UK area code
01568 area code — Leominster
01568 is Ofcom’s Leominster numbering area, in Herefordshire, West Midlands England. 84 phone companies hold its 109 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01568 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01885 Pencombe (12 km) and 01584 Ludlow (16 km).
01568 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Leominster
- County
- Herefordshire
- Council area
- Herefordshire, County of
- Region
- West Midlands England
- Number format
- 01568 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0568)
- Allocated blocks
- 109 of 406 (27%) across 84 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 01568 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.
01568 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01568 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01568 234 567.
Before 1995: 01568 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 0568.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01568 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01568 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01568 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 01568 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01568 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01568, 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 | 11 | 11 | 15 July 1994 | 16 December 2014 |
| GTT-EMEA LTD | 10 | 10 | 14 October 2021 | 14 October 2021 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 3 | 3 | 20 January 2012 | 12 February 2013 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 14 May 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 4 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 2 | 2 | 2 May 2017 | 20 December 2023 |
| Sky UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 2 July 2013 | 18 June 2021 |
| (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 | 1 November 2004 | 1 November 2004 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 6 December 2016 | 6 December 2016 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 20 March 2009 | 20 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 May 2010 | 12 May 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 22 June 2007 | 22 June 2007 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 6 February 2020 | 6 February 2020 |
| 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 |
| Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 May 2019 | 21 May 2019 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 January 2020 | 27 January 2020 |
| Datazero Ltd | 1 | 1 | 8 November 2010 | 8 November 2010 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 December 2019 | 10 December 2019 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 April 2010 | 27 April 2010 |
| EVE CONNECT LTD | 1 | 1 | 15 June 2022 | 15 June 2022 |
| Flextel Limited | 1 | 1 | 25 October 2005 | 25 October 2005 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 18 April 2005 | 18 April 2005 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 11 November 2011 | 11 November 2011 |
Showing the 30 largest of 84 holders.
All number blocks on 01568first 200 of 406, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 156800 | Protected | — |
| +44 156801 | Protected | — |
| +44 156802 | Protected | — |
| +44 156803 | Protected | — |
| +44 156804 | Protected | — |
| +44 156805 | Protected | — |
| +44 156806 | Protected | — |
| +44 156807 | Protected | — |
| +44 156808 | Protected | — |
| +44 156809 | Protected | — |
| +44 156810 | Protected | — |
| +44 156811 | Protected | — |
| +44 156812 | Protected | — |
| +44 156813 | Protected | — |
| +44 156814 | Protected | — |
| +44 156815 | Protected | — |
| +44 156816 | Protected | — |
| +44 156817 | Protected | — |
| +44 156818 | Protected | — |
| +44 156819 | Protected | — |
| +44 156820 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568210 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568211 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568212 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568213 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568214 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568215 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568216 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568218 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568219 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568220 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568221 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568222 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568223 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568224 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568225 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568226 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568227 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568228 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568229 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568230 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568231 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568232 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568233 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568234 | Allocated | Six Degrees Technology Group Limited |
| +44 1568235 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568236 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568237 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568238 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568239 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568240 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568241 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568242 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568243 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568244 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568245 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568246 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568247 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568248 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568249 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568250 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1568251 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1568252 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1568253 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1568254 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1568255 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1568256 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1568257 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1568258 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568259 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1568260 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1568261 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1568262 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568263 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1568264 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1568265 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568266 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1568267 | Allocated | Mintaka Limited |
| +44 1568268 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1568269 | Protected | — |
| +44 156827 | Protected | — |
| +44 156828 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 156829 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 156830 | Protected | — |
| +44 156831 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 156832 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 156833 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 156834 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 156835 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 1568360 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568361 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568362 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568363 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568364 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568365 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568366 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568367 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568368 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1568369 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1568370 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568371 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568372 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568373 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568374 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568375 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568376 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568377 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1568378 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568379 | Protected | — |
| +44 156838 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 156839 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 156840 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 156841 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 156842 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568430 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1568431 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568432 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568433 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568434 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568435 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568436 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568437 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568438 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568439 | Protected | — |
| +44 156844 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 156845 | Protected | — |
| +44 156846 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 156847 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 156848 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 156849 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 156850 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 156851 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 156852 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 156853 | Allocated | Invade International Ltd |
| +44 156854 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 156855 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 1568560 | Allocated | GTT-EMEA LTD |
| +44 1568561 | Allocated | GTT-EMEA LTD |
| +44 1568562 | Allocated | GTT-EMEA LTD |
| +44 1568563 | Allocated | GTT-EMEA LTD |
| +44 1568564 | Allocated | GTT-EMEA LTD |
| +44 1568565 | Allocated | GTT-EMEA LTD |
| +44 1568566 | Allocated | GTT-EMEA LTD |
| +44 1568567 | Allocated | GTT-EMEA LTD |
| +44 1568568 | Allocated | GTT-EMEA LTD |
| +44 1568569 | Allocated | GTT-EMEA LTD |
| +44 1568570 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1568571 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1568572 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1568573 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1568574 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1568575 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1568576 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1568577 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1568578 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1568579 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1568580 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1568581 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1568582 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568583 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568584 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1568585 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568586 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1568587 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568588 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1568589 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1568590 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1568591 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1568592 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1568593 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1568594 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1568595 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1568596 | Protected | — |
| +44 1568597 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1568598 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1568599 | Protected | — |
| +44 156860 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 156861 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 156862 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 156863 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1568640 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1568641 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1568642 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1568643 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1568644 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1568645 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1568646 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1568647 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1568648 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1568649 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 156865 | Protected | — |
| +44 156866 | Allocated | Magrathea Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 156867 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 156868 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 156869 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 156870 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 156871 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 156872 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1568730 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01885 Pencombe12 km away
- 01584 Ludlow16 km away
- 01886 Bromyard16 km away
- 01432 Hereford19 km away
- BT11 allocated blocks on 01568
- GTT-EMEA LTD10 allocated blocks on 01568
- TalkTalk Communications Limited3 allocated blocks on 01568
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FAQs about 01568
Where is area code 01568?
01568 is Ofcom's Leominster numbering area, in Herefordshire, West Midlands England. Its exchange town is in Herefordshire, County of. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1568.
Do I need to dial 01568 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01568 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01568 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01568 numbers written?
Numbers on 01568 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01568 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1568 then the local number.
What was the 01568 area code before?
01568 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 0568. Old signage or stationery showing 0568 refers to the same Leominster numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01568 numbers?
Ofcom lists 84 providers with allocated blocks on 01568. The largest are BT with 11 of the 109 allocated blocks, GTT-EMEA LTD with 10 of the 109 allocated blocks and TalkTalk Communications Limited with 3 of the 109 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 01568?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01885 Pencombe (12 km), 01584 Ludlow (16 km), 01886 Bromyard (16 km) and 01432 Hereford (19 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01568 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.