UK area code
01387 area code — Dumfries
01387 is Ofcom’s Dumfries numbering area, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. 93 phone companies hold its 186 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01387 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01576 Lockerbie (17 km) and 01848 Thornhill (22 km).
01387 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Dumfries
- Council area
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01387 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0387)
- Allocated blocks
- 186 of 541 (34%) across 93 providers
- Newest block
- 15 May 2026 (3 in the last 12 months)
Sources: Ofcom numbering data (weekly) and area-code list, Ofcom Numbering Plan, ONS geography.
If a 01387 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.
01387 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01387 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01387 234 567.
Before 1995: 01387 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 0387.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01387 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01387 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01387 was allocated on 15 July 1994, and the most recent on 15 May 2026. 3 blocks were allocated in the last 12 months — newly-activated ranges with no call history, which is worth knowing when an unfamiliar 01387 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01387 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01387, 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 | 31 | 31 | 15 July 1994 | 6 July 2023 |
| Sky UK Limited | 8 | 8 | 2 July 2013 | 15 May 2026 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 8 | 8 | 6 September 2013 | 28 August 2025 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 5 | 5 | 13 March 2004 | 23 April 2009 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 4 | 4 | 30 November 2007 | 12 April 2016 |
| I.T Communications Limited | 3 | 3 | 2 September 2016 | 25 April 2017 |
| IOVOX Limited | 3 | 3 | 2 July 2012 | 23 October 2014 |
| Resilient Limited | 3 | 3 | 18 May 2012 | 18 May 2012 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 3 | 3 | 24 August 2007 | 13 February 2013 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 17 January 2020 | 17 January 2020 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 2 | 2 | 4 January 2008 | 4 January 2008 |
| Adepteo Limited | 2 | 2 | 13 October 2016 | 13 October 2016 |
| Barritel Limited | 2 | 2 | 2 November 2006 | 11 November 2008 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 2 | 2 | 29 March 2023 | 3 April 2023 |
| Colt Technology Services | 2 | 2 | 28 October 2015 | 7 July 2016 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 2 | 2 | 21 January 2019 | 27 January 2020 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 10 December 2019 | 10 December 2019 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 2 | 2 | 29 April 2010 | 22 June 2012 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 2 | 2 | 25 April 2017 | 20 December 2023 |
| ICUK Computing Services Limited | 2 | 2 | 5 June 2020 | 23 November 2022 |
| INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED | 2 | 2 | 26 January 2026 | 26 January 2026 |
| Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) | 2 | 2 | 24 September 2008 | 20 January 2015 |
| Invoco Ltd | 2 | 2 | 21 September 2011 | 3 February 2015 |
| KCOM Group Ltd | 2 | 2 | 8 September 2022 | 8 September 2022 |
| Kalnet4U Ltd | 2 | 2 | 16 May 2013 | 21 March 2016 |
| Linear Telecoms Limited | 2 | 2 | 8 October 2010 | 8 October 2010 |
| M247 Ltd | 2 | 2 | 29 May 2015 | 29 May 2015 |
| Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd | 2 | 2 | 1 October 2007 | 2 October 2007 |
| Number Services Ltd. | 2 | 2 | 22 November 2018 | 22 November 2018 |
Showing the 30 largest of 93 holders.
Openreach exchanges at Dumfries
Exchanges Openreach lists at this location in its copper stop-sell programme, with the date new copper orders stop.
- Mouswald WSMOUStop sell 04-Jun-24 · Tranche 12
All number blocks on 01387first 200 of 541, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 138700 | Protected | — |
| +44 138701 | Protected | — |
| +44 138702 | Protected | — |
| +44 138703 | Protected | — |
| +44 138704 | Protected | — |
| +44 138705 | Protected | — |
| +44 138706 | Protected | — |
| +44 138707 | Protected | — |
| +44 138708 | Protected | — |
| +44 138709 | Protected | — |
| +44 138710 | Protected | — |
| +44 138711 | Protected | — |
| +44 138712 | Protected | — |
| +44 138713 | Protected | — |
| +44 138714 | Protected | — |
| +44 138715 | Protected | — |
| +44 138716 | Protected | — |
| +44 138717 | Protected | — |
| +44 138718 | Protected | — |
| +44 138719 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387200 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1387201 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1387202 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1387203 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1387204 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387205 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1387206 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1387207 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1387208 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387209 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 138721 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 138722 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 138723 | Protected | — |
| +44 138724 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 138725 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 138726 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 138727 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 138728 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 138729 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 138730 | Protected | — |
| +44 138731 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387320 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1387321 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 1387322 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 1387323 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 1387324 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1387325 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1387326 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1387327 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1387328 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387329 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1387330 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387331 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387332 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387333 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1387334 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 1387335 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1387336 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387337 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387338 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1387339 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 1387340 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1387341 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1387342 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 1387343 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1387344 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 1387345 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1387346 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 1387347 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1387348 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1387349 | Allocated | TeleWare Group Limited |
| +44 1387350 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 13873510 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 13873511 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 13873512 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 13873513 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 13873514 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 13873515 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 13873516 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 13873517 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 13873518 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873519 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 13873520 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 13873521 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 13873522 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 13873523 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 13873524 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 13873525 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 13873526 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 13873527 | Allocated | Reality Network Services Limited |
| +44 13873528 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 13873529 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 13873530 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 13873531 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 13873532 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 13873533 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 13873534 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 13873535 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 13873536 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 13873537 | Free | — |
| +44 13873538 | Free | — |
| +44 13873539 | Free | — |
| +44 13873540 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873541 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873542 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873543 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873544 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873545 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873546 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873547 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873548 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873549 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873550 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873551 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873552 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873553 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873554 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873555 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873556 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873557 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873558 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873559 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873560 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873561 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873562 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873563 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873564 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873565 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873566 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873567 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873568 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873569 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873570 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873571 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873572 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873573 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873574 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873575 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873576 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873577 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873578 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873579 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873580 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873581 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873582 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873583 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873584 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873585 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873586 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873587 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873588 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873589 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873590 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873591 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873592 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873593 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873594 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873595 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873596 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873597 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873598 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873599 | Protected | — |
| +44 138736 | Protected | — |
| +44 138737 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1387380 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1387381 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1387382 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1387383 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1387384 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1387385 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1387386 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 13873870 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873871 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873872 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 13873873 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 13873874 | Allocated | Mintaka Limited |
| +44 13873875 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 13873876 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 13873877 | Protected | — |
| +44 13873878 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 13873879 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1387388 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387389 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1387390 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387391 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387392 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387393 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387394 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387395 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387396 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387397 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387398 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387399 | Protected | — |
| +44 1387400 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1387401 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1387402 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1387403 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1387404 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 1387405 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1387406 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
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- 01576 Lockerbie17 km away
- 01848 Thornhill22 km away
- 01556 Castle Douglas25 km away
- 01683 Moffat31 km away
- BT31 allocated blocks on 01387
- Sky UK Limited8 allocated blocks on 01387
- Vodafone Ltd (C&W)8 allocated blocks on 01387
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FAQs about 01387
Where is area code 01387?
01387 is Ofcom's Dumfries numbering area, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Dumfries and Galloway. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1387.
Do I need to dial 01387 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01387 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01387 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01387 numbers written?
Numbers on 01387 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01387 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1387 then the local number.
What was the 01387 area code before?
01387 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 0387. Old signage or stationery showing 0387 refers to the same Dumfries numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01387 numbers?
Ofcom lists 93 providers with allocated blocks on 01387. The largest are BT with 31 of the 186 allocated blocks, Sky UK Limited with 8 of the 186 allocated blocks and Vodafone with 8 of the 186 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 01387?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01576 Lockerbie (17 km), 01848 Thornhill (22 km), 01556 Castle Douglas (25 km) and 01683 Moffat (31 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01387 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.