UK area code
01687 area code — Mallaig
01687 is Ofcom’s Mallaig numbering area, in Highland, Scotland. 78 phone companies hold its 85 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01687 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01471 Isle of Skye - Broadford (27 km) and 01599 Kyle (31 km).
01687 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Mallaig
- Council area
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01687 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0687)
- Allocated blocks
- 85 of 469 (18%) 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 01687 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.
01687 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01687 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01687 234 567.
Before 1995: 01687 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 0687.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01687 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01687 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01687 was allocated on 21 March 1995, 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 01687 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01687 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01687, 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 | 4 | 4 | 21 March 1995 | 20 March 1996 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 2 | 2 | 4 August 2006 | 21 December 2007 |
| 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 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 12 September 2012 | 12 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 17 January 2020 | 17 January 2020 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 April 2012 | 10 April 2012 |
| 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 | 27 June 2007 | 27 June 2007 |
| 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 | 8 January 2020 | 8 January 2020 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 1 | 1 | 26 June 2012 | 26 June 2012 |
| EVE CONNECT LTD | 1 | 1 | 15 June 2022 | 15 June 2022 |
| Flextel Limited | 1 | 1 | 2 December 2005 | 2 December 2005 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 1 | 1 | 22 December 2023 | 22 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 | 1 February 2016 | 1 February 2016 |
| ICC Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 16 April 2012 | 16 April 2012 |
| ICUK Computing Services Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 June 2020 | 17 June 2020 |
| INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 26 January 2026 | 26 January 2026 |
Showing the 30 largest of 78 holders.
All number blocks on 01687first 200 of 469, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 168700 | Protected | — |
| +44 168701 | Protected | — |
| +44 168702 | Protected | — |
| +44 168703 | Protected | — |
| +44 168704 | Protected | — |
| +44 168705 | Protected | — |
| +44 168706 | Protected | — |
| +44 168707 | Protected | — |
| +44 168708 | Protected | — |
| +44 168709 | Protected | — |
| +44 168710 | Protected | — |
| +44 168711 | Protected | — |
| +44 168712 | Protected | — |
| +44 168713 | Protected | — |
| +44 168714 | Protected | — |
| +44 168715 | Protected | — |
| +44 168716 | Protected | — |
| +44 168717 | Protected | — |
| +44 168718 | Protected | — |
| +44 168719 | Protected | — |
| +44 168720 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1687210 | Free | — |
| +44 1687211 | Free | — |
| +44 1687212 | Free | — |
| +44 1687213 | Free | — |
| +44 1687214 | Free | — |
| +44 1687215 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687216 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687218 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687219 | Protected | — |
| +44 168722 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 168723 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 168724 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 1687250 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687251 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687252 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687253 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687254 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687255 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687256 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687257 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687258 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1687259 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 168726 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 168727 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 168728 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 168729 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1687300 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1687301 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1687302 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1687303 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687304 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1687305 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1687306 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1687307 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1687308 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1687309 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 168731 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 168732 | Protected | — |
| +44 168733 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1687340 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1687341 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1687342 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1687343 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687344 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687345 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1687346 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687347 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1687348 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1687349 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 168735 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687360 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1687361 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687362 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687363 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687364 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687365 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687366 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687367 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687368 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687369 | Protected | — |
| +44 168737 | Protected | — |
| +44 168738 | Protected | — |
| +44 168739 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 168740 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1687410 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687411 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687412 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687413 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687414 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687415 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687416 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687417 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687418 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687419 | Protected | — |
| +44 168742 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687430 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687431 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687432 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687433 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687434 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687435 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687436 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687437 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1687438 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687439 | Protected | — |
| +44 168744 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 168745 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 168746 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 168747 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 168748 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 168749 | Allocated | Magrathea Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 168750 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 1687510 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687511 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687512 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687513 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687514 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687515 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687516 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687517 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1687518 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687519 | Protected | — |
| +44 168752 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 168753 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 168754 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1687550 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1687551 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687552 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687553 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687554 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687555 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687556 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687557 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687558 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687559 | Protected | — |
| +44 168756 | Protected | — |
| +44 168757 | Protected | — |
| +44 168758 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 168759 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 168760 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 168761 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 168762 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 168763 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 168764 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 168765 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 168766 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1687670 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1687671 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1687672 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1687673 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1687674 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1687675 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1687676 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1687677 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1687678 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1687679 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687680 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1687681 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687682 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1687683 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1687684 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1687685 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1687686 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687687 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1687688 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1687689 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1687690 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687691 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1687692 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1687693 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1687694 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1687695 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1687696 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1687697 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1687698 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1687699 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1687700 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1687701 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1687702 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1687703 | Free | — |
| +44 1687704 | Free | — |
| +44 1687705 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1687706 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1687707 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1687708 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1687709 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1687710 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687711 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687712 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687713 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687714 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687715 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687716 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687717 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687718 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687719 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687720 | Protected | — |
| +44 1687721 | Protected | — |
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FAQs about 01687
Where is area code 01687?
01687 is Ofcom's Mallaig numbering area, in Highland, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Highland. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1687.
Do I need to dial 01687 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01687 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01687 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01687 numbers written?
Numbers on 01687 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01687 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1687 then the local number.
What was the 01687 area code before?
01687 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 0687. Old signage or stationery showing 0687 refers to the same Mallaig numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01687 numbers?
Ofcom lists 78 providers with allocated blocks on 01687. The largest are BT with 4 of the 85 allocated blocks, AQL Wholesale Ltd with 2 of the 85 allocated blocks and Digital Space Group Limited 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 01687?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01471 Isle of Skye - Broadford (27 km), 01599 Kyle (31 km), 01972 Glenborrodale (37 km) and 01967 Strontian (38 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01687 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.