UK area code
01463 area code — Inverness
01463 is Ofcom’s Inverness numbering area, in Highland, Scotland. 101 phone companies hold its 160 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01463 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01381 Fortrose (13 km) and 01349 Dingwall (17 km).
01463 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Inverness
- Council area
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01463 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0463)
- Allocated blocks
- 160 of 406 (39%) across 101 providers
- Newest block
- 26 June 2026 (2 in the last 12 months)
Sources: Ofcom numbering data (weekly) and area-code list, Ofcom Numbering Plan, ONS geography.
If a 01463 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.
01463 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01463 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01463 234 567.
Before 1995: 01463 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 0463.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01463 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01463 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01463 was allocated on 15 July 1994, and the most recent on 26 June 2026. 2 blocks were allocated in the last 12 months — newly-activated ranges with no call history, which is worth knowing when an unfamiliar 01463 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01463 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01463, 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 | 24 | 24 | 15 July 1994 | 21 February 2025 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 12 | 12 | 14 October 2013 | 10 November 2021 |
| Sky UK Limited | 6 | 6 | 2 July 2013 | 19 August 2025 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 6 | 6 | 19 January 2012 | 22 March 2019 |
| Colt Technology Services | 4 | 4 | 27 April 2015 | 1 September 2023 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 3 | 3 | 28 April 2008 | 12 April 2016 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 3 | 3 | 25 April 2017 | 22 December 2023 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 3 | 3 | 1 March 2004 | 26 June 2026 |
| Resilient Limited | 3 | 3 | 18 May 2012 | 18 May 2012 |
| TelXL Limited | 3 | 3 | 27 July 2011 | 27 July 2011 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 4 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| I.T Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 25 April 2017 | 25 April 2017 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 11 September 2012 | 11 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 30 September 2019 | 30 September 2019 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 30 March 2012 | 30 March 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 1 November 2004 | 1 November 2004 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 13 December 2016 | 13 December 2016 |
| Alnitak GmbH | 1 | 1 | 10 June 2016 | 10 June 2016 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 9 March 2009 | 9 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 22 March 2010 | 22 March 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 9 June 2006 | 9 June 2006 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 2 March 2012 | 2 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 3 April 2023 | 3 April 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 13 July 2009 | 13 July 2009 |
| Calltracks Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 September 2013 | 20 September 2013 |
| Chess Limited | 1 | 1 | 6 April 2018 | 6 April 2018 |
| Commi Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 November 2016 | 21 November 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 15 October 2012 | 15 October 2012 |
| Core Telecom Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 August 2010 | 5 August 2010 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 22 January 2019 | 22 January 2019 |
Showing the 30 largest of 101 holders.
Openreach exchanges at Inverness
Exchanges Openreach lists at this location in its copper stop-sell programme, with the date new copper orders stop.
- Daviot NSDAVStop sell 13-Oct-21 · Tranche 1b
All number blocks on 01463first 200 of 406, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 146300 | Protected | — |
| +44 146301 | Protected | — |
| +44 146302 | Protected | — |
| +44 146303 | Protected | — |
| +44 146304 | Protected | — |
| +44 146305 | Protected | — |
| +44 146306 | Protected | — |
| +44 146307 | Protected | — |
| +44 146308 | Protected | — |
| +44 146309 | Protected | — |
| +44 146310 | Protected | — |
| +44 146311 | Protected | — |
| +44 146312 | Protected | — |
| +44 146313 | Protected | — |
| +44 146314 | Protected | — |
| +44 146315 | Protected | — |
| +44 146316 | Protected | — |
| +44 146317 | Protected | — |
| +44 146318 | Protected | — |
| +44 146319 | Protected | — |
| +44 146320 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 146321 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 146322 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 146323 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 146324 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 146325 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1463260 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1463261 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1463262 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1463263 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1463264 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1463265 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463266 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1463267 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1463268 | Free | — |
| +44 1463269 | Free | — |
| +44 1463270 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1463271 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1463272 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1463273 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1463274 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1463275 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1463276 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1463277 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1463278 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1463279 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 146328 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1463290 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463291 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463292 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463293 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1463294 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463295 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463296 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463297 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463298 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463299 | Protected | — |
| +44 146330 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1463310 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463311 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463312 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463313 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463314 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463315 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463316 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463317 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463318 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463319 | Protected | — |
| +44 146332 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463330 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463331 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463332 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463333 | Allocated | Chess Limited |
| +44 1463334 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463335 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463336 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463337 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463338 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463339 | Protected | — |
| +44 146334 | Allocated | Commi Holdings Limited |
| +44 1463350 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463351 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1463352 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1463353 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1463354 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463355 | Allocated | Tuxtel Ltd |
| +44 1463356 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1463357 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1463358 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463359 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 146336 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1463370 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463371 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463372 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463373 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463374 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463375 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463376 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463377 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1463378 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463379 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463380 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1463381 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1463382 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1463383 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1463384 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1463385 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1463386 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1463387 | Allocated | SiPalto Ltd |
| +44 1463388 | Allocated | Telecom 10 Ltd |
| +44 1463389 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1463390 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1463391 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1463392 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463393 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463394 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463395 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463396 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463397 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463398 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463399 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 146340 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463410 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463411 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463412 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463413 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463414 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463415 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463416 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463417 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1463418 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1463419 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 146342 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 146343 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 146344 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 146345 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 146346 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 146347 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 1463480 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463481 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463482 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463483 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463484 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463485 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463486 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463487 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1463488 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463489 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463490 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1463491 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463492 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463493 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463494 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463495 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463496 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463497 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463498 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463499 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463500 | Allocated | TelXL Limited |
| +44 1463501 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463502 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463503 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463504 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463505 | Allocated | TelXL Limited |
| +44 1463506 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463507 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463508 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463509 | Allocated | TelXL Limited |
| +44 1463510 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1463511 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1463512 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463513 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1463514 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 1463515 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1463516 | Allocated | Pulsant (Scotland) Limited |
| +44 1463517 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1463518 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 1463519 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 146352 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1463530 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 1463531 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1463532 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1463533 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463534 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1463535 | Allocated | Verizon UK Limited |
| +44 1463536 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463537 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1463538 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463539 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463540 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1463541 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1463542 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1463543 | Allocated | Core Telecom Limited |
| +44 1463544 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1463545 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1463546 | Protected | — |
| +44 1463547 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1463548 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1463549 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1463550 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
Related lookups
- 01381 Fortrose13 km away
- 01349 Dingwall17 km away
- 01808 Tomatin20 km away
- 01456 Glenurquhart22 km away
- BT24 allocated blocks on 01463
- Vodafone Ltd (C&W)12 allocated blocks on 01463
- Sky UK Limited6 allocated blocks on 01463
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FAQs about 01463
Where is area code 01463?
01463 is Ofcom's Inverness numbering area, in Highland, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Highland. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1463.
Do I need to dial 01463 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01463 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01463 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01463 numbers written?
Numbers on 01463 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01463 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1463 then the local number.
What was the 01463 area code before?
01463 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 0463. Old signage or stationery showing 0463 refers to the same Inverness numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01463 numbers?
Ofcom lists 101 providers with allocated blocks on 01463. The largest are BT with 24 of the 160 allocated blocks, Vodafone with 12 of the 160 allocated blocks and Sky UK Limited with 6 of the 160 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 01463?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01381 Fortrose (13 km), 01349 Dingwall (17 km), 01808 Tomatin (20 km) and 01456 Glenurquhart (22 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01463 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.