UK area code
01971 area code — Scourie
01971 is Ofcom’s Scourie numbering area, in Highland, Scotland. 77 phone companies hold its 90 allocated number blocks. Its numbers are written like 01971 234 567. The nearest other codes are 01571 Lochinver (23 km) and 01854 Ullapool (51 km).
01971 at a glance
- Ofcom area name
- Scourie
- Council area
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Number format
- 01971 234 567 (4+6)
- Local calls
- Full number recommended
- Current code since
- 1995 (previously 0971)
- Allocated blocks
- 90 of 487 (18%) across 77 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 01971 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.
01971 history and number format
Number format: Numbers on 01971 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01971 234 567.
Before 1995: 01971 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 0971.
Local dialling: Traditionally not from another 01971 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01971 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
Allocation record: the oldest number block still visible on 01971 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 01971 number rings (see the weekly numbering changelog for every new allocation.)
Phone companies holding 01971 numbers
Every Ofcom range holder with blocks on 01971, 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 | 9 | 9 | 14 April 2010 | 8 February 2013 |
| BT | 3 | 3 | 15 July 1994 | 15 July 1994 |
| Digital Space Group Limited | 2 | 2 | 9 June 2008 | 15 March 2016 |
| Fuse 2 Communications Ltd | 2 | 2 | 3 July 2017 | 22 January 2024 |
| TalkTalk Communications Limited | 2 | 2 | 19 January 2012 | 19 January 2012 |
| (AQ) LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 28 September 2012 | 28 September 2012 |
| 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd | 1 | 1 | 21 January 2020 | 21 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 | 7 July 2017 | 7 July 2017 |
| Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd | 1 | 1 | 15 April 2009 | 15 April 2009 |
| Atomstream Limited | 1 | 1 | 14 April 2010 | 14 April 2010 |
| Barritel Limited | 1 | 1 | 27 June 2006 | 27 June 2006 |
| 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 | 21 July 2009 | 21 July 2009 |
| Colt Technology Services | 1 | 1 | 20 June 2016 | 20 June 2016 |
| Content Guru Limited | 1 | 1 | 10 October 2012 | 10 October 2012 |
| Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited | 1 | 1 | 21 May 2019 | 21 May 2019 |
| 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 | 23 June 2022 | 23 June 2022 |
| Flextel Limited | 1 | 1 | 31 October 2005 | 31 October 2005 |
| GCI Network Solutions Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 December 2023 | 20 December 2023 |
| Hello Telecom (UK) Limited | 1 | 1 | 20 July 2012 | 20 July 2012 |
| ICC Networks Ltd | 1 | 1 | 17 July 2012 | 17 July 2012 |
| ICUK Computing Services Limited | 1 | 1 | 17 June 2020 | 17 June 2020 |
| INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED | 1 | 1 | 26 January 2026 | 26 January 2026 |
Showing the 30 largest of 77 holders.
All number blocks on 01971first 200 of 487, by prefix
| Prefix | Status | Range holder |
|---|---|---|
| +44 197100 | Protected | — |
| +44 197101 | Protected | — |
| +44 197102 | Protected | — |
| +44 197103 | Protected | — |
| +44 197104 | Protected | — |
| +44 197105 | Protected | — |
| +44 197106 | Protected | — |
| +44 197107 | Protected | — |
| +44 197108 | Protected | — |
| +44 197109 | Protected | — |
| +44 197110 | Protected | — |
| +44 197111 | Protected | — |
| +44 197112 | Protected | — |
| +44 197113 | Protected | — |
| +44 197114 | Protected | — |
| +44 197115 | Protected | — |
| +44 197116 | Protected | — |
| +44 197117 | Protected | — |
| +44 197118 | Protected | — |
| +44 197119 | Protected | — |
| +44 197120 | Allocated | (AQ) LIMITED |
| +44 1971210 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971211 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971212 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971213 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971214 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971215 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971216 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971217 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971218 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 1971219 | Allocated | TalkTalk Communications Limited |
| +44 197122 | Allocated | Net-Work Internet Ltd |
| +44 197123 | Allocated | VoIP-Un Limited |
| +44 197124 | Protected | — |
| +44 197125 | Allocated | Voiceflex Limited |
| +44 197126 | Allocated | AQL Wholesale Ltd |
| +44 197127 | Allocated | Telecom2 Limited |
| +44 197128 | Allocated | Redcentric Solutions Limited |
| +44 197129 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 197130 | Allocated | Nodemax Limited |
| +44 1971310 | Allocated | Voxbone SA |
| +44 1971311 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971312 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971313 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971314 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971315 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971316 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971317 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971318 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971319 | Protected | — |
| +44 197132 | Protected | — |
| +44 197133 | Allocated | Served Up Limited |
| +44 197134 | Protected | — |
| +44 197135 | Allocated | Solutios Limited |
| +44 197136 | Allocated | Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd |
| +44 1971370 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971371 | Allocated | Colt Technology Services |
| +44 1971372 | Allocated | Adepteo Limited |
| +44 1971373 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971374 | Allocated | Orbtalk Limited |
| +44 1971375 | Allocated | Number Services Ltd. |
| +44 1971376 | Allocated | EVE CONNECT LTD |
| +44 1971377 | Allocated | Digital Space Group Limited |
| +44 1971378 | Allocated | Zapappi Ltd |
| +44 1971379 | Allocated | Sky UK Limited |
| +44 197138 | Allocated | Mars Communications Limited |
| +44 197139 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 197140 | Allocated | Telecoms World Limited |
| +44 197141 | Quarantined | — |
| +44 197142 | Allocated | CFL Communications Ltd |
| +44 197143 | Allocated | Resilient Limited |
| +44 197144 | Protected | — |
| +44 197145 | Protected | — |
| +44 197146 | Allocated | Nexus Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1971470 | Allocated | Atomstream Limited |
| +44 1971471 | Allocated | YayYay Limited |
| +44 1971472 | Allocated | Telephone Box Limited |
| +44 1971473 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971474 | Allocated | Suretec Systems Ltd |
| +44 1971475 | Allocated | Windsor Telecom Limited |
| +44 1971476 | Allocated | GCI Network Solutions Limited |
| +44 1971477 | Allocated | Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited |
| +44 1971478 | Allocated | VoiceHost Limited |
| +44 1971479 | Allocated | Phone Co-Op Numbering Limited |
| +44 1971480 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971481 | Allocated | Invosys Limited |
| +44 1971482 | Allocated | Nexbridge Communications Limited |
| +44 1971483 | Allocated | Convergence Group (wireless) Networks Limited |
| +44 1971484 | Allocated | INTELLIGENT EXCHANGES LIMITED |
| +44 1971485 | Allocated | Alnitak GmbH |
| +44 1971486 | Allocated | Internexus Networks Limited |
| +44 1971487 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971488 | Allocated | Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone) |
| +44 1971489 | Allocated | Bicom Systems EURL |
| +44 1971490 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971491 | Allocated | 8x8 Communications UK Limited |
| +44 1971492 | Allocated | ICC Networks Ltd |
| +44 1971493 | Allocated | Hello Telecom (UK) Limited |
| +44 1971494 | Allocated | Invoco Ltd |
| +44 1971495 | Allocated | Ziron Limited |
| +44 1971496 | Allocated | Content Guru Limited |
| +44 1971497 | Allocated | IOVOX Limited |
| +44 1971498 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971499 | Allocated | Simwood eSMS Limited |
| +44 197150 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 197151 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 197152 | Allocated | BT |
| +44 1971530 | Allocated | Dial 9 Communications Limited |
| +44 1971531 | Allocated | 24 Seven Cloud Communications Ltd |
| +44 1971532 | Free | — |
| +44 1971533 | Allocated | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| +44 1971534 | Allocated | KCOM Group Ltd |
| +44 1971535 | Allocated | Vodafone Ltd (C&W) |
| +44 1971536 | Free | — |
| +44 1971537 | Free | — |
| +44 1971538 | Allocated | Belgacom International Carrier Services SA |
| +44 1971539 | Allocated | Mi Telecom Limited |
| +44 197154 | Protected | — |
| +44 197155 | Allocated | Magrathea Telecommunications Limited |
| +44 1971560 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971561 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971562 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971563 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971564 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971565 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971566 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971567 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971568 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971569 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971570 | Allocated | Digitech Solutions Global Limited |
| +44 1971571 | Allocated | Bink Networks Ltd |
| +44 1971572 | Free | — |
| +44 1971573 | Allocated | VOXYONDER NETWORK SERVICES UK LTD |
| +44 1971574 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971575 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971576 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971577 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971578 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971579 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971580 | Allocated | Linear Telecoms Limited |
| +44 1971581 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971582 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971583 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971584 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971585 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971586 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971587 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971588 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971589 | Protected | — |
| +44 197159 | Allocated | TTNC Limited |
| +44 1971600 | Allocated | Minotaur Telecom Limited |
| +44 1971601 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971602 | Allocated | Kalnet4U Ltd |
| +44 1971603 | Allocated | Nuso Cloud UK Limited |
| +44 1971604 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1971605 | Allocated | Redwood Technologies Ltd |
| +44 1971606 | Allocated | Fuse 2 Communications Ltd |
| +44 1971607 | Allocated | IP Voice Networks Ltd |
| +44 1971608 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971609 | Allocated | XoverX Ltd |
| +44 1971610 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971611 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971612 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971613 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971614 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971615 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971616 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971617 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971618 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971619 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971620 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971621 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971622 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971623 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971624 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971625 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971626 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971627 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971628 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971629 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971630 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971631 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971632 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971633 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971634 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971635 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971636 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971637 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971638 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971639 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971640 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971641 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971642 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971643 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971644 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971645 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971646 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971647 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971648 | Protected | — |
| +44 1971649 | Protected | — |
Related lookups
- 01571 Lochinver23 km away
- 01854 Ullapool51 km away
- 01549 Lairg57 km away
- 01863 Ardgay70 km away
- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited9 allocated blocks on 01971
- BT3 allocated blocks on 01971
- Digital Space Group Limited2 allocated blocks on 01971
- All UK towns A–ZDialling codes by town
- More Scotland codesSame region
- All UK area codesBrowse every 01/02 dialling code
- Lookup any UK numberFree reverse phone lookup
- UK area codes explainedCornerstone guide
- 020 London numbers explainedCornerstone guide
- 0330 numbers explainedCornerstone guide
- How Ofcom allocates UK phone numbersCornerstone guide
FAQs about 01971
Where is area code 01971?
01971 is Ofcom's Scourie numbering area, in Highland, Scotland. Its exchange town is in Highland. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 1971.
Do I need to dial 01971 for a local call?
Traditionally not from another 01971 landline, but it now depends on your provider: Ofcom stopped requiring providers to offer local (code-free) dialling on 11 March 2022. Dialling 01971 first always works, and mobiles always need it.
How are 01971 numbers written?
Numbers on 01971 use Ofcom's 4+6 format: the 5-digit code (including the leading 0) followed by a 6-digit local number — written like 01971 234 567. From abroad the leading zero is dropped: +44 1971 then the local number.
What was the 01971 area code before?
01971 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 0971. Old signage or stationery showing 0971 refers to the same Scourie numbers.
Which phone companies hold 01971 numbers?
Ofcom lists 77 providers with allocated blocks on 01971. The largest are Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited with 9 of the 90 allocated blocks, BT with 3 of the 90 allocated blocks and Digital Space Group Limited with 2 of the 90 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 01971?
By distance between exchange towns, the nearest other codes are 01571 Lochinver (23 km), 01854 Ullapool (51 km), 01549 Lairg (57 km) and 01863 Ardgay (70 km).
How do I report a scam call from a 01971 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.