. Calls to these places are treated as international calls.

North American Numbering Plan (NANP) Territories

Some territories use the North American Numbering Plan, which means their country code starts with +1.

Anguilla +1 (264)
Bermuda +1 (441)
British Virgin Islands +1 (284)
Cayman Islands +1 (345)
Montserrat +1 (664)
Turks and Caicos Islands +1 (649)

Other Overseas Territories

These territories have their own unique international dialling codes.

British Antarctic Territory +44 (shares with the UK)
British Indian Ocean Territory +246
Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands +500
Gibraltar +350
Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha +290
- Tristan da Cunha also uses +44 (0)20
Ascension Island +247
Akrotiri and Dhekelia +357 (shares with Cyprus)
Pitcairn Islands +64 (shares with New Zealand)

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