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UK area code

01439 area code — Helmsley

01439 is Ofcom’s Helmsley numbering area, in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber England. 76 phone companies hold its 90 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01439 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01347 Easingwold (17 km) and 01751 Pickering (18 km).

More on the Helmsley dialling code →

01439 at a glance

Ofcom area name
Helmsley
County
North Yorkshire
Council area
North Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber England
Number format
01439 234 567 (4+6)
Local calls
Full number recommended
Current code since
1995 (previously 0439)
Allocated blocks
90 of 460 (20%) across 76 providers
Newest block
26 January 2026 (1 in the last 12 months)
Nearest codes
01347 Easingwold (17 km), 01751 Pickering (18 km), 01845 Thirsk (18 km), 01653 Malton (21 km)

Sources: Ofcom numbering data (weekly) and area-code list, Ofcom Numbering Plan, ONS geography.

Map of the 01439 Helmsley dialling area and the nearest other UK area codes
Shaded: the council area containing the code's main exchange town (North Yorkshire). Ofcom doesn’t publish exchange boundaries, so this shows where the numbering area’s town is, not an exact outline. Boundaries: ONS (OGL); places: ONS Index of Place Names.

If a 01439 number called you

No clear pattern in reports for these numbers yet. If a call worried you:

  1. 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. 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.

    Ofcom: what to do about a scam call ↗

  3. 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.

    Telephone Preference Service ↗

  4. 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.

    159 (Stop Scams UK) ↗Report Fraud ↗

01439 history and number format

Number format: Numbers on 01439 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01439 234 567.

Before 1995: 01439 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 0439.

Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01439 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01439 first always works, and mobiles always need it.

Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01439 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 01439 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)

Phone companies holding 01439 numbers

Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01439, 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 holderAllocatedAll blocksFirst blockLatest block
BT5515 July 19942 January 1996
Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited557 February 20137 February 2013
Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone)3330 November 200930 November 2009
Digital Space Group Limited2230 November 200715 March 2016
Fuse 2 Communications Ltd224 July 201722 January 2024
GCI Network Solutions Limited2225 April 201720 December 2023
TalkTalk Communications Limited2219 January 201219 January 2012
(AQ) LIMITED1111 September 201211 September 2012
24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd1117 January 202017 January 2020
8x8 Communications UK Limited1129 March 201229 March 2012
AQL Wholesale Ltd1126 June 200626 June 2006
Adepteo Limited1117 January 201717 January 2017
Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd116 March 20096 March 2009
Atomstream Limited1123 April 201023 April 2010
Barritel Limited117 June 20077 June 2007
Bicom Systems EURL112 March 20122 March 2012
Bink Networks Ltd113 April 20233 April 2023
CFL Communications Ltd1110 July 200910 July 2009
Colt Technology Services1120 June 201620 June 2016
Content Guru Limited1115 October 201215 October 2012
Dial 9 Communications Limited1110 December 201910 December 2019
Digitech Solutions Global Limited1128 April 201028 April 2010
EVE CONNECT LTD119 November 20229 November 2022
Flextel Limited1117 November 200517 November 2005
Hello Telecom (UK) Limited1120 July 201220 July 2012
I.T Communications Limited1119 April 201619 April 2016
ICC Networks Ltd1113 April 201213 April 2012
ICUK Computing Services Limited1123 November 202223 November 2022
INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED1126 January 202626 January 2026
IOVOX Limited113 July 20123 July 2012

Showing the 30 largest of 76 holders.

Openreach exchanges at Helmsley

Exchanges Openreach lists at this location in its copper stop-sell programme, with the date new copper orders stop.

All number blocks on 01439first 200 of 460, by prefix
PrefixStatusRange holder
+44 143900Protected—
+44 143901Protected—
+44 143902Protected—
+44 143903Protected—
+44 143904Protected—
+44 143905Protected—
+44 143906Protected—
+44 143907Protected—
+44 143908Protected—
+44 143909Protected—
+44 143910Protected—
+44 143911Protected—
+44 143912Protected—
+44 143913Protected—
+44 143914Protected—
+44 143915Protected—
+44 143916Protected—
+44 143917Protected—
+44 143918Protected—
+44 143919Protected—
+44 143920AllocatedServed Up Limited
+44 1439210Protected—
+44 1439211Protected—
+44 1439212Protected—
+44 1439213Protected—
+44 1439214Protected—
+44 1439215Protected—
+44 1439216Protected—
+44 1439217Protected—
+44 1439218Protected—
+44 1439219Protected—
+44 143922AllocatedTTNC Limited
+44 143923AllocatedTelNG Limited
+44 143924AllocatedLocalphone Limited
+44 143925AllocatedBarritel Limited
+44 143926Protected—
+44 1439270Protected—
+44 1439271Protected—
+44 1439272Protected—
+44 1439273Protected—
+44 1439274Protected—
+44 1439275Protected—
+44 1439276Protected—
+44 1439277AllocatedSpitfire Network Services Limited
+44 1439278Protected—
+44 1439279Protected—
+44 143928AllocatedRedcentric Solutions Limited
+44 143929Protected—
+44 1439300Protected—
+44 1439301Protected—
+44 1439302Protected—
+44 1439303Protected—
+44 1439304Protected—
+44 1439305Protected—
+44 1439306Protected—
+44 1439307Protected—
+44 1439308Protected—
+44 1439309Protected—
+44 1439310AllocatedYayYay Limited
+44 1439311AllocatedBicom Systems EURL
+44 1439312Allocated8x8 Communications UK Limited
+44 1439313Protected—
+44 1439314AllocatedICC Networks Ltd
+44 1439315AllocatedSimwood eSMS Limited
+44 1439316AllocatedHello Telecom (UK) Limited
+44 1439317AllocatedZiron Limited
+44 1439318AllocatedIOVOX Limited
+44 1439319Protected—
+44 1439320AllocatedRedwood Technologies Ltd
+44 1439321AllocatedFuse 2 Communications Ltd
+44 1439322AllocatedContent Guru Limited
+44 1439323AllocatedMinotaur Telecom Limited
+44 1439324AllocatedKalnet4U Ltd
+44 1439325AllocatedNuso Cloud UK Limited
+44 1439326AllocatedSky UK Limited
+44 1439327AllocatedM247 Ltd
+44 1439328Protected—
+44 1439329AllocatedXoverX Ltd
+44 1439330AllocatedGamma Telecom Holdings Limited
+44 1439331Protected—
+44 1439332Protected—
+44 1439333Protected—
+44 1439334Protected—
+44 1439335Protected—
+44 1439336AllocatedGamma Telecom Holdings Limited
+44 1439337AllocatedGamma Telecom Holdings Limited
+44 1439338AllocatedGamma Telecom Holdings Limited
+44 1439339AllocatedGamma Telecom Holdings Limited
+44 143934AllocatedFlextel Limited
+44 143935Protected—
+44 1439360Protected—
+44 1439361Protected—
+44 1439362Protected—
+44 1439363Protected—
+44 1439364Protected—
+44 1439365Protected—
+44 1439366Protected—
+44 1439367Protected—
+44 1439368Protected—
+44 1439369Protected—
+44 143937AllocatedAQL Wholesale Ltd
+44 143938Protected—
+44 1439390Protected—
+44 1439391Protected—
+44 1439392Protected—
+44 1439393Protected—
+44 1439394AllocatedSix Degrees Technology Group Limited
+44 1439395Protected—
+44 1439396Protected—
+44 1439397Protected—
+44 1439398Protected—
+44 1439399Protected—
+44 1439400Protected—
+44 1439401Protected—
+44 1439402Protected—
+44 1439403Protected—
+44 1439404Protected—
+44 1439405Protected—
+44 1439406Protected—
+44 1439407Protected—
+44 1439408AllocatedTalkTalk Communications Limited
+44 1439409AllocatedTalkTalk Communications Limited
+44 143941AllocatedVoiceflex Limited
+44 143942Protected—
+44 143943AllocatedNationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd
+44 143944Allocated(AQ) LIMITED
+44 143945AllocatedVoIP-Un Limited
+44 143946AllocatedDigital Space Group Limited
+44 1439470Protected—
+44 1439471Protected—
+44 1439472Protected—
+44 1439473Protected—
+44 1439474Protected—
+44 1439475Protected—
+44 1439476Protected—
+44 1439477AllocatedDigital Space Group Limited
+44 1439478Protected—
+44 1439479Protected—
+44 143948AllocatedNodemax Limited
+44 143949AllocatedTelecom2 Limited
+44 143950AllocatedNet-Work Internet Ltd
+44 143951Protected—
+44 1439520AllocatedVoxbone SA
+44 1439521Protected—
+44 1439522Protected—
+44 1439523Protected—
+44 1439524Protected—
+44 1439525Protected—
+44 1439526Protected—
+44 1439527Protected—
+44 1439528Protected—
+44 1439529Protected—
+44 143953AllocatedSolutios Limited
+44 143954Quarantined—
+44 143955AllocatedMars Communications Limited
+44 143956AllocatedAndrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd
+44 143957Quarantined—
+44 143958AllocatedCFL Communications Ltd
+44 143959Protected—
+44 143960AllocatedNexus Telecommunications Limited
+44 1439610AllocatedInet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone)
+44 1439611AllocatedInet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone)
+44 1439612Protected—
+44 1439613Protected—
+44 1439614Protected—
+44 1439615Protected—
+44 1439616Protected—
+44 1439617AllocatedInet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone)
+44 1439618Protected—
+44 1439619Protected—
+44 1439620AllocatedDigitech Solutions Global Limited
+44 1439621AllocatedEVE CONNECT LTD
+44 1439622AllocatedAtomstream Limited
+44 1439623AllocatedVoiceHost Limited
+44 1439624AllocatedTelephone Box Limited
+44 1439625Protected—
+44 1439626AllocatedSuretec Systems Ltd
+44 1439627AllocatedPhone Co-Op Numbering Limited
+44 1439628AllocatedGCI Network Solutions Limited
+44 1439629AllocatedWindsor Telecom Limited
+44 1439630Protected—
+44 1439631AllocatedNexbridge Communications Limited
+44 1439632AllocatedMintaka Limited
+44 1439633AllocatedINTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED
+44 1439634AllocatedInvosys Limited
+44 1439635Protected—
+44 1439636AllocatedOrbtalk Limited
+44 1439637AllocatedInvoco Ltd
+44 1439638Protected—
+44 1439639AllocatedInternexus Networks Limited
+44 1439640AllocatedNumber Services Ltd.
+44 1439641AllocatedZapappi Ltd
+44 1439642AllocatedColt Technology Services
+44 1439643AllocatedI.T Communications Limited
+44 1439644Free—
+44 1439645AllocatedIP Voice Networks Ltd
+44 1439646AllocatedAdepteo Limited
+44 1439647AllocatedDial 9 Communications Limited
+44 1439648AllocatedFuse 2 Communications Ltd
+44 1439649Allocated24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd

FAQs about 01439

Where is area code 01439?

01439 is Ofcom's Helmsley numbering area, in North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber England. Its exchange town is in North Yorkshire. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1439.

Do I need to dial 01439 for a local call?

Traditionally not from another 01439 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01439 first always works, and mobiles always need it.

How are 01439 numbers written?

Numbers on 01439 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01439 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1439 then the local number.

What was the 01439 area code before?

01439 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 0439. Old signage or stationery showing 0439 refers to the same Helmsley numbers.

Which phone companies hold 01439 numbers?

Ofcom lists 76 providers with allocated blocks on 01439. The largest are BT with 5 of the 90 allocated blocks, Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited with 5 of the 90 allocated blocks and Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) with 3 of the 90 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 01439?

By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01347 Easingwold (17 km), 01751 Pickering (18 km), 01845 Thirsk (18 km) and 01653 Malton (21 km).

How do I report a scam call from a 01439 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.