UK area code
01847 area code — Thurso
01847 is Ofcom’s Thurso numbering area, covering Thurso and Tongue, in Highland, Scotland. 82 phone companies hold its 146 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01847 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01641 Strathy (28 km) and 01955 Wick (30 km).
01847 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Thurso
- Places on this code
- Thurso 018472 018473 018474 018475 018478
- Tongue 018476 018477 018479
- Council area
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01847 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0847)
- Allocated blocks
- 146 of 595 (25%) across 82 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 01847 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.
01847 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01847 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01847 234 567.
Before 1995: 01847 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 0847.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01847 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01847 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01847 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 01847 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01847 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01847, 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 | 15 July 2005 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 10 | 10 | 10 October 2008 | 8 February 2013 |
| Vodafone Ltd (C&W) | 7 | 7 | 6 September 2013 | 12 November 2021 |
| IOVOX Limited | 4 | 4 | 4 July 2012 | 21 December 2015 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 4 | 4 | 4 October 2007 | 12 February 2013 |
| Voiceflex Limited | 3 | 3 | 27 September 2007 | 27 September 2007 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 18 April 2012 | 18 April 2012 |
| Adepteo Limited | 2 | 2 | 6 December 2016 | 6 December 2016 |
| Alnitak GmbH | 2 | 2 | 7 July 2017 | 7 July 2017 |
| Barritel Limited | 2 | 2 | 2 October 2006 | 3 August 2011 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 2 | 2 | 10 July 2020 | 16 December 2020 |
| Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited | 2 | 2 | 21 May 2019 | 21 May 2019 |
| DRD Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 5 October 2023 | 5 October 2023 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 23 May 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 22 January 2024 | 22 January 2024 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 2 | 2 | 24 November 2011 | 20 July 2012 |
| IP Voice Networks Ltd | 2 | 2 | 20 September 2017 | 20 September 2017 |
| Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) | 2 | 2 | 21 October 2011 | 3 February 2015 |
| Kalnet4U Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 June 2013 | 21 March 2016 |
| Linear Telecoms Limited | 2 | 2 | 18 October 2010 | 18 October 2010 |
| Localphone Limited | 2 | 2 | 14 May 2007 | 14 May 2007 |
| Magrathea Telecommunications Limited | 2 | 2 | 19 November 2004 | 19 November 2004 |
| Minotaur Telecom Limited | 2 | 2 | 5 February 2013 | 5 February 2013 |
| Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd | 2 | 2 | 22 October 2007 | 22 October 2007 |
| Number Services Ltd. | 2 | 2 | 22 November 2018 | 22 November 2018 |
| Served Up Limited | 2 | 2 | 17 October 2008 | 23 October 2008 |
| Simwood eSMS Limited | 2 | 2 | 5 April 2013 | 5 April 2013 |
| Sky UK Limited | 2 | 2 | 26 June 2013 | 26 June 2013 |
| Spitfire Network Services Limited | 2 | 2 | 11 November 2011 | 11 November 2011 |
| Suretec Systems Ltd | 2 | 2 | 13 May 2010 | 13 May 2010 |
Showing the 30 largest of 82 holders.
All number blocks on 01847first 200 of 595, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 184700 | Protected | — |
| +44 184701 | Protected | — |
| +44 184702 | Protected | — |
| +44 184703 | Protected | — |
| +44 184704 | Protected | — |
| +44 184705 | Protected | — |
| +44 184706 | Protected | — |
| +44 184707 | Protected | — |
| +44 184708 | Protected | — |
| +44 184709 | Protected | — |
| +44 184710 | Protected | — |
| +44 184711 | Protected | — |
| +44 184712 | Protected | — |
| +44 184713 | Protected | — |
| +44 184714 | Protected | — |
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| +44 184718 | Protected | — |
| +44 184719 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847200 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847201 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847202 | Allocated | DRD Communications Limited |
| +44 1847203 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847204 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847205 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847206 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847207 | Protected | — |
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| +44 1847216 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847218 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847219 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847220 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1847221 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1847222 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1847223 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1847224 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1847225 | Allocated | Antheus Telecom Limited |
| +44 1847226 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1847227 | Allocated | Alnitak GmbH |
| +44 1847228 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1847229 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 184723 | Protected | — |
| +44 184724 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1847250 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847251 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847252 | Protected | — |
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| +44 1847254 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847255 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847256 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847257 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1847258 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847259 | Protected | — |
| +44 184726 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 184727 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847280 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847281 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847282 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847283 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847284 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847285 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847286 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847287 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847288 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847289 | Protected | — |
| +44 184729 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1847300 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1847301 | Allocated | Media Hawk Ltd |
| +44 1847302 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1847303 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847304 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1847305 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1847306 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1847307 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1847308 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1847309 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847310 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847311 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1847312 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1847313 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1847314 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1847315 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847316 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847317 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847318 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847319 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847320 | Free | — |
| +44 1847321 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1847322 | Free | — |
| +44 1847323 | Free | — |
| +44 1847324 | Free | — |
| +44 1847325 | Free | — |
| +44 1847326 | Free | — |
| +44 1847327 | Free | — |
| +44 1847328 | Free | — |
| +44 1847329 | Free | — |
| +44 1847330 | Protected | — |
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| +44 1847332 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847333 | Protected | — |
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| +44 1847418 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847419 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847420 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847421 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847422 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847423 | Protected | — |
| +44 1847424 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01641 Strathy28 km away
- 01955 Wick30 km away
- 01593 Lybster35 km away
- 01856 Orkney54 km away
- BT11 allocated blocks on 01847
- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited10 allocated blocks on 01847
- Vodafone Ltd (C&W)7 allocated blocks on 01847
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FAQs about 01847
Where is area code 01847?
01847 is Ofcom's Thurso numbering area, in Highland, Scotland. Its exchange towns are in Highland. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1847.
Which places use the 01847 code?
Ofcom splits 01847 into 2 areas by the first digit of the local number: Thurso (018472, 018473, 018474, 018475, 018478); Tongue (018476, 018477, 018479).
Do I need to dial 01847 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01847 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01847 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01847 numbers written?
Numbers on 01847 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01847 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1847 then the local number.
What was the 01847 area code before?
01847 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 0847. Old signage or stationery showing 0847 refers to the same Thurso numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01847 numbers?
Ofcom lists 82 providers with allocated blocks on 01847. The largest are BT with 11 of the 146 allocated blocks, Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited with 10 of the 146 allocated blocks and Vodafone with 7 of the 146 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 01847?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01641 Strathy (28 km), 01955 Wick (30 km), 01593 Lybster (35 km) and 01856 Orkney (54 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01847 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.