UK area code
01549 area code — Lairg
01549 is Ofcom’s Lairg numbering area, in Highland, Scotland. 78 phone companies hold its 92 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01549 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01863 Ardgay (16 km) and 01408 Golspie (26 km).
01549 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Lairg
- Council area
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01549 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0549)
- Allocated blocks
- 92 of 478 (19%) across 78 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 01549 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.
01549 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01549 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01549 234 567.
Before 1995: 01549 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 0549.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01549 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01549 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01549 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 01549 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01549 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01549, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 7 | 7 | 7 February 2013 | 7 February 2013 |
| BT | 5 | 5 | 15 July 1994 | 21 March 1995 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 14 May 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 2 | 2 | 27 April 2010 | 25 June 2012 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 20 January 2012 | 20 January 2012 |
| (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 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 19 March 2009 | 19 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 May 2010 | 12 May 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 15 August 2006 | 15 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 | 18 July 2016 | 18 July 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 October 2012 | 12 October 2012 |
| Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 May 2019 | 21 May 2019 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 January 2019 | 21 January 2019 |
| 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 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 1 | 1 | 22 December 2023 | 22 December 2023 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 November 2011 | 10 November 2011 |
| I.T Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 2 September 2016 | 2 September 2016 |
| ICC Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 17 April 2012 | 17 April 2012 |
| ICUK Computing Services Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 June 2020 | 17 June 2020 |
| INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 26 January 2026 | 26 January 2026 |
Showing the 30 largest of 78 holders.
All number blocks on 01549first 200 of 478, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 154900 | Protected | — |
| +44 154901 | Protected | — |
| +44 154902 | Protected | — |
| +44 154903 | Protected | — |
| +44 154904 | Protected | — |
| +44 154905 | Protected | — |
| +44 154906 | Protected | — |
| +44 154907 | Protected | — |
| +44 154908 | Protected | — |
| +44 154909 | Protected | — |
| +44 154910 | Protected | — |
| +44 154911 | Protected | — |
| +44 154912 | Protected | — |
| +44 154913 | Protected | — |
| +44 154914 | Protected | — |
| +44 154915 | Protected | — |
| +44 154916 | Protected | — |
| +44 154917 | Protected | — |
| +44 154918 | Protected | — |
| +44 154919 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549200 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549201 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549202 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549203 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549204 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549205 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549206 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549207 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549208 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549209 | Protected | — |
| +44 154921 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1549220 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549221 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549222 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549223 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549224 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549225 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549226 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549227 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549228 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1549229 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 154923 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 154924 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 154925 | Protected | — |
| +44 154926 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 154927 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 154928 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 154929 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 154930 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 154931 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 154932 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 154933 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 154934 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 154935 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549360 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1549361 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549362 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549363 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549364 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549365 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549366 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549367 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549368 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549369 | Protected | — |
| +44 154937 | Protected | — |
| +44 154938 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 1549390 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549391 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549392 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549393 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549394 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549395 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549396 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549397 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1549398 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549399 | Protected | — |
| +44 154940 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 154941 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 154942 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 154943 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 154944 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 154945 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549460 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1549461 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1549462 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1549463 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1549464 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549465 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1549466 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1549467 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1549468 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1549469 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1549470 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1549471 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1549472 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549473 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549474 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549475 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1549476 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1549477 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1549478 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1549479 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 154948 | Allocated | Magrathea Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 154949 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 154950 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 154951 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 154952 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 154953 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 154954 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 154955 | Protected | — |
| +44 154956 | Protected | — |
| +44 154957 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1549580 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1549581 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1549582 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1549583 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1549584 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1549585 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1549586 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1549587 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1549588 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1549589 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1549590 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1549591 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549592 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1549593 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549594 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1549595 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1549596 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1549597 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549598 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1549599 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549600 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549601 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1549602 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1549603 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1549604 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549605 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1549606 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1549607 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1549608 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1549609 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1549610 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1549611 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549612 | Allocated | Mintaka Limited |
| +44 1549613 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1549614 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1549615 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549616 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1549617 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1549618 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1549619 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1549620 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1549621 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1549622 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1549623 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1549624 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1549625 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1549626 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1549627 | Free | — |
| +44 1549628 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1549629 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1549630 | Free | — |
| +44 1549631 | Free | — |
| +44 1549632 | Free | — |
| +44 1549633 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1549634 | Free | — |
| +44 1549635 | Free | — |
| +44 1549636 | Free | — |
| +44 1549637 | Free | — |
| +44 1549638 | Free | — |
| +44 1549639 | Free | — |
| +44 1549640 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1549641 | Free | — |
| +44 1549642 | Free | — |
| +44 1549643 | Free | — |
| +44 1549644 | Free | — |
| +44 1549645 | Free | — |
| +44 1549646 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549647 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549648 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549649 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549650 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549651 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549652 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549653 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549654 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549655 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549656 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549657 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549658 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549659 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549660 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549661 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549662 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549663 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549664 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549665 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549666 | Protected | — |
| +44 1549667 | Protected | — |
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- 01863 Ardgay16 km away
- 01408 Golspie26 km away
- 01862 Tain31 km away
- 01431 Helmsdale44 km away
- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited7 allocated blocks on 01549
- BT5 allocated blocks on 01549
- Digital Space Group Limited2 allocated blocks on 01549
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FAQs about 01549
Where is area code 01549?
01549 is Ofcom's Lairg numbering area, in Highland, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Highland. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1549.
Do I need to dial 01549 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01549 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01549 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01549 numbers written?
Numbers on 01549 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01549 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1549 then the local number.
What was the 01549 area code before?
01549 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 0549. Old signage or stationery showing 0549 refers to the same Lairg numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01549 numbers?
Ofcom lists 78 providers with allocated blocks on 01549. The largest are Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited with 7 of the 92 allocated blocks, BT with 5 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 01549?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01863 Ardgay (16 km), 01408 Golspie (26 km), 01862 Tain (31 km) and 01431 Helmsdale (44 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01549 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.