0131 253 Dialing Code
Edinburgh
Dialing Code 0131 253 is part of Area Code 0131, which covers Edinburgh and the surrounding area.
The majority of numbers in the 0131 Area Code belong to normal landlines in Edinburgh, but it is possible that these numbers are being used elsewhere as virtual numbers.
There are multiple telephone companies operating in the 0131 Area Code and they are allocated blocks of numbers, which can be identified by the digits following the Area Code. In this case, the digits 253 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to Barritel Limited on 14 February 2006, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.
0131 area code information
| Area Code: | 0131 |
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| Location: | Edinburgh |
| Dialing Code: | 0131 253 |
| Provider: | Barritel Limited |
| Date range allocated: | 14 February 2006 |
| Call Costs: | Normal landline rate |
| Area code required for local calls: | No |
| Local number length: | 7 |
| Number format: | 0131 253 #### |
| International number format: | +44 131 253 #### |
| Last code change: | April 1995 from 031. |
This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.