UK area code
01863 area code — Ardgay
01863 is Ofcom’s Ardgay numbering area, in Highland, Scotland. 80 phone companies hold its 86 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01863 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01549 Lairg (16 km) and 01862 Tain (20 km).
01863 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Ardgay
- Council area
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01863 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0863)
- Allocated blocks
- 86 of 478 (18%) across 80 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 01863 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.
01863 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01863 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01863 234 567.
Before 1995: 01863 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 0863.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01863 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01863 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01863 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 01863 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01863 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01863, 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 | 23 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 | 22 December 2023 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 20 January 2012 | 20 January 2012 |
| Voxbone SA | 2 | 2 | 12 December 2011 | 27 November 2024 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 13 January 2020 | 13 January 2020 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 18 April 2012 | 18 April 2012 |
| AQL Wholesale Ltd | 1 | 1 | 3 January 2008 | 3 January 2008 |
| Adepteo Limited | 1 | 1 | 29 November 2016 | 29 November 2016 |
| Alnitak GmbH | 1 | 1 | 20 September 2017 | 20 September 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 2 April 2009 | 2 April 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 April 2010 | 12 April 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 June 2007 | 12 June 2007 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 22 March 2021 | 22 March 2021 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 2 March 2012 | 2 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 March 2023 | 27 March 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 17 July 2009 | 17 July 2009 |
| 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 | 29 April 2019 | 29 April 2019 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 8 January 2020 | 8 January 2020 |
| Digitech Solutions Global Limited | 1 | 1 | 22 June 2012 | 22 June 2012 |
| EVE CONNECT LTD | 1 | 1 | 22 June 2022 | 22 June 2022 |
| Entanet International Ltd | 1 | 1 | 20 December 2007 | 20 December 2007 |
| Flextel Limited | 1 | 1 | 25 October 2005 | 25 October 2005 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 6 June 2005 | 6 June 2005 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 July 2012 | 20 July 2012 |
Showing the 30 largest of 80 holders.
All number blocks on 01863first 200 of 478, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 186300 | Protected | — |
| +44 186301 | Protected | — |
| +44 186302 | Protected | — |
| +44 186303 | Protected | — |
| +44 186304 | Protected | — |
| +44 186305 | Protected | — |
| +44 186306 | Protected | — |
| +44 186307 | Protected | — |
| +44 186308 | Protected | — |
| +44 186309 | Protected | — |
| +44 186310 | Protected | — |
| +44 186311 | Protected | — |
| +44 186312 | Protected | — |
| +44 186313 | Protected | — |
| +44 186314 | Protected | — |
| +44 186315 | Protected | — |
| +44 186316 | Protected | — |
| +44 186317 | Protected | — |
| +44 186318 | Protected | — |
| +44 186319 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863200 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863201 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863202 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863203 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863204 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863205 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863206 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863207 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863208 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863209 | Protected | — |
| +44 186321 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 186322 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1863230 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863231 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863232 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863233 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863234 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863235 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863236 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863237 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863238 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863239 | Protected | — |
| +44 186324 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 186325 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 186326 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 186327 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863280 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863281 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863282 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863283 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863284 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863285 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863286 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863287 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863288 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1863289 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1863290 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863291 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863292 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863293 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863294 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863295 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863296 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863297 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863298 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863299 | Protected | — |
| +44 186330 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 186331 | Protected | — |
| +44 186332 | Protected | — |
| +44 186333 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 186334 | Allocated | Entanet International Ltd |
| +44 186335 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 1863360 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1863361 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1863362 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1863363 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863364 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1863365 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1863366 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1863367 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863368 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863369 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863370 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863371 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863372 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863373 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863374 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863375 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863376 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863377 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1863378 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863379 | Protected | — |
| +44 186338 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1863390 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863391 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863392 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863393 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863394 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863395 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863396 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863397 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1863398 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863399 | Protected | — |
| +44 186340 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 186341 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 186342 | Protected | — |
| +44 186343 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1863440 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1863441 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863442 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863443 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863444 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863445 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863446 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863447 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863448 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863449 | Protected | — |
| +44 186345 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 186346 | Protected | — |
| +44 186347 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 186348 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 186349 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 186350 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 186351 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 186352 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 186353 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 186354 | Protected | — |
| +44 186355 | Protected | — |
| +44 186356 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1863570 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1863571 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1863572 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1863573 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1863574 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863575 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1863576 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863577 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1863578 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1863579 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1863580 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1863581 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1863582 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1863583 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1863584 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1863585 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863586 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1863587 | Allocated | Datazero Ltd |
| +44 1863588 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1863589 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1863590 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1863591 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863592 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1863593 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1863594 | Allocated | Alnitak GmbH |
| +44 1863595 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1863596 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1863597 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1863598 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1863599 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1863600 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863601 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1863602 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1863603 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1863604 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1863605 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863606 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1863607 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863608 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1863609 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1863610 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1863611 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1863612 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1863613 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1863614 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1863615 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1863616 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1863617 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1863618 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1863619 | Free | — |
| +44 1863620 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1863621 | Free | — |
| +44 1863622 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1863623 | Free | — |
| +44 1863624 | Free | — |
| +44 1863625 | Free | — |
| +44 1863626 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1863627 | Free | — |
| +44 1863628 | Free | — |
| +44 1863629 | Free | — |
| +44 1863630 | Free | — |
| +44 1863631 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863632 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863633 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863634 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863635 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863636 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863637 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863638 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863639 | Protected | — |
| +44 1863640 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01549 Lairg16 km away
- 01862 Tain20 km away
- 01408 Golspie25 km away
- 01349 Dingwall32 km away
- BT2 allocated blocks on 01863
- Digital Space Group Limited2 allocated blocks on 01863
- Fuse 2 Communications Ltd2 allocated blocks on 01863
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FAQs about 01863
Where is area code 01863?
01863 is Ofcom's Ardgay numbering area, in Highland, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Highland. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1863.
Do I need to dial 01863 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01863 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01863 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01863 numbers written?
Numbers on 01863 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01863 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1863 then the local number.
What was the 01863 area code before?
01863 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 0863. Old signage or stationery showing 0863 refers to the same Ardgay numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01863 numbers?
Ofcom lists 80 providers with allocated blocks on 01863. The largest are BT with 2 of the 86 allocated blocks, Digital Space Group Limited with 2 of the 86 allocated blocks and Fuse 2 Communications Ltd with 2 of the 86 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 01863?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01549 Lairg (16 km), 01862 Tain (20 km), 01408 Golspie (25 km) and 01349 Dingwall (32 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01863 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.