UK area code
01668 area code — Bamburgh
01668 is Ofcom’s Bamburgh numbering area, in Northumberland, North East England. 79 phone companies hold its 85 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01668 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01665 Alnwick (22 km) and 01289 Berwick-upon-Tweed (26 km).
01668 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Bamburgh
- County
- Northumberland
- Council area
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East England
- Number format
- 01668 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0668)
- Allocated blocks
- 85 of 469 (18%) across 79 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 01668 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.
01668 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01668 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01668 234 567.
Before 1995: 01668 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 0668.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01668 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01668 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01668 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 01668 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01668 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01668, 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 | 2 | 2 | 15 July 1994 | 15 July 1994 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 16 May 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 12 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 2 | 2 | 26 April 2017 | 22 December 2023 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 20 January 2012 | 20 January 2012 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 2 | 2 | 25 July 2014 | 16 November 2021 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 12 September 2012 | 12 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 13 January 2020 | 13 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 | 30 March 2009 | 30 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 14 May 2010 | 14 May 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 8 October 2008 | 8 October 2008 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 10 July 2020 | 10 July 2020 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2012 | 1 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 March 2023 | 27 March 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 14 July 2009 | 14 July 2009 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 4 July 2016 | 4 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 | 18 January 2019 | 18 January 2019 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 13 January 2020 | 13 January 2020 |
| EVE CONNECT LTD | 1 | 1 | 15 June 2022 | 15 June 2022 |
| Flextel Limited | 1 | 1 | 23 November 2005 | 23 November 2005 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 May 2005 | 10 May 2005 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 December 2011 | 12 December 2011 |
| I.T Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 November 2015 | 20 November 2015 |
| ICC Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 16 April 2012 | 16 April 2012 |
| ICUK Computing Services Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 June 2020 | 5 June 2020 |
Showing the 30 largest of 79 holders.
Openreach exchanges at Bamburgh
Exchanges Openreach lists at this location in its copper stop-sell programme, with the date new copper orders stop.
- Bamburgh NEBUStop sell 08-Aug-23 · Tranche 9
All number blocks on 01668first 200 of 469, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 166800 | Protected | — |
| +44 166801 | Protected | — |
| +44 166802 | Protected | — |
| +44 166803 | Protected | — |
| +44 166804 | Protected | — |
| +44 166805 | Protected | — |
| +44 166806 | Protected | — |
| +44 166807 | Protected | — |
| +44 166808 | Protected | — |
| +44 166809 | Protected | — |
| +44 166810 | Protected | — |
| +44 166811 | Protected | — |
| +44 166812 | Protected | — |
| +44 166813 | Protected | — |
| +44 166814 | Protected | — |
| +44 166815 | Protected | — |
| +44 166816 | Protected | — |
| +44 166817 | Protected | — |
| +44 166818 | Protected | — |
| +44 166819 | Protected | — |
| +44 166820 | Protected | — |
| +44 166821 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 166822 | Allocated | Magrathea Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1668230 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1668231 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1668232 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1668233 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1668234 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1668235 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668236 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1668237 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1668238 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1668239 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 166824 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 166825 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 166826 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 166827 | Protected | — |
| +44 166828 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 166829 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 166830 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 166831 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1668320 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1668321 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668322 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668323 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668324 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668325 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668326 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668327 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668328 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668329 | Protected | — |
| +44 166833 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 166834 | Protected | — |
| +44 166835 | Protected | — |
| +44 166836 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 166837 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 166838 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 166839 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 166840 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 166841 | Allocated | Telecoms World Direct Limited |
| +44 166842 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 166843 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 166844 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 166845 | Protected | — |
| +44 166846 | Protected | — |
| +44 166847 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1668480 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1668481 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668482 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1668483 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1668484 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1668485 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1668486 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1668487 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1668488 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1668489 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668490 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1668491 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1668492 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1668493 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668494 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1668495 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668496 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1668497 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1668498 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1668499 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668500 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1668501 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1668502 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1668503 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1668504 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1668505 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1668506 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1668507 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668508 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1668509 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1668510 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1668511 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1668512 | Allocated | SiPalto Ltd |
| +44 1668513 | Free | — |
| +44 1668514 | Free | — |
| +44 1668515 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1668516 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1668517 | Free | — |
| +44 1668518 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1668519 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1668520 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1668521 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1668522 | Free | — |
| +44 1668523 | Free | — |
| +44 1668524 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668525 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668526 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668527 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668528 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668529 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668530 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668531 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668532 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668533 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668534 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668535 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668536 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668537 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668538 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668539 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668540 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668541 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668542 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668543 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668544 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668545 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668546 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668547 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668548 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668549 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668550 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1668551 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1668552 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1668553 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1668554 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1668555 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1668556 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1668557 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1668558 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668559 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1668560 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668561 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668562 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668563 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668564 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668565 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668566 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668567 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668568 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668569 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668570 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668571 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668572 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668573 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668574 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668575 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668576 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668577 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668578 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668579 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668580 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668581 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668582 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668583 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668584 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668585 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668586 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668587 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668588 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668589 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668590 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668591 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668592 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668593 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668594 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668595 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668596 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668597 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668598 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668599 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668600 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668601 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668602 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668603 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668604 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668605 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668606 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668607 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668608 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668609 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668610 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668611 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668612 | Protected | — |
| +44 1668613 | Protected | — |
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- 01665 Alnwick22 km away
- 01289 Berwick-upon-Tweed26 km away
- 01890 Ayton34 km away
- 01669 Rothbury35 km away
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- Digital Space Group Limited2 allocated blocks on 01668
- Fuse 2 Communications Ltd2 allocated blocks on 01668
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FAQs about 01668
Where is area code 01668?
01668 is Ofcom's Bamburgh numbering area, in Northumberland, North East England. Its exchange town is in Northumberland. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1668.
Do I need to dial 01668 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01668 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01668 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01668 numbers written?
Numbers on 01668 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01668 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1668 then the local number.
What was the 01668 area code before?
01668 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 0668. Old signage or stationery showing 0668 refers to the same Bamburgh numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01668 numbers?
Ofcom lists 79 providers with allocated blocks on 01668. The largest are BT with 2 of the 85 allocated blocks, Digital Space Group Limited with 2 of the 85 allocated blocks and Fuse 2 Communications Ltd with 2 of the 85 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 01668?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01665 Alnwick (22 km), 01289 Berwick-upon-Tweed (26 km), 01890 Ayton (34 km) and 01669 Rothbury (35 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01668 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.