UK area code
01492 area code — Colwyn Bay
01492 is Ofcom’s Colwyn Bay numbering area, in Conwy, Wales. 94 phone companies hold its 148 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01492 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01745 Rhyl (15 km) and 01690 Betws-y-Coed (23 km).
01492 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Colwyn Bay
- Council area
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Number format
- 01492 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0492)
- Allocated blocks
- 148 of 433 (34%) across 94 providers
- Newest block
- 17 March 2026 (2 in the last 12 months)
Sources: Ofcom numbering data (weekly) and area-code list, Ofcom Numbering Plan, ONS geography.
If a 01492 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.
01492 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01492 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01492 234 567.
Before 1995: 01492 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 0492.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01492 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01492 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01492 was allocated on 15 July 1994, and the most recent on 17 March 2026. 2 blocks were allocated in the last 12 months — newly-activated ranges with no call history, which is worth knowing when an unfamiliar 01492 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01492 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01492, 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 | 21 | 21 | 15 July 1994 | 11 July 2025 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 11 | 11 | 2 May 2017 | 26 February 2024 |
| Sky UK Limited | 8 | 8 | 5 July 2013 | 20 March 2024 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 6 | 6 | 19 January 2012 | 2 May 2017 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 4 | 4 | 4 September 2013 | 15 November 2021 |
| Resilient Limited | 3 | 3 | 18 May 2012 | 18 May 2012 |
| Colt Technology Services | 2 | 2 | 28 October 2015 | 10 May 2023 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 18 June 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 2 | 2 | 4 March 2005 | 22 September 2021 |
| Lumen Technologies UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 7 June 2006 | 7 June 2006 |
| Media Hawk Ltd | 2 | 2 | 11 April 2013 | 25 November 2015 |
| Voxbone SA | 2 | 2 | 19 September 2008 | 18 August 2022 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 11 September 2012 | 11 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 17 January 2020 | 17 January 2020 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 30 March 2012 | 30 March 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 23 June 2006 | 23 June 2006 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 January 2017 | 17 January 2017 |
| Alnitak GmbH | 1 | 1 | 6 January 2017 | 6 January 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 11 March 2009 | 11 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 23 March 2010 | 23 March 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 22 November 2006 | 22 November 2006 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 16 September 2021 | 16 September 2021 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 2 March 2012 | 2 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 29 March 2023 | 29 March 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 13 July 2009 | 13 July 2009 |
| Calltracks Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 September 2013 | 20 September 2013 |
| 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 |
Showing the 30 largest of 94 holders.
Openreach exchanges at Colwyn Bay
Exchanges Openreach lists at this location in its copper stop-sell programme, with the date new copper orders stop.
- Colwyn Bay WNCBStop sell 04-Jun-24 · Tranche 12
- Old Colwyn WNOCStop sell 04-Jun-24 · Tranche 12
- Rhos On Sea WNROSStop sell 09-May-23 · Tranche 8
All number blocks on 01492first 200 of 433, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 149200 | Protected | — |
| +44 149201 | Protected | — |
| +44 149202 | Protected | — |
| +44 149203 | Protected | — |
| +44 149204 | Protected | — |
| +44 149205 | Protected | — |
| +44 149206 | Protected | — |
| +44 149207 | Protected | — |
| +44 149208 | Protected | — |
| +44 149209 | Protected | — |
| +44 149210 | Protected | — |
| +44 149211 | Protected | — |
| +44 149212 | Protected | — |
| +44 149213 | Protected | — |
| +44 149214 | Protected | — |
| +44 149215 | Protected | — |
| +44 149216 | Protected | — |
| +44 149217 | Protected | — |
| +44 149218 | Protected | — |
| +44 149219 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492200 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1492201 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1492202 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1492203 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1492204 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492205 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1492206 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1492207 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1492208 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492209 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1492210 | Allocated | DRD Communications Limited |
| +44 1492211 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492212 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492213 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492214 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492215 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492216 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492218 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492219 | Protected | — |
| +44 149222 | Protected | — |
| +44 149223 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1492240 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492241 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492242 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492243 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492244 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1492245 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492246 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492247 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492248 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492249 | Protected | — |
| +44 149225 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 149226 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1492270 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492271 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492272 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492273 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492274 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492275 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492276 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492277 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1492278 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492279 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492280 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492281 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 1492282 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492283 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492284 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492285 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492286 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492287 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492288 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492289 | Allocated | Lumen Technologies UK Limited |
| +44 149229 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 1492300 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492301 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492302 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492303 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492304 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492305 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492306 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492307 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492308 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492309 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492310 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1492311 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1492312 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492313 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492314 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492315 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492316 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492317 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492318 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492319 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 149232 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 1492330 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1492331 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492332 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492333 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492334 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492335 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492336 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492337 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492338 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1492339 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 149234 | Allocated | Commi Holdings Limited |
| +44 149235 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 149236 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 149237 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 149238 | Protected | — |
| +44 149239 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 149240 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 1492410 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1492411 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1492412 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492413 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 1492414 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1492415 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492416 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1492417 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 1492418 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1492419 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 149242 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 1492430 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 1492431 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 1492432 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1492433 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 1492434 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492435 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492436 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1492437 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1492438 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492439 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1492440 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1492441 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1492442 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1492443 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1492444 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1492445 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1492446 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1492447 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1492448 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1492449 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1492450 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492451 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1492452 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1492453 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1492454 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1492455 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492456 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1492457 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1492458 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1492459 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1492460 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1492461 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1492462 | Allocated | HAVENSTOKE COMMUNICATIONS LTD |
| +44 1492463 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1492464 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1492465 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1492466 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492467 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1492468 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492469 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1492470 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1492471 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1492472 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1492473 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1492474 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1492475 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492476 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 1492477 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1492478 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1492479 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1492480 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492481 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1492482 | Allocated | Alnitak GmbH |
| +44 1492483 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1492484 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1492485 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1492486 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1492487 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1492488 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492489 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1492490 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1492491 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1492492 | Protected | — |
| +44 1492493 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1492494 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1492495 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1492496 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1492497 | Allocated | SiPalto Ltd |
| +44 1492498 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1492499 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 149250 | Protected | — |
| +44 149251 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 149252 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 149253 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 149254 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 149255 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
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- 01745 Rhyl15 km away
- 01690 Betws-y-Coed23 km away
- 01248 Bangor (Gwynedd)29 km away
- 01824 Ruthin33 km away
- BT21 allocated blocks on 01492
- GCI Network Solutions Limited11 allocated blocks on 01492
- Sky UK Limited8 allocated blocks on 01492
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FAQs about 01492
Where is area code 01492?
01492 is Ofcom's Colwyn Bay numbering area, in Conwy, Wales. Its exchange town is in Conwy. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1492.
Do I need to dial 01492 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01492 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01492 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01492 numbers written?
Numbers on 01492 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01492 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1492 then the local number.
What was the 01492 area code before?
01492 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 0492. Old signage or stationery showing 0492 refers to the same Colwyn Bay numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01492 numbers?
Ofcom lists 94 providers with allocated blocks on 01492. The largest are BT with 21 of the 148 allocated blocks, GCI Network Solutions Limited with 11 of the 148 allocated blocks and Sky UK Limited with 8 of the 148 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 01492?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01745 Rhyl (15 km), 01690 Betws-y-Coed (23 km), 01248 Bangor (Gwynedd) (29 km) and 01824 Ruthin (33 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01492 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.