UK area code
01776 area code — Stranraer
01776 is Ofcom’s Stranraer numbering area, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. 85 phone companies hold its 106 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01776 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01581 New Luce (12 km) and 01671 Newton Stewart (35 km).
01776 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Stranraer
- Council area
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01776 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0776)
- Allocated blocks
- 106 of 397 (27%) across 85 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 01776 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.
01776 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01776 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01776 234 567.
Before 1995: 01776 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 0776.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01776 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01776 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01776 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 01776 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01776 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01776, 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 | 11 | 11 | 15 July 1994 | 13 January 2021 |
| Resilient Limited | 3 | 3 | 18 May 2012 | 18 May 2012 |
| Six Degrees Technology Group Limited | 3 | 3 | 14 January 2020 | 14 January 2020 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 3 | 3 | 20 January 2012 | 15 February 2013 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 20 May 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 2 | 2 | 2 May 2017 | 20 December 2023 |
| Sky UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 28 June 2013 | 9 November 2015 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 2 | 2 | 11 September 2013 | 15 November 2021 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 26 September 2012 | 26 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 22 January 2020 | 22 January 2020 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 April 2012 | 10 April 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 December 2007 | 27 December 2007 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 6 December 2016 | 6 December 2016 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 2 April 2009 | 2 April 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 14 May 2010 | 14 May 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 June 2007 | 12 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 | 17 July 2009 | 17 July 2009 |
| Chess Limited | 1 | 1 | 6 April 2018 | 6 April 2018 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 20 June 2016 | 20 June 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 11 October 2012 | 11 October 2012 |
| Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 May 2019 | 21 May 2019 |
| DIDWW Ireland Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 January 2020 | 27 January 2020 |
| Datazero Ltd | 1 | 1 | 30 October 2012 | 30 October 2012 |
| 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 | 20 June 2022 | 20 June 2022 |
Showing the 30 largest of 85 holders.
Openreach exchanges at Stranraer
Exchanges Openreach lists at this location in its copper stop-sell programme, with the date new copper orders stop.
- Stranraer (SXW) WSSTRStop sell 14-Feb-26 · Tranche 19
All number blocks on 01776first 200 of 397, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 177600 | Protected | — |
| +44 177601 | Protected | — |
| +44 177602 | Protected | — |
| +44 177603 | Protected | — |
| +44 177604 | Protected | — |
| +44 177605 | Protected | — |
| +44 177606 | Protected | — |
| +44 177607 | Protected | — |
| +44 177608 | Protected | — |
| +44 177609 | Protected | — |
| +44 177610 | Protected | — |
| +44 177611 | Protected | — |
| +44 177612 | Protected | — |
| +44 177613 | Protected | — |
| +44 177614 | Protected | — |
| +44 177615 | Protected | — |
| +44 177616 | Protected | — |
| +44 177617 | Protected | — |
| +44 177618 | Protected | — |
| +44 177619 | Protected | — |
| +44 177620 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1776210 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776211 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776212 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776213 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776214 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776215 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776216 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776218 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776219 | Protected | — |
| +44 177622 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 177623 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 177624 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 1776250 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776251 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776252 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776253 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776254 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776255 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776256 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776257 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776258 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1776259 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 177626 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 177627 | Protected | — |
| +44 177628 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 1776290 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1776291 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1776292 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776293 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776294 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776295 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776296 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776297 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776298 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776299 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 177630 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 177631 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 177632 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 177633 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 177634 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1776350 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1776351 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776352 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776353 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776354 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776355 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776356 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776357 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776358 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776359 | Protected | — |
| +44 177636 | Protected | — |
| +44 177637 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 177638 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 177639 | Protected | — |
| +44 177640 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 1776410 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776411 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776412 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776413 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776414 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776415 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776416 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776417 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1776418 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776419 | Protected | — |
| +44 177642 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 177643 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 177644 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 177645 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 177646 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 177647 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 177648 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 177649 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1776500 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1776501 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1776502 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1776503 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1776504 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1776505 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1776506 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1776507 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 1776508 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1776509 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776510 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1776511 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1776512 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1776513 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776514 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1776515 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1776516 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776517 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1776518 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776519 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1776520 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1776521 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776522 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1776523 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1776524 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1776525 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1776526 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1776527 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1776528 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1776529 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1776530 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1776531 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1776532 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776533 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1776534 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1776535 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1776536 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1776537 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1776538 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1776539 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776540 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776541 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1776542 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1776543 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1776544 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1776545 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776546 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1776547 | Allocated | SiPalto Ltd |
| +44 1776548 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1776549 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776550 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1776551 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1776552 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1776553 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1776554 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1776555 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1776556 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1776557 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1776558 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1776559 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1776560 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1776561 | Free | — |
| +44 1776562 | Free | — |
| +44 1776563 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1776564 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1776565 | Free | — |
| +44 1776566 | Allocated | Virgin Media Limited |
| +44 1776567 | Free | — |
| +44 1776568 | Free | — |
| +44 1776569 | Free | — |
| +44 1776570 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776571 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776572 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776573 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776574 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776575 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776576 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776577 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776578 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776579 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776580 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776581 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776582 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776583 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776584 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776585 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776586 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776587 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776588 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776589 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776590 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776591 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776592 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776593 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776594 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776595 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776596 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776597 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776598 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776599 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776600 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776601 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776602 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776603 | Protected | — |
| +44 1776604 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01581 New Luce12 km away
- 01671 Newton Stewart35 km away
- 01988 Wigtown38 km away
- 01465 Girvan39 km away
- BT11 allocated blocks on 01776
- Resilient Limited3 allocated blocks on 01776
- Six Degrees Technology Group Limited3 allocated blocks on 01776
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FAQs about 01776
Where is area code 01776?
01776 is Ofcom's Stranraer numbering area, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Dumfries and Galloway. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1776.
Do I need to dial 01776 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01776 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01776 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01776 numbers written?
Numbers on 01776 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01776 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1776 then the local number.
What was the 01776 area code before?
01776 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 0776. Old signage or stationery showing 0776 refers to the same Stranraer numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01776 numbers?
Ofcom lists 85 providers with allocated blocks on 01776. The largest are BT with 11 of the 106 allocated blocks, Resilient Limited with 3 of the 106 allocated blocks and Six Degrees Technology Group Limited with 3 of the 106 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 01776?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01581 New Luce (12 km), 01671 Newton Stewart (35 km), 01988 Wigtown (38 km) and 01465 Girvan (39 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01776 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.