UK area code
01241 area code — Arbroath
01241 is Ofcom’s Arbroath numbering area, in Angus, Scotland. 91 phone companies hold its 111 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01241 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01674 Montrose (18 km) and 01356 Brechin (19 km).
01241 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Arbroath
- Council area
- Angus
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01241 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0241)
- Allocated blocks
- 111 of 352 (32%) across 91 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 01241 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 Police Scotland on 101. In Scotland fraud goes to Police Scotland rather than Report Fraud.
01241 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01241 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01241 234 567.
Before 1995: 01241 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 0241.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01241 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01241 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01241 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 01241 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01241 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01241, 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 | 10 | 10 | 15 July 1994 | 19 June 2020 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 4 | 4 | 17 January 2012 | 2 May 2017 |
| Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) | 3 | 3 | 9 November 2012 | 9 November 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 13 January 2020 | 13 January 2020 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 29 November 2007 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 2 | 2 | 20 April 2017 | 22 December 2023 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 2 | 2 | 3 October 2013 | 15 November 2021 |
| Voxbone SA | 2 | 2 | 8 December 2011 | 27 November 2024 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 19 October 2011 | 19 October 2011 |
| 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 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 26 February 2009 | 26 February 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 23 April 2010 | 23 April 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 8 October 2008 | 8 October 2008 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 22 March 2021 | 22 March 2021 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 2 March 2012 | 2 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 March 2023 | 27 March 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 7 July 2009 | 7 July 2009 |
| Citrus Telecommunications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 8 March 2006 | 8 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 |
| Datazero Ltd | 1 | 1 | 2 November 2010 | 2 November 2010 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 9 December 2019 | 9 December 2019 |
| Digital Mail Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 December 2010 | 21 December 2010 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 1 | 1 | 23 April 2010 | 23 April 2010 |
Showing the 30 largest of 91 holders.
All number blocks on 01241first 200 of 352, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 124100 | Protected | — |
| +44 124101 | Protected | — |
| +44 124102 | Protected | — |
| +44 124103 | Protected | — |
| +44 124104 | Protected | — |
| +44 124105 | Protected | — |
| +44 124106 | Protected | — |
| +44 124107 | Protected | — |
| +44 124108 | Protected | — |
| +44 124109 | Protected | — |
| +44 124110 | Protected | — |
| +44 124111 | Protected | — |
| +44 124112 | Protected | — |
| +44 124113 | Protected | — |
| +44 124114 | Protected | — |
| +44 124115 | Protected | — |
| +44 124116 | Protected | — |
| +44 124117 | Protected | — |
| +44 124118 | Protected | — |
| +44 124119 | Protected | — |
| +44 124120 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 124121 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 124122 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 1241230 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1241231 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241232 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241233 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241234 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241235 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241236 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241237 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241238 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1241239 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1241240 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241241 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241242 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1241243 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1241244 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1241245 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1241246 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1241247 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241248 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1241249 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1241250 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241251 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241252 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241253 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241254 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241255 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241256 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241257 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241258 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241259 | Protected | — |
| +44 124126 | Protected | — |
| +44 124127 | Protected | — |
| +44 124128 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 124129 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 124130 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 124131 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 124132 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 124133 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 1241340 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1241341 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241342 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241343 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241344 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241345 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241346 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241347 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241348 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241349 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241350 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241351 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241352 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241353 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241354 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241355 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241356 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241357 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1241358 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241359 | Protected | — |
| +44 124136 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 124137 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 124138 | Allocated | Commi Holdings Limited |
| +44 124139 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 124140 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 124141 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 124142 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 124143 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 124144 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1241450 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1241451 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1241452 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1241453 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1241454 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241455 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1241456 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1241457 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1241458 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1241459 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 124146 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 124147 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1241480 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1241481 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1241482 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1241483 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1241484 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1241485 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1241486 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1241487 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1241488 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1241489 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 124149 | Protected | — |
| +44 124150 | Protected | — |
| +44 124151 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 124152 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 124153 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 124154 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 124155 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1241560 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1241561 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1241562 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241563 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241564 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241565 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241566 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241567 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1241568 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241569 | Protected | — |
| +44 124157 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 124158 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 124159 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 124160 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 124161 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1241620 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241621 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241622 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241623 | Allocated | TeleWare Group Limited |
| +44 1241624 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241625 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241626 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241627 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241628 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241629 | Protected | — |
| +44 124163 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241640 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1241641 | Free | — |
| +44 1241642 | Free | — |
| +44 1241643 | Free | — |
| +44 1241644 | Free | — |
| +44 1241645 | Free | — |
| +44 1241646 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1241647 | Free | — |
| +44 1241648 | Free | — |
| +44 1241649 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1241650 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1241651 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1241652 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1241653 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1241654 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1241655 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1241656 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1241657 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1241658 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1241659 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241660 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1241661 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1241662 | Allocated | Digital Mail Limited |
| +44 1241663 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241664 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1241665 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241666 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1241667 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241668 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241669 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241670 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241671 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1241672 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1241673 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 1241674 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1241675 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1241676 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1241677 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1241678 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1241679 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1241680 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241681 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241682 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241683 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241684 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241685 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241686 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241687 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241688 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241689 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241690 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241691 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241692 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241693 | Protected | — |
| +44 1241694 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01674 Montrose18 km away
- 01356 Brechin19 km away
- 01307 Forfar21 km away
- 01382 Dundee27 km away
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- TalkTalk Communications Limited4 allocated blocks on 01241
- Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone)3 allocated blocks on 01241
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FAQs about 01241
Where is area code 01241?
01241 is Ofcom's Arbroath numbering area, in Angus, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Angus. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1241.
Do I need to dial 01241 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01241 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01241 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01241 numbers written?
Numbers on 01241 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01241 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1241 then the local number.
What was the 01241 area code before?
01241 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 0241. Old signage or stationery showing 0241 refers to the same Arbroath numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01241 numbers?
Ofcom lists 91 providers with allocated blocks on 01241. The largest are BT with 10 of the 111 allocated blocks, TalkTalk Communications Limited with 4 of the 111 allocated blocks and Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) with 3 of the 111 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 01241?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01674 Montrose (18 km), 01356 Brechin (19 km), 01307 Forfar (21 km) and 01382 Dundee (27 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01241 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 Police Scotland on 101. Unwanted sales calls go to the ICO after registering with the Telephone Preference Service.