UK area code
01888 area code — Turriff
01888 is Ofcom’s Turriff numbering area, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 80 phone companies hold its 95 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01888 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01261 Banff (15 km) and 01771 Maud (20 km).
01888 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Turriff
- Council area
- Aberdeenshire
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01888 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0888)
- Allocated blocks
- 95 of 451 (21%) 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 01888 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.
01888 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01888 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01888 234 567.
Before 1995: 01888 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 0888.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01888 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01888 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01888 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 01888 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01888 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01888, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited | 8 | 8 | 8 February 2013 | 8 February 2013 |
| BT | 5 | 5 | 15 July 1994 | 20 March 1996 |
| 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 | 27 January 2020 | 27 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 | 17 January 2017 | 17 January 2017 |
| Alnitak GmbH | 1 | 1 | 10 June 2016 | 10 June 2016 |
| 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 | 21 June 2007 | 21 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 | 20 July 2009 | 20 July 2009 |
| Calltracks Limited | 1 | 1 | 31 January 2014 | 31 January 2014 |
| 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 | 22 January 2019 | 22 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 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 2 February 2012 | 2 February 2012 |
| I.T Communications Limited | 1 | 1 | 18 October 2016 | 18 October 2016 |
| ICC Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 18 April 2012 | 18 April 2012 |
Showing the 30 largest of 80 holders.
All number blocks on 01888first 200 of 451, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 188800 | Protected | — |
| +44 188801 | Protected | — |
| +44 188802 | Protected | — |
| +44 188803 | Protected | — |
| +44 188804 | Protected | — |
| +44 188805 | Protected | — |
| +44 188806 | Protected | — |
| +44 188807 | Protected | — |
| +44 188808 | Protected | — |
| +44 188809 | Protected | — |
| +44 188810 | Protected | — |
| +44 188811 | Protected | — |
| +44 188812 | Protected | — |
| +44 188813 | Protected | — |
| +44 188814 | Protected | — |
| +44 188815 | Protected | — |
| +44 188816 | Protected | — |
| +44 188817 | Protected | — |
| +44 188818 | Protected | — |
| +44 188819 | Protected | — |
| +44 188820 | Allocated | Localphone Limited |
| +44 188821 | Allocated | Barritel Limited |
| +44 188822 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 188823 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 188824 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888250 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888251 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888252 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888253 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888254 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888255 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888256 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888257 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888258 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888259 | Protected | — |
| +44 188826 | Allocated | Entanet International Ltd |
| +44 188827 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 1888280 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888281 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888282 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888283 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888284 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888285 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888286 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888287 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888288 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1888289 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 188829 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 1888300 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888301 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888302 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888303 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888304 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888305 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888306 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888307 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1888308 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888309 | Protected | — |
| +44 188831 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 188832 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 188833 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 188834 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 188835 | Allocated | Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd |
| +44 188836 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1888370 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1888371 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888372 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888373 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888374 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888375 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888376 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888377 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888378 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888379 | Protected | — |
| +44 188838 | Protected | — |
| +44 188839 | Protected | — |
| +44 188840 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888410 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1888411 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1888412 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1888413 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1888414 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1888415 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1888416 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888417 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888418 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888419 | Protected | — |
| +44 188842 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888430 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1888431 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1888432 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1888433 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1888434 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888435 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1888436 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888437 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888438 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1888439 | Protected | — |
| +44 188844 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 188845 | Protected | — |
| +44 188846 | Allocated | IV Response Limited |
| +44 1888470 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888471 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888472 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888473 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888474 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888475 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888476 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888477 | Allocated | Spitfire Network Services Limited |
| +44 1888478 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888479 | Protected | — |
| +44 188848 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888490 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888491 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888492 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888493 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888494 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888495 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888496 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888497 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888498 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888499 | Protected | — |
| +44 188850 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 188851 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 188852 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1888530 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1888531 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1888532 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1888533 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888534 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888535 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1888536 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1888537 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1888538 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1888539 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 188854 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 188855 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 188856 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 188857 | Allocated | Flextel Limited |
| +44 188858 | Allocated | Magrathea Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 188859 | Allocated | TelNG Limited |
| +44 188860 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 188861 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 188862 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 188863 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 188864 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 188865 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 188866 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 188867 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 188868 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1888690 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1888691 | Allocated | Calltracks Limited |
| +44 1888692 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1888693 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1888694 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1888695 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888696 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1888697 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 1888698 | Allocated | Vonage Business Limited |
| +44 1888699 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1888700 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1888701 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888702 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1888703 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1888704 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1888705 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1888706 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1888707 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1888708 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1888709 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1888710 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1888711 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 1888712 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1888713 | Allocated | Alnitak GmbH |
| +44 1888714 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 1888715 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1888716 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888717 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888718 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888719 | Allocated | I.T Communications Limited |
| +44 1888720 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1888721 | Free | — |
| +44 1888722 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 1888723 | Free | — |
| +44 1888724 | Free | — |
| +44 1888725 | Free | — |
| +44 1888726 | Free | — |
| +44 1888727 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1888728 | Free | — |
| +44 1888729 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1888730 | Free | — |
| +44 1888731 | Free | — |
| +44 1888732 | Free | — |
| +44 1888733 | Free | — |
| +44 1888734 | Free | — |
| +44 1888735 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888736 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888737 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888738 | Protected | — |
| +44 1888739 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01261 Banff15 km away
- 01771 Maud20 km away
- 01466 Huntly22 km away
- 01464 Insch24 km away
- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited8 allocated blocks on 01888
- BT5 allocated blocks on 01888
- TalkTalk Communications Limited3 allocated blocks on 01888
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FAQs about 01888
Where is area code 01888?
01888 is Ofcom's Turriff numbering area, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Aberdeenshire. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1888.
Do I need to dial 01888 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01888 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01888 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01888 numbers written?
Numbers on 01888 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01888 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1888 then the local number.
What was the 01888 area code before?
01888 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 0888. Old signage or stationery showing 0888 refers to the same Turriff numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01888 numbers?
Ofcom lists 80 providers with allocated blocks on 01888. The largest are Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited with 8 of the 95 allocated blocks, BT with 5 of the 95 allocated blocks and TalkTalk Communications Limited with 3 of the 95 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 01888?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01261 Banff (15 km), 01771 Maud (20 km), 01466 Huntly (22 km) and 01464 Insch (24 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01888 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.