UK area code
01208 area code — Bodmin
01208 is Ofcom’s Bodmin numbering area, in Cornwall, South West England. 94 phone companies hold its 133 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01208 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01726 St Austell (16 km) and 01840 Camelford (17 km).
01208 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Bodmin
- County
- Cornwall
- Council area
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West England
- Number format
- 01208 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0208)
- Allocated blocks
- 133 of 397 (34%) across 94 providers
- Newest block
- 26 January 2026 (1 in the last 12 months)
Sources: Ofcom numbering data (weekly) and area-code list, Ofcom Numbering Plan, ONS geography.
If a 01208 number called you
No clear pattern in reports for these numbers yet. If a call worried you:
- 1
Call back on a number you trust
If a caller says they're your bank, HMRC, a courier or a council, hang up and ring the organisation on the number from its website or your statement, never the number that called you. Caller ID can be faked.
- 2
Forward it to 7726
On a mobile, copy the caller's number from your recent calls and text it to 7726 (it spells SPAM). Scam texts can be forwarded to 7726 as they are. It's free, and your network uses the reports to investigate and block numbers.
- 3
Stop sales calls
Register your landline and mobile free with the Telephone Preference Service (0345 070 0707). Legitimate UK marketers must check it; calls should drop within 28 days. It won't stop scammers.
- 4
If you lost money or shared details
Call your bank on the number on your card (or 159 to reach most UK banks safely), then report it to Report Fraud online or on 0300 123 2040. Report Fraud replaced Action Fraud on 4 December 2025 for England, Wales and Northern Ireland; in Scotland call Police Scotland on 101.
01208 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01208 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01208 234 567.
Before 1995: 01208 took its current form at PhONEday on 16 April 1995, when a "1" was inserted into every UK geographic code — before that the area dialled 0208.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01208 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01208 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01208 was allocated on 15 July 1994, and the most recent on 26 January 2026. 1 block was allocated in the last 12 months — newly-activated ranges with no call history, which is worth knowing when an unfamiliar 01208 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01208 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01208, by allocated blocks. The holder is the company Ofcom allocated the block to; a number can since have been ported to another provider (see range holder vs current provider).
| Range holder | Allocated | All blocks | First block | Latest block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BT | 21 | 21 | 15 July 1994 | 3 March 2023 |
| Sky UK Limited | 4 | 4 | 20 June 2013 | 18 April 2023 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 4 | 4 | 17 January 2012 | 12 February 2013 |
| Barritel Limited | 3 | 3 | 16 February 2006 | 28 November 2022 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 3 | 3 | 20 April 2017 | 26 February 2024 |
| Resilient Limited | 3 | 3 | 18 May 2012 | 18 May 2012 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 29 November 2007 | 15 March 2016 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 2 | 2 | 23 April 2010 | 22 June 2012 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 2 | 2 | 7 February 2005 | 22 September 2021 |
| IOVOX Limited | 2 | 2 | 3 April 2012 | 23 December 2016 |
| Telecom2 Limited | 2 | 2 | 11 September 2009 | 11 September 2009 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 2 | 2 | 31 July 2013 | 17 November 2021 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 19 October 2011 | 19 October 2011 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 17 January 2020 | 17 January 2020 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 26 March 2012 | 26 March 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 21 June 2006 | 21 June 2006 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 16 January 2017 | 16 January 2017 |
| Alnitak GmbH | 1 | 1 | 25 April 2017 | 25 April 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 25 February 2009 | 25 February 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 4 March 2010 | 4 March 2010 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 3 October 2019 | 3 October 2019 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 2 March 2012 | 2 March 2012 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 7 July 2009 | 7 July 2009 |
| Citrus Telecommunications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 6 March 2006 | 6 March 2006 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 20 June 2016 | 20 June 2016 |
| Commi Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 November 2016 | 21 November 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 October 2012 | 12 October 2012 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 January 2020 | 27 January 2020 |
| DRD Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 October 2023 | 5 October 2023 |
Showing the 30 largest of 94 holders.
All number blocks on 01208first 200 of 397, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 120800 | Protected | — |
| +44 120801 | Protected | — |
| +44 120802 | Protected | — |
| +44 120803 | Protected | — |
| +44 120804 | Protected | — |
| +44 120805 | Protected | — |
| +44 120806 | Protected | — |
| +44 120807 | Protected | — |
| +44 120808 | Protected | — |
| +44 120809 | Protected | — |
| +44 120810 | Protected | — |
| +44 120811 | Protected | — |
| +44 120812 | Protected | — |
| +44 120813 | Protected | — |
| +44 120814 | Protected | — |
| +44 120815 | Protected | — |
| +44 120816 | Protected | — |
| +44 120817 | Protected | — |
| +44 120818 | Protected | — |
| +44 120819 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208200 | Allocated | DRD Communications Limited |
| +44 1208201 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208202 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208203 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1208204 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1208205 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208206 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208207 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1208208 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1208209 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208210 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1208211 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1208212 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1208213 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1208214 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1208215 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1208216 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1208217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208218 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208219 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 120822 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 120823 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1208240 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1208241 | Free | — |
| +44 1208242 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1208243 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1208244 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1208245 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1208246 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1208247 | Allocated | TAP GATEWAY LTD |
| +44 1208248 | Free | — |
| +44 1208249 | Allocated | Alnitak GmbH |
| +44 120825 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 120826 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 120827 | Protected | — |
| +44 120828 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 120829 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208300 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208301 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208302 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208303 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208304 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208305 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208306 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208307 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208308 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208309 | Protected | — |
| +44 120831 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 120832 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 120833 | Protected | — |
| +44 120834 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 120835 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208360 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208361 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208362 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208363 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208364 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208365 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208366 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208367 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1208368 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1208369 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1208370 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208371 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208372 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208373 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208374 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208375 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208376 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208377 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1208378 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208379 | Protected | — |
| +44 120838 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 1208390 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1208391 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1208392 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208393 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208394 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208395 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208396 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208397 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208398 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208399 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1208400 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208401 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208402 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208403 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208404 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1208405 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208406 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208407 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208408 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208409 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208410 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208411 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208412 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208413 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208414 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208415 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208416 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208417 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208418 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208419 | Protected | — |
| +44 120842 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 120843 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 120844 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 120845 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 120846 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 120847 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 120848 | Allocated | Citrus Telecommunications Ltd |
| +44 120849 | Protected | — |
| +44 120850 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 120851 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 120852 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1208530 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1208531 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208532 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208533 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208534 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208535 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208536 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208537 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208538 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208539 | Protected | — |
| +44 120854 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 120855 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 1208560 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1208561 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1208562 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208563 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208564 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208565 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208566 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208567 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208568 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208569 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208570 | Allocated | Digital Mail Limited |
| +44 1208571 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208572 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208573 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208574 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208575 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208576 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208577 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208578 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208579 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208580 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 1208581 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1208582 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 1208583 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1208584 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 1208585 | Allocated | Commi Holdings Limited |
| +44 1208586 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1208587 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 1208588 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1208589 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208590 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1208591 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 1208592 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1208593 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 1208594 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1208595 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1208596 | Allocated | TeleWare Group Limited |
| +44 1208597 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208598 | Allocated | Swiftnet Limited |
| +44 1208599 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1208600 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1208601 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208602 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208603 | Protected | — |
| +44 1208604 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1208605 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1208606 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1208607 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1208608 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1208609 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1208610 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1208611 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1208612 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1208613 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
Related lookups
- 01726 St Austell16 km away
- 01840 Camelford17 km away
- 01841 Newquay (Padstow)18 km away
- 01579 Liskeard18 km away
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FAQs about 01208
Where is area code 01208?
01208 is Ofcom's Bodmin numbering area, in Cornwall, South West England. Its exchange town is in Cornwall. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1208.
Do I need to dial 01208 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01208 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01208 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01208 numbers written?
Numbers on 01208 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01208 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1208 then the local number.
What was the 01208 area code before?
01208 took its current form at PhONEday on 16 April 1995, when a "1" was inserted into every UK geographic code — before that the area dialled 0208. Old signage or stationery showing 0208 refers to the same Bodmin numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01208 numbers?
Ofcom lists 94 providers with allocated blocks on 01208. The largest are BT with 21 of the 133 allocated blocks, Sky UK Limited with 4 of the 133 allocated blocks and TalkTalk Communications Limited with 4 of the 133 allocated blocks. Numbers can be ported, so a number's current provider may differ from the block's holder.
Which area codes are next to 01208?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01726 St Austell (16 km), 01840 Camelford (17 km), 01841 Newquay (Padstow) (18 km) and 01579 Liskeard (18 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01208 number?
On a mobile, text the caller's number to 7726 (free). If you lost money or shared details, call your bank and report it to Report Fraud (0300 123 2040), which replaced Action Fraud in December 2025. Unwanted sales calls go to the ICO after registering with the Telephone Preference Service.