UK area code
01289 area code — Berwick-upon-Tweed
01289 is Ofcom’s Berwick-upon-Tweed numbering area, in Northumberland, North East England. 89 phone companies hold its 110 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01289 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01890 Ayton (20 km) and 01361 Duns (21 km).
01289 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- County
- Northumberland
- Council area
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East England
- Number format
- 01289 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0289)
- Allocated blocks
- 110 of 442 (25%) across 89 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 01289 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.
01289 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01289 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01289 234 567.
Before 1995: 01289 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 0289.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01289 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01289 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01289 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 01289 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01289 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01289, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 8 | 8 | 25 July 2013 | 17 November 2021 |
| BT | 5 | 5 | 15 July 1994 | 15 May 2025 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 3 | 3 | 30 November 2007 | 12 April 2016 |
| Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) | 3 | 3 | 27 February 2009 | 27 February 2009 |
| Resilient Limited | 3 | 3 | 18 May 2012 | 18 May 2012 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 2 | 2 | 20 April 2017 | 20 December 2023 |
| Sky UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 28 June 2013 | 27 October 2016 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 18 January 2012 | 18 January 2012 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 10 September 2012 | 10 September 2012 |
| 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 | 17 January 2017 | 17 January 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 2 March 2009 | 2 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 26 April 2010 | 26 April 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 11 June 2007 | 11 June 2007 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 3 October 2019 | 3 October 2019 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2012 | 1 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 March 2023 | 27 March 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 8 July 2009 | 8 July 2009 |
| Calltracks Limited | 1 | 1 | 31 January 2014 | 31 January 2014 |
| Citrus Telecommunications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 11 April 2006 | 11 April 2006 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 28 October 2015 | 28 October 2015 |
| Commi Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 November 2016 | 21 November 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 29 August 2013 | 29 August 2013 |
| Core Telecom Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 August 2010 | 5 August 2010 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 January 2020 | 27 January 2020 |
| DRD Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 October 2023 | 5 October 2023 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 December 2019 | 10 December 2019 |
Showing the 30 largest of 89 holders.
Openreach exchanges at Berwick-upon-Tweed
Exchanges Openreach lists at this location in its copper stop-sell programme, with the date new copper orders stop.
- Berwick NEBWStop sell 08-Nov-24 · Tranche 14
All number blocks on 01289first 200 of 442, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 128900 | Protected | — |
| +44 128901 | Protected | — |
| +44 128902 | Protected | — |
| +44 128903 | Protected | — |
| +44 128904 | Protected | — |
| +44 128905 | Protected | — |
| +44 128906 | Protected | — |
| +44 128907 | Protected | — |
| +44 128908 | Protected | — |
| +44 128909 | Protected | — |
| +44 128910 | Protected | — |
| +44 128911 | Protected | — |
| +44 128912 | Protected | — |
| +44 128913 | Protected | — |
| +44 128914 | Protected | — |
| +44 128915 | Protected | — |
| +44 128916 | Protected | — |
| +44 128917 | Protected | — |
| +44 128918 | Protected | — |
| +44 128919 | Protected | — |
| +44 128920 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289210 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1289211 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289212 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289213 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289214 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289215 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289216 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289218 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289219 | Protected | — |
| +44 128922 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 128923 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 128924 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 128925 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 128926 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 128927 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 128928 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 1289290 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289291 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289292 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289293 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289294 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289295 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289296 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289297 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289298 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1289299 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 128930 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 128931 | Allocated | Magrathea Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 128932 | Protected | — |
| +44 128933 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1289340 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1289341 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1289342 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1289343 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1289344 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289345 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1289346 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289347 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1289348 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289349 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 128935 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 128936 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1289370 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289371 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289372 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289373 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289374 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289375 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289376 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289377 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289378 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289379 | Protected | — |
| +44 128938 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1289390 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1289391 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1289392 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1289393 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1289394 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289395 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1289396 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289397 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289398 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289399 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 128940 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 128941 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 128942 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 1289430 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289431 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289432 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289433 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289434 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1289435 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289436 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289437 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289438 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289439 | Protected | — |
| +44 128944 | Allocated | Citrus Telecommunications Ltd |
| +44 128945 | Protected | — |
| +44 128946 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1289470 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289471 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289472 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289473 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289474 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289475 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289476 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289477 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1289478 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289479 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289480 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289481 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289482 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289483 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289484 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289485 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289486 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289487 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289488 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289489 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289490 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1289491 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289492 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1289493 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1289494 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1289495 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1289496 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1289497 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1289498 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1289499 | Protected | — |
| +44 128950 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 128951 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 128952 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 128953 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 128954 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 128955 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1289560 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289561 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289562 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289563 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1289564 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289565 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289566 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289567 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289568 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289569 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289570 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289571 | Allocated | DRD Communications Limited |
| +44 1289572 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289573 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289574 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289575 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289576 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289577 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289578 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289579 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289580 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1289581 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1289582 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289583 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289584 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289585 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289586 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289587 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289588 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289589 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 128959 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289600 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289601 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289602 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289603 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289604 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289605 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289606 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289607 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1289608 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289609 | Protected | — |
| +44 128961 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 128962 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 128963 | Allocated | Commi Holdings Limited |
| +44 128964 | Protected | — |
| +44 128965 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 128966 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 128967 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 128968 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 1289690 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1289691 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1289692 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289693 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289694 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289695 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289696 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289697 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1289698 | Protected | — |
| +44 1289699 | Protected | — |
| +44 128970 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 128971 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 128972 | Allocated | TeleWare Group Limited |
| +44 128973 | Protected | — |
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- 01890 Ayton20 km away
- 01361 Duns21 km away
- 01668 Bamburgh26 km away
- 01573 Kelso33 km away
- Vodafone Ltd (C&W)8 allocated blocks on 01289
- BT5 allocated blocks on 01289
- Digital Space Group Limited3 allocated blocks on 01289
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FAQs about 01289
Where is area code 01289?
01289 is Ofcom's Berwick-upon-Tweed numbering area, in Northumberland, North East England. Its exchange town is in Northumberland. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1289.
Do I need to dial 01289 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01289 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01289 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01289 numbers written?
Numbers on 01289 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01289 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1289 then the local number.
What was the 01289 area code before?
01289 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 0289. Old signage or stationery showing 0289 refers to the same Berwick-upon-Tweed numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01289 numbers?
Ofcom lists 89 providers with allocated blocks on 01289. The largest are Vodafone with 8 of the 110 allocated blocks, BT with 5 of the 110 allocated blocks and Digital Space Group Limited with 3 of the 110 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 01289?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01890 Ayton (20 km), 01361 Duns (21 km), 01668 Bamburgh (26 km) and 01573 Kelso (33 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01289 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.