UK area code
01576 area code — Lockerbie
01576 is Ofcom’s Lockerbie numbering area, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. 83 phone companies hold its 93 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01576 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01387 Dumfries (17 km) and 01461 Gretna (23 km).
01576 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Lockerbie
- Council area
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01576 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0576)
- Allocated blocks
- 93 of 451 (21%) across 83 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 01576 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.
01576 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01576 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01576 234 567.
Before 1995: 01576 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 0576.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01576 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01576 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01576 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 01576 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01576 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01576, 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 | 7 | 7 | 15 July 1994 | 17 August 1995 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 14 May 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 20 January 2012 | 20 January 2012 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 2 | 2 | 5 September 2013 | 10 November 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 | 7 January 2008 | 7 January 2008 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 January 2017 | 17 January 2017 |
| 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 | 21 June 2007 | 21 June 2007 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2012 | 1 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 |
| Core Telecom Limited | 1 | 1 | 6 August 2010 | 6 August 2010 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 January 2020 | 27 January 2020 |
| DRD Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 October 2023 | 5 October 2023 |
| Datazero Ltd | 1 | 1 | 5 November 2012 | 5 November 2012 |
| 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 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 December 2023 | 20 December 2023 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 24 May 2005 | 24 May 2005 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 11 November 2011 | 11 November 2011 |
Showing the 30 largest of 83 holders.
All number blocks on 01576first 200 of 451, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 157600 | Protected | — |
| +44 157601 | Protected | — |
| +44 157602 | Protected | — |
| +44 157603 | Protected | — |
| +44 157604 | Protected | — |
| +44 157605 | Protected | — |
| +44 157606 | Protected | — |
| +44 157607 | Protected | — |
| +44 157608 | Protected | — |
| +44 157609 | Protected | — |
| +44 157610 | Protected | — |
| +44 157611 | Protected | — |
| +44 157612 | Protected | — |
| +44 157613 | Protected | — |
| +44 157614 | Protected | — |
| +44 157615 | Protected | — |
| +44 157616 | Protected | — |
| +44 157617 | Protected | — |
| +44 157618 | Protected | — |
| +44 157619 | Protected | — |
| +44 157620 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1576210 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1576211 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1576212 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1576213 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1576214 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576215 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1576216 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576217 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1576218 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1576219 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 157622 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 157623 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 157624 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576250 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1576251 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1576252 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1576253 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1576254 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1576255 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1576256 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1576257 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1576258 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1576259 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 157626 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 157627 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1576280 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576281 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576282 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576283 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576284 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576285 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576286 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576287 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576288 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576289 | Protected | — |
| +44 157629 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 157630 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1576310 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576311 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576312 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576313 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576314 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576315 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576316 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576317 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1576318 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576319 | Protected | — |
| +44 157632 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 1576330 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1576331 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576332 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576333 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576334 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576335 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576336 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576337 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576338 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576339 | Protected | — |
| +44 157634 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 157635 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 157636 | Protected | — |
| +44 157637 | Protected | — |
| +44 157638 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 157639 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 157640 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 157641 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 157642 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 157643 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 157644 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 157645 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 157646 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 157647 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1576480 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1576481 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1576482 | Allocated | Mintaka Limited |
| +44 1576483 | Allocated | Core Telecom Limited |
| +44 1576484 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1576485 | Allocated | TGL Services (UK) Ltd |
| +44 1576486 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1576487 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1576488 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1576489 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1576490 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1576491 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576492 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1576493 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1576494 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1576495 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1576496 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1576497 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576498 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1576499 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576500 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1576501 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1576502 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1576503 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1576504 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1576505 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576506 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1576507 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1576508 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1576509 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 157651 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1576520 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1576521 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1576522 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1576523 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576524 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576525 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1576526 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1576527 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1576528 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1576529 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576530 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1576531 | Free | — |
| +44 1576532 | Free | — |
| +44 1576533 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1576534 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1576535 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1576536 | Free | — |
| +44 1576537 | Free | — |
| +44 1576538 | Free | — |
| +44 1576539 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1576540 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576541 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576542 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576543 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576544 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576545 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576546 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576547 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576548 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576549 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576550 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576551 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576552 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576553 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576554 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576555 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576556 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576557 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576558 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576559 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576560 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576561 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576562 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576563 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576564 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576565 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576566 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576567 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576568 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576569 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576570 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576571 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576572 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576573 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576574 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576575 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576576 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576577 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576578 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576579 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576580 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576581 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576582 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576583 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576584 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576585 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576586 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576587 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576588 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576589 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576590 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576591 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576592 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576593 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576594 | Protected | — |
| +44 1576595 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01387 Dumfries17 km away
- 01461 Gretna23 km away
- 01683 Moffat24 km away
- 01848 Thornhill29 km away
- BT7 allocated blocks on 01576
- Digital Space Group Limited2 allocated blocks on 01576
- Fuse 2 Communications Ltd2 allocated blocks on 01576
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FAQs about 01576
Where is area code 01576?
01576 is Ofcom's Lockerbie numbering area, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Dumfries and Galloway. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1576.
Do I need to dial 01576 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01576 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01576 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01576 numbers written?
Numbers on 01576 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01576 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1576 then the local number.
What was the 01576 area code before?
01576 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 0576. Old signage or stationery showing 0576 refers to the same Lockerbie numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01576 numbers?
Ofcom lists 83 providers with allocated blocks on 01576. The largest are BT with 7 of the 93 allocated blocks, Digital Space Group Limited with 2 of the 93 allocated blocks and Fuse 2 Communications Ltd with 2 of the 93 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 01576?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01387 Dumfries (17 km), 01461 Gretna (23 km), 01683 Moffat (24 km) and 01848 Thornhill (29 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01576 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.