UK area code
01659 area code — Sanquhar
01659 is Ofcom’s Sanquhar numbering area, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. 78 phone companies hold its 93 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01659 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01848 Thornhill (17 km) and 01864 Abington (20 km).
01659 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Sanquhar
- Council area
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01659 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0659)
- Allocated blocks
- 93 of 460 (20%) 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 01659 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.
01659 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01659 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01659 234 567.
Before 1995: 01659 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 0659.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01659 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01659 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01659 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 01659 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01659 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01659, 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 | 8 | 8 | 8 February 2013 | 8 February 2013 |
| BT | 6 | 6 | 15 July 1994 | 17 August 1995 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 19 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 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 12 September 2012 | 12 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 21 January 2020 | 21 January 2020 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 April 2012 | 5 April 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 21 December 2007 | 21 December 2007 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 6 December 2016 | 6 December 2016 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 March 2009 | 27 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 14 May 2010 | 14 May 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 June 2007 | 27 June 2007 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 17 November 2020 | 17 November 2020 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2012 | 1 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 11 April 2023 | 11 April 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 14 July 2009 | 14 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 | 21 January 2019 | 21 January 2019 |
| 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 | 24 June 2022 | 24 June 2022 |
| Flextel Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 November 2005 | 10 November 2005 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 December 2023 | 20 December 2023 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 November 2011 | 17 November 2011 |
| I.T Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 25 April 2017 | 25 April 2017 |
| ICC Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 16 April 2012 | 16 April 2012 |
| ICUK Computing Services Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 June 2020 | 17 June 2020 |
Showing the 30 largest of 78 holders.
All number blocks on 01659first 200 of 460, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 165900 | Protected | — |
| +44 165901 | Protected | — |
| +44 165902 | Protected | — |
| +44 165903 | Protected | — |
| +44 165904 | Protected | — |
| +44 165905 | Protected | — |
| +44 165906 | Protected | — |
| +44 165907 | Protected | — |
| +44 165908 | Protected | — |
| +44 165909 | Protected | — |
| +44 165910 | Protected | — |
| +44 165911 | Protected | — |
| +44 165912 | Protected | — |
| +44 165913 | Protected | — |
| +44 165914 | Protected | — |
| +44 165915 | Protected | — |
| +44 165916 | Protected | — |
| +44 165917 | Protected | — |
| +44 165918 | Protected | — |
| +44 165919 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659200 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659201 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659202 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659203 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659204 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659205 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659206 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659207 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659208 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659209 | Protected | — |
| +44 165921 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 165922 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 165923 | Allocated | Magrathea Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 165924 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1659250 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1659251 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1659252 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1659253 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1659254 | Allocated | SiPalto Ltd |
| +44 1659255 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1659256 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1659257 | Free | — |
| +44 1659258 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1659259 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 165926 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 1659270 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659271 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659272 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659273 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659274 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659275 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659276 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659277 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1659278 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659279 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659280 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1659281 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1659282 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1659283 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1659284 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1659285 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1659286 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1659287 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1659288 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659289 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 165929 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659300 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1659301 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659302 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659303 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659304 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659305 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659306 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659307 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659308 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659309 | Protected | — |
| +44 165931 | Protected | — |
| +44 165932 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 165933 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 165934 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 165935 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 165936 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 165937 | Allocated | Telecoms World Direct Limited |
| +44 165938 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 165939 | Protected | — |
| +44 165940 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 1659410 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659411 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659412 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659413 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659414 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659415 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659416 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659417 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659418 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1659419 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 165942 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 165943 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1659440 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1659441 | Free | — |
| +44 1659442 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1659443 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1659444 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1659445 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1659446 | Free | — |
| +44 1659447 | Free | — |
| +44 1659448 | Free | — |
| +44 1659449 | Free | — |
| +44 165945 | Protected | — |
| +44 165946 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 1659470 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659471 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659472 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659473 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659474 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659475 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659476 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659477 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1659478 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659479 | Protected | — |
| +44 165948 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1659490 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1659491 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1659492 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1659493 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1659494 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1659495 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1659496 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1659497 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1659498 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659499 | Protected | — |
| +44 165950 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 165951 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 165952 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 165953 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 165954 | Protected | — |
| +44 165955 | Protected | — |
| +44 165956 | Protected | — |
| +44 165957 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 165958 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 165959 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 165960 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 165961 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1659620 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1659621 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659622 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1659623 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1659624 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659625 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1659626 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1659627 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659628 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1659629 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1659630 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1659631 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1659632 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1659633 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1659634 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1659635 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659636 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659637 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659638 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659639 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659640 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659641 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659642 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659643 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659644 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659645 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659646 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659647 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659648 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659649 | Protected | — |
| +44 165965 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 165966 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 165967 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 165968 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 165969 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659700 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659701 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659702 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659703 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659704 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659705 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659706 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659707 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659708 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659709 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659710 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659711 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659712 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659713 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659714 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659715 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659716 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659717 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659718 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659719 | Protected | — |
| +44 1659720 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1659721 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
Related lookups
- 01848 Thornhill17 km away
- 01864 Abington20 km away
- 01290 Cumnock24 km away
- 01683 Moffat31 km away
- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited8 allocated blocks on 01659
- BT6 allocated blocks on 01659
- Digital Space Group Limited2 allocated blocks on 01659
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FAQs about 01659
Where is area code 01659?
01659 is Ofcom's Sanquhar numbering area, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Dumfries and Galloway. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1659.
Do I need to dial 01659 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01659 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01659 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01659 numbers written?
Numbers on 01659 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01659 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1659 then the local number.
What was the 01659 area code before?
01659 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 0659. Old signage or stationery showing 0659 refers to the same Sanquhar numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01659 numbers?
Ofcom lists 78 providers with allocated blocks on 01659. The largest are Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited with 8 of the 93 allocated blocks, BT with 6 of the 93 allocated blocks and Digital Space Group Limited 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 01659?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01848 Thornhill (17 km), 01864 Abington (20 km), 01290 Cumnock (24 km) and 01683 Moffat (31 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01659 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.