UK area code
01546 area code — Lochgilphead
01546 is Ofcom’s Lochgilphead numbering area, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. 77 phone companies hold its 92 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01546 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01880 Tarbert (19 km) and 01852 Kilmelford (25 km).
01546 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Lochgilphead
- Council area
- Argyll and Bute
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01546 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0546)
- Allocated blocks
- 92 of 415 (22%) across 77 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 01546 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.
01546 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01546 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01546 234 567.
Before 1995: 01546 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 0546.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01546 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01546 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01546 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 01546 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01546 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01546, 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 | 8 | 8 | 15 July 1994 | 15 July 2005 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 3 | 3 | 27 April 2010 | 26 June 2012 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 14 May 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 2 | 2 | 2 May 2017 | 20 December 2023 |
| Resilient Limited | 2 | 2 | 18 February 2009 | 19 May 2014 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 20 January 2012 | 20 January 2012 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 2 | 2 | 5 September 2013 | 16 November 2021 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 19 October 2011 | 19 October 2011 |
| 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 | 2 January 2008 | 2 January 2008 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 December 2016 | 21 December 2016 |
| Alnitak GmbH | 1 | 1 | 7 July 2017 | 7 July 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 19 March 2009 | 19 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 14 May 2010 | 14 May 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 August 2006 | 17 August 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 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 20 June 2016 | 20 June 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 October 2012 | 12 October 2012 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 December 2019 | 10 December 2019 |
| EVE CONNECT LTD | 1 | 1 | 15 June 2022 | 15 June 2022 |
| Flextel Limited | 1 | 1 | 24 October 2005 | 24 October 2005 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 May 2005 | 10 May 2005 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 November 2011 | 10 November 2011 |
| I.T Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 25 April 2017 | 25 April 2017 |
| ICC Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 17 April 2012 | 17 April 2012 |
| ICUK Computing Services Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 June 2020 | 17 June 2020 |
Showing the 30 largest of 77 holders.
All number blocks on 01546first 200 of 415, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 154600 | Protected | — |
| +44 154601 | Protected | — |
| +44 154602 | Protected | — |
| +44 154603 | Protected | — |
| +44 154604 | Protected | — |
| +44 154605 | Protected | — |
| +44 154606 | Protected | — |
| +44 154607 | Protected | — |
| +44 154608 | Protected | — |
| +44 154609 | Protected | — |
| +44 154610 | Protected | — |
| +44 154611 | Protected | — |
| +44 154612 | Protected | — |
| +44 154613 | Protected | — |
| +44 154614 | Protected | — |
| +44 154615 | Protected | — |
| +44 154616 | Protected | — |
| +44 154617 | Protected | — |
| +44 154618 | Protected | — |
| +44 154619 | Protected | — |
| +44 154620 | Protected | — |
| +44 154621 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 154622 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 154623 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 154624 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 154625 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 154626 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 154627 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 154628 | Protected | — |
| +44 154629 | Protected | — |
| +44 154630 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 154631 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1546320 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1546321 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1546322 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1546323 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1546324 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1546325 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1546326 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1546327 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1546328 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1546329 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1546330 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546331 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1546332 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1546333 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1546334 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1546335 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1546336 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1546337 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546338 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546339 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546340 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1546341 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546342 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1546343 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546344 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1546345 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546346 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546347 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546348 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546349 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546350 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1546351 | Allocated | M247 Ltd |
| +44 1546352 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1546353 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546354 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1546355 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1546356 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1546357 | Allocated | Alnitak GmbH |
| +44 1546358 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1546359 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546360 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1546361 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1546362 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1546363 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1546364 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1546365 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1546366 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546367 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1546368 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1546369 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1546370 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1546371 | Free | — |
| +44 1546372 | Free | — |
| +44 1546373 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1546374 | Free | — |
| +44 1546375 | Free | — |
| +44 1546376 | Free | — |
| +44 1546377 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1546378 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1546379 | Free | — |
| +44 1546380 | Free | — |
| +44 1546381 | Free | — |
| +44 1546382 | Free | — |
| +44 1546383 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1546384 | Free | — |
| +44 1546385 | Free | — |
| +44 1546386 | Free | — |
| +44 1546387 | Free | — |
| +44 1546388 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1546389 | Free | — |
| +44 1546390 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546391 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546392 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546393 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546394 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546395 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546396 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546397 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546398 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546399 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546400 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1546401 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1546402 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1546403 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1546404 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546405 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546406 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546407 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1546408 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1546409 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 154641 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 154642 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1546430 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1546431 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546432 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546433 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546434 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546435 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546436 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546437 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546438 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546439 | Protected | — |
| +44 154644 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1546450 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546451 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546452 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546453 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546454 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546455 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546456 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546457 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546458 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546459 | Protected | — |
| +44 154646 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1546470 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1546471 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1546472 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546473 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546474 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546475 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546476 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546477 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546478 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546479 | Protected | — |
| +44 154648 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 154649 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1546500 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546501 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546502 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546503 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546504 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546505 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546506 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546507 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546508 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546509 | Protected | — |
| +44 154651 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1546520 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546521 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546522 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546523 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546524 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546525 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546526 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546527 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546528 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546529 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546530 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546531 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546532 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546533 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546534 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546535 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546536 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546537 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546538 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546539 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546540 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546541 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546542 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546543 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546544 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546545 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546546 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546547 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546548 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546549 | Protected | — |
| +44 1546550 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01880 Tarbert19 km away
- 01852 Kilmelford25 km away
- 01499 Inveraray31 km away
- 01700 Rothesay33 km away
- BT8 allocated blocks on 01546
- Digitech Solutions Global Limited3 allocated blocks on 01546
- Digital Space Group Limited2 allocated blocks on 01546
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FAQs about 01546
Where is area code 01546?
01546 is Ofcom's Lochgilphead numbering area, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Argyll and Bute. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1546.
Do I need to dial 01546 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01546 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01546 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01546 numbers written?
Numbers on 01546 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01546 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1546 then the local number.
What was the 01546 area code before?
01546 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 0546. Old signage or stationery showing 0546 refers to the same Lochgilphead numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01546 numbers?
Ofcom lists 77 providers with allocated blocks on 01546. The largest are BT with 8 of the 92 allocated blocks, Digitech Solutions Global Limited with 3 of the 92 allocated blocks and Digital Space Group Limited with 2 of the 92 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 01546?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01880 Tarbert (19 km), 01852 Kilmelford (25 km), 01499 Inveraray (31 km) and 01700 Rothesay (33 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01546 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.