UK area code
01681 area code — Isle of Mull - Fionnphort
01681 is Ofcom’s Isle of Mull - Fionnphort numbering area, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. 68 phone companies hold its 71 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01681 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01951 Colonsay (30 km) and 01879 Scarinish (34 km).
01681 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Isle of Mull - Fionnphort
- Council area
- Argyll and Bute
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01681 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0681)
- Allocated blocks
- 71 of 559 (13%) across 68 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 01681 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.
01681 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01681 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01681 234 567.
Before 1995: 01681 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 0681.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01681 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01681 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01681 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 01681 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01681 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01681, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 16 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 |
| 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 |
| Alnitak GmbH | 1 | 1 | 7 July 2017 | 7 July 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 30 March 2009 | 30 March 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 14 May 2010 | 14 May 2010 |
| BT | 1 | 1 | 15 July 1994 | 15 July 1994 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 June 2007 | 27 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 | 14 July 2009 | 14 July 2009 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 18 July 2016 | 18 July 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 29 August 2013 | 29 August 2013 |
| Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 May 2019 | 21 May 2019 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 22 January 2019 | 22 January 2019 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 8 January 2020 | 8 January 2020 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 1 | 1 | 25 June 2012 | 25 June 2012 |
| EVE CONNECT LTD | 1 | 1 | 9 November 2022 | 9 November 2022 |
| 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 | 12 December 2011 | 12 December 2011 |
| I.T Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 5 September 2019 | 5 September 2019 |
| ICC Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 16 April 2012 | 16 April 2012 |
| INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 26 January 2026 | 26 January 2026 |
| IOVOX Limited | 1 | 1 | 4 July 2012 | 4 July 2012 |
| IP Voice Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 20 September 2017 | 20 September 2017 |
| Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) | 1 | 1 | 17 October 2011 | 17 October 2011 |
Showing the 30 largest of 68 holders.
All number blocks on 01681first 200 of 559, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 168100 | Protected | — |
| +44 168101 | Protected | — |
| +44 168102 | Protected | — |
| +44 168103 | Protected | — |
| +44 168104 | Protected | — |
| +44 168105 | Protected | — |
| +44 168106 | Protected | — |
| +44 168107 | Protected | — |
| +44 168108 | Protected | — |
| +44 168109 | Protected | — |
| +44 168110 | Protected | — |
| +44 168111 | Protected | — |
| +44 168112 | Protected | — |
| +44 168113 | Protected | — |
| +44 168114 | Protected | — |
| +44 168115 | Protected | — |
| +44 168116 | Protected | — |
| +44 168117 | Protected | — |
| +44 168118 | Protected | — |
| +44 168119 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681200 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1681201 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1681202 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1681203 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1681204 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1681205 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1681206 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1681207 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1681208 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1681209 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 168121 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1681220 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681221 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681222 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681223 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681224 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681225 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681226 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681227 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681228 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681229 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681230 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681231 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681232 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681233 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681234 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681235 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681236 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681237 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681238 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1681239 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 168124 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 168125 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 168126 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 168127 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 168128 | Protected | — |
| +44 168129 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 168130 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 1681310 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681311 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681312 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681313 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681314 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681315 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681316 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681317 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1681318 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681319 | Protected | — |
| +44 168132 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 168133 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 168134 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 168135 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 168136 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 168137 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 1681380 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1681381 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681382 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681383 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681384 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681385 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681386 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681387 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681388 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681389 | Protected | — |
| +44 168139 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 168140 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 168141 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 168142 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 168143 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 168144 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 168145 | Protected | — |
| +44 168146 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1681470 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1681471 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681472 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1681473 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681474 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1681475 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1681476 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681477 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1681478 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1681479 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1681480 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1681481 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1681482 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1681483 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681484 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681485 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1681486 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1681487 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1681488 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1681489 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1681490 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1681491 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681492 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1681493 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1681494 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1681495 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681496 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1681497 | Allocated | Alnitak GmbH |
| +44 1681498 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681499 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1681500 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1681501 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1681502 | Free | — |
| +44 1681503 | Free | — |
| +44 1681504 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1681505 | Free | — |
| +44 1681506 | Free | — |
| +44 1681507 | Free | — |
| +44 1681508 | Free | — |
| +44 1681509 | Free | — |
| +44 1681510 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681511 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681512 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681513 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681514 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681515 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681516 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681517 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681518 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681519 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681520 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681521 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681522 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681523 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681524 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681525 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681526 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681527 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681528 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681529 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681530 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681531 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681532 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681533 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681534 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681535 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681536 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681537 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681538 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681539 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681540 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681541 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681542 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681543 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681544 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681545 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681546 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681547 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681548 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681549 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681550 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681551 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681552 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681553 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681554 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681555 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681556 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681557 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681558 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681559 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681560 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681561 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681562 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681563 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681564 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681565 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681566 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681567 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681568 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681569 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681570 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681571 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681572 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681573 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681574 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681575 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681576 | Protected | — |
| +44 1681577 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01951 Colonsay30 km away
- 01879 Scarinish34 km away
- 01688 Isle of Mull - Tobermory38 km away
- 01680 Isle of Mull - Craignure44 km away
- Digital Space Group Limited2 allocated blocks on 01681
- Fuse 2 Communications Ltd2 allocated blocks on 01681
- TalkTalk Communications Limited2 allocated blocks on 01681
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FAQs about 01681
Where is area code 01681?
01681 is Ofcom's Isle of Mull - Fionnphort numbering area, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Argyll and Bute. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1681.
Do I need to dial 01681 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01681 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01681 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01681 numbers written?
Numbers on 01681 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01681 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1681 then the local number.
What was the 01681 area code before?
01681 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 0681. Old signage or stationery showing 0681 refers to the same Isle of Mull - Fionnphort numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01681 numbers?
Ofcom lists 68 providers with allocated blocks on 01681. The largest are Digital Space Group Limited with 2 of the 71 allocated blocks, Fuse 2 Communications Ltd with 2 of the 71 allocated blocks and TalkTalk Communications Limited with 2 of the 71 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 01681?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01951 Colonsay (30 km), 01879 Scarinish (34 km), 01688 Isle of Mull - Tobermory (38 km) and 01680 Isle of Mull - Craignure (44 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01681 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.