UK area code
01887 area code — Aberfeldy
01887 is Ofcom’s Aberfeldy numbering area, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. 80 phone companies hold its 89 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01887 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01796 Pitlochry (12 km) and 01350 Dunkeld (18 km).
01887 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Aberfeldy
- Council area
- Perth and Kinross
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01887 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0887)
- Allocated blocks
- 89 of 451 (20%) 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 01887 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.
01887 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01887 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01887 234 567.
Before 1995: 01887 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 0887.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01887 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01887 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01887 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 01887 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01887 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01887, 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 | 6 | 6 | 15 July 1994 | 16 December 2014 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 3 | 3 | 18 January 2012 | 12 February 2013 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 4 June 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 26 September 2012 | 26 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 9 January 2020 | 9 January 2020 |
| 8x8 Communications UK Limited | 1 | 1 | 19 April 2012 | 19 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 | 6 January 2017 | 6 January 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 9 April 2009 | 9 April 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 12 April 2010 | 12 April 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 8 October 2008 | 8 October 2008 |
| Belgacom International Carrier Services SA | 1 | 1 | 21 October 2020 | 21 October 2020 |
| Bicom Systems EURL | 1 | 1 | 1 March 2012 | 1 March 2012 |
| Bink Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 27 March 2023 | 27 March 2023 |
| CFL Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 20 July 2009 | 20 July 2009 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 21 November 2018 | 21 November 2018 |
| 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 | 18 January 2019 | 18 January 2019 |
| Dial 9 Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 8 January 2020 | 8 January 2020 |
| 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 | 21 October 2005 | 21 October 2005 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 1 | 1 | 22 December 2023 | 22 December 2023 |
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 1 | 1 | 25 April 2005 | 25 April 2005 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 2 February 2012 | 2 February 2012 |
| I.T Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 18 March 2015 | 18 March 2015 |
| ICC Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 18 April 2012 | 18 April 2012 |
Showing the 30 largest of 80 holders.
All number blocks on 01887first 200 of 451, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 188700 | Protected | — |
| +44 188701 | Protected | — |
| +44 188702 | Protected | — |
| +44 188703 | Protected | — |
| +44 188704 | Protected | — |
| +44 188705 | Protected | — |
| +44 188706 | Protected | — |
| +44 188707 | Protected | — |
| +44 188708 | Protected | — |
| +44 188709 | Protected | — |
| +44 188710 | Protected | — |
| +44 188711 | Protected | — |
| +44 188712 | Protected | — |
| +44 188713 | Protected | — |
| +44 188714 | Protected | — |
| +44 188715 | Protected | — |
| +44 188716 | Protected | — |
| +44 188717 | Protected | — |
| +44 188718 | Protected | — |
| +44 188719 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887200 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1887201 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1887202 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1887203 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887204 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1887205 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1887206 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887207 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1887208 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1887209 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 188721 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 1887220 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1887221 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1887222 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1887223 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1887224 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1887225 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1887226 | Free | — |
| +44 1887227 | Free | — |
| +44 1887228 | Free | — |
| +44 1887229 | Free | — |
| +44 188723 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 1887240 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887241 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887242 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887243 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887244 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887245 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887246 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887247 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887248 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887249 | Protected | — |
| +44 188725 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 188726 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 188727 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887280 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887281 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887282 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887283 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887284 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887285 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887286 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887287 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887288 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1887289 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 188729 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 188730 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 1887310 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887311 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887312 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887313 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887314 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887315 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887316 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887317 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1887318 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887319 | Protected | — |
| +44 188732 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 188733 | Protected | — |
| +44 188734 | Protected | — |
| +44 188735 | Allocated | Entanet International Ltd |
| +44 188736 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1887370 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887371 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887372 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887373 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887374 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887375 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887376 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887377 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1887378 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887379 | Protected | — |
| +44 188738 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 188739 | Allocated | Pulsant (Scotland) Limited |
| +44 188740 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 188741 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 188742 | Protected | — |
| +44 188743 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 188744 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 188745 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 188746 | Allocated | Telappliant Limited |
| +44 188747 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 1887480 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1887481 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887482 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887483 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887484 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887485 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887486 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887487 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887488 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887489 | Protected | — |
| +44 188749 | Protected | — |
| +44 188750 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 188751 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 188752 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 188753 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 188754 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 188755 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 188756 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1887570 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1887571 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1887572 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1887573 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1887574 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887575 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1887576 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1887577 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1887578 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887579 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1887580 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1887581 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1887582 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1887583 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1887584 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1887585 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1887586 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1887587 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887588 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887589 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1887590 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1887591 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1887592 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1887593 | Allocated | DIDWW Ireland Limited |
| +44 1887594 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1887595 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1887596 | Free | — |
| +44 1887597 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1887598 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1887599 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1887600 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1887601 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887602 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887603 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887604 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1887605 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887606 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1887607 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1887608 | Allocated | Alnitak GmbH |
| +44 1887609 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1887610 | Free | — |
| +44 1887611 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887612 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887613 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887614 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887615 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887616 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887617 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887618 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887619 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887620 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1887621 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1887622 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1887623 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1887624 | Free | — |
| +44 1887625 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1887626 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1887627 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1887628 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1887629 | Free | — |
| +44 1887630 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887631 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887632 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887633 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887634 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887635 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887636 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887637 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887638 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887639 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887640 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887641 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887642 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887643 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887644 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887645 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887646 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887647 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887648 | Protected | — |
| +44 1887649 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01796 Pitlochry12 km away
- 01350 Dunkeld18 km away
- 01882 Kinloch Rannoch21 km away
- 01764 Crieff27 km away
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- TalkTalk Communications Limited3 allocated blocks on 01887
- Digital Space Group Limited2 allocated blocks on 01887
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FAQs about 01887
Where is area code 01887?
01887 is Ofcom's Aberfeldy numbering area, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Perth and Kinross. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1887.
Do I need to dial 01887 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01887 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01887 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01887 numbers written?
Numbers on 01887 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01887 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1887 then the local number.
What was the 01887 area code before?
01887 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 0887. Old signage or stationery showing 0887 refers to the same Aberfeldy numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01887 numbers?
Ofcom lists 80 providers with allocated blocks on 01887. The largest are BT with 6 of the 89 allocated blocks, TalkTalk Communications Limited with 3 of the 89 allocated blocks and Digital Space Group Limited with 2 of the 89 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 01887?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01796 Pitlochry (12 km), 01350 Dunkeld (18 km), 01882 Kinloch Rannoch (21 km) and 01764 Crieff (27 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01887 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.