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Somerset UK dialling codes

Somerset is served by 15 geographic dialling codes in Ofcom’s National Telephone Numbering Plan, anchored on principal towns including Bath, Bridgwater, Chard, Clevedon, Dulverton. Every entry below is a real, currently-allocated 01 or 02 code — tap a card to open the per-town page, where you’ll find the full table of Ofcom-allocated number ranges for that code, the Range Holder behind each block, and a reverse-lookup form for identifying any specific Somerset caller. The data refreshes weekly from the public Ofcom Numbering Data feed, so allocations are at most seven days old.

All Somerset dialling codes

Somerset dialling codes by the numbers

Somerset carries 15 geographic dialling codes in Ofcom’s plan, anchored on Bath (01225), Bridgwater (01278), Chard (01460), Clevedon (01275), Dulverton (01398) and Frome (01373) among others. The 1 principal town with a published population estimate cover a combined catchment of roughly 95,000 people, the largest being Bath (01225) at about 95,000. Across these codes we currently track 6,180 allocated Ofcom number ranges, with Clevedon (01275) holding the most at 487 ranges. The code patterns in use are 01xxx (five-digit area code).

TownCodePopulationRanges tracked
Bath01225~95,000451
Bridgwater01278—469
Chard01460—415
Clevedon01275—487
Dulverton01398—424
Frome01373—361
Glastonbury01458—370
Minehead01643—424
Shepton Mallet01749—415
Taunton01823—397
Temple Cloud01761—370
Watchet01984—424
Weston-super-Mare01934—415
Wincanton01963—334
Yeovil01935—424

Population is the latest ONS mid-year estimate for the principal town; a dash means no separate figure is published for that smaller town. “Ranges tracked” counts the Ofcom number blocks we have ingested under each code — a live operational figure, not the theoretical capacity of the code.

How Somerset dialling codes are organised

The UK numbering plan splits geographic codes into 01 (most of the country) and 02 (the largest metros — London 020, Cardiff 029, Belfast 028, Coventry/Northampton 024, Southampton/Portsmouth 023 and Tyneside 0191 sit alongside the 02-series equivalents). The 15 codes listed above for Somerset all sit inside this geographic block, which means a call to any of them is charged at the caller’s standard local rate (typically included in inclusive call allowances on mobile and landline tariffs). None of these prefixes are revenue-share or premium-rate — those live in the 084x, 087x, 09x and 118x ranges and are listed on our non-geographic prefixes index.

Each town hub on the cards above is fed directly from Ofcom’s published Numbering Data, which lists every 10,000-number block (NDC + four-digit prefix) and the Communications Provider that currently holds the allocation. Following a town link takes you to a page that breaks down every range assigned within that code, the Range Holder behind each block, the allocation status (assigned, reserved, free, withdrawn or returned) and a search form you can drop any full ten-digit number into for a real-time reverse lookup. If other callers have already flagged the number as a scam or nuisance, their verdicts and any community reports appear on the lookup result alongside the Range Holder record.

Region groupings on this hub follow Ofcom’s own administrative labels rather than ceremonial-county or postal-region boundaries, which is why a town like Slough (01753) sits under Berkshire on this site even though postally it shares an SL postcode with parts of Buckinghamshire. We refresh the underlying allocations weekly from the official feed, and the rendered HTML you’re reading is cached and served from the edge, so every hub here is at most seven days out of date even when Ofcom publishes between our regular refreshes.

FAQs about Somerset dialling codes

How many dialling codes does Somerset have?

Somerset is served by 15 geographic dialling codes in Ofcom's National Telephone Numbering Plan, anchored on towns including Bath, Bridgwater, Chard, Clevedon, Dulverton and others. Each is a standard 01 or 02 geographic code charged at the caller's normal landline rate.

What is the largest town in Somerset by dialling code?

Bath (01225) is the most populous principal town listed for Somerset, with an ONS estimate of about 95,000.

Which 01 or 02 code patterns are used in Somerset?

Somerset uses 01xxx (five-digit area code). The shortest code in the region is 01225 (Bath); shorter codes (three or four digits) belong to the largest metros, while five-digit 01xxx codes cover smaller towns.

Are calls from Somerset numbers charged at a premium rate?

No. Every Somerset code above is a geographic 01/02 number, charged at the caller's standard local rate and normally included in inclusive call allowances on mobile and landline tariffs. Premium-rate and revenue-share numbers live in the 084x, 087x, 09x and 118x ranges, none of which appear in this region index.

Source: Ofcom National Telephone Numbering Plan. Page updated 2026-10-09. WhoCalledLookup is not affiliated with Ofcom.