UK area code
01261 area code — Banff
01261 is Ofcom’s Banff numbering area, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 86 phone companies hold its 105 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01261 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01888 Turriff (15 km) and 01771 Maud (29 km).
01261 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Banff
- Council area
- Aberdeenshire
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01261 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0261)
- Allocated blocks
- 105 of 415 (25%) across 86 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 01261 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.
01261 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01261 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01261 234 567.
Before 1995: 01261 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 0261.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01261 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01261 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01261 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 01261 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01261 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01261, 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 | 7 | 7 | 15 July 1994 | 15 July 2005 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 6 | 6 | 3 October 2013 | 28 October 2020 |
| Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) | 3 | 3 | 27 February 2009 | 27 February 2009 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 3 | 3 | 18 January 2012 | 14 February 2013 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 29 November 2007 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 12 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| IOVOX Limited | 2 | 2 | 2 July 2012 | 27 March 2014 |
| Sky UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 25 June 2013 | 25 June 2013 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 17 October 2011 | 17 October 2011 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 13 January 2020 | 13 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 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 February 2009 | 27 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 | 23 March 2021 | 23 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 | 8 July 2009 | 8 July 2009 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 1 July 2016 | 1 July 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 | 29 April 2019 | 29 April 2019 |
| 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 |
| EVE CONNECT LTD | 1 | 1 | 25 May 2022 | 25 May 2022 |
Showing the 30 largest of 86 holders.
All number blocks on 01261first 200 of 415, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 126100 | Protected | — |
| +44 126101 | Protected | — |
| +44 126102 | Protected | — |
| +44 126103 | Protected | — |
| +44 126104 | Protected | — |
| +44 126105 | Protected | — |
| +44 126106 | Protected | — |
| +44 126107 | Protected | — |
| +44 126108 | Protected | — |
| +44 126109 | Protected | — |
| +44 126110 | Protected | — |
| +44 126111 | Protected | — |
| +44 126112 | Protected | — |
| +44 126113 | Protected | — |
| +44 126114 | Protected | — |
| +44 126115 | Protected | — |
| +44 126116 | Protected | — |
| +44 126117 | Protected | — |
| +44 126118 | Protected | — |
| +44 126119 | Protected | — |
| +44 126120 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 126121 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 126122 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 126123 | Allocated | Commi Holdings Limited |
| +44 126124 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 126125 | Protected | — |
| +44 126126 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 126127 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 126128 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 1261290 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1261291 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1261292 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261293 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261294 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261295 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261296 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261297 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1261298 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261299 | Protected | — |
| +44 126130 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 126131 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 126132 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 126133 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 126134 | Allocated | TeleWare Group Limited |
| +44 126135 | Protected | — |
| +44 126136 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1261370 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1261371 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 1261372 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1261373 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1261374 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1261375 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261376 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1261377 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1261378 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1261379 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1261380 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261381 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1261382 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1261383 | Allocated | Digital Mail Limited |
| +44 1261384 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1261385 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1261386 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1261387 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1261388 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1261389 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1261390 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1261391 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1261392 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1261393 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1261394 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1261395 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1261396 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1261397 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261398 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1261399 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1261400 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261401 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261402 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261403 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261404 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261405 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261406 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261407 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261408 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261409 | Protected | — |
| +44 126141 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 126142 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261430 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1261431 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261432 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1261433 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1261434 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1261435 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1261436 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261437 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1261438 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1261439 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 126144 | Protected | — |
| +44 126145 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1261460 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1261461 | Allocated | Mintaka Limited |
| +44 1261462 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1261463 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1261464 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1261465 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1261466 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1261467 | Free | — |
| +44 1261468 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1261469 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1261470 | Allocated | DRD Communications Limited |
| +44 1261471 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261472 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261473 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261474 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261475 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261476 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261477 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261478 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261479 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261480 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1261481 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261482 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261483 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261484 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261485 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261486 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261487 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261488 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261489 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261490 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261491 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261492 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261493 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261494 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261495 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261496 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261497 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261498 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1261499 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1261500 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1261501 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1261502 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261503 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1261504 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1261505 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1261506 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1261507 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1261508 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1261509 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1261510 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1261511 | Free | — |
| +44 1261512 | Free | — |
| +44 1261513 | Free | — |
| +44 1261514 | Free | — |
| +44 1261515 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1261516 | Free | — |
| +44 1261517 | Free | — |
| +44 1261518 | Free | — |
| +44 1261519 | Free | — |
| +44 1261520 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261521 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261522 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261523 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261524 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261525 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261526 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261527 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261528 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261529 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261530 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261531 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261532 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261533 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261534 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261535 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261536 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261537 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261538 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261539 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261540 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261541 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261542 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261543 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261544 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261545 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261546 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261547 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261548 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261549 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261550 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261551 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261552 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261553 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261554 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261555 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261556 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261557 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261558 | Protected | — |
| +44 1261559 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01888 Turriff15 km away
- 01771 Maud29 km away
- 01466 Huntly29 km away
- 01542 Keith29 km away
- BT7 allocated blocks on 01261
- Vodafone Ltd (C&W)6 allocated blocks on 01261
- Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone)3 allocated blocks on 01261
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FAQs about 01261
Where is area code 01261?
01261 is Ofcom's Banff numbering area, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Aberdeenshire. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1261.
Do I need to dial 01261 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01261 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01261 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01261 numbers written?
Numbers on 01261 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01261 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1261 then the local number.
What was the 01261 area code before?
01261 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 0261. Old signage or stationery showing 0261 refers to the same Banff numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01261 numbers?
Ofcom lists 86 providers with allocated blocks on 01261. The largest are BT with 7 of the 105 allocated blocks, Vodafone with 6 of the 105 allocated blocks and Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) with 3 of the 105 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 01261?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01888 Turriff (15 km), 01771 Maud (29 km), 01466 Huntly (29 km) and 01542 Keith (29 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01261 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.