01496 556 Dialing Code

Port Ellen

Dialing Code 01496 556 is part of Area Code 01496, which covers Port Ellen and the surrounding area.

The majority of numbers in the 01496 Area Code belong to normal landlines in Port Ellen, but it is possible that these numbers are being used elsewhere as virtual numbers.

There are multiple telephone companies operating in the 01496 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 556 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to KCOM Group Ltd on 8 September 2022, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.

01496 area code information

Area Code: 01496
Location: Port Ellen
Dialing Code: 01496 556
Provider: KCOM Group Ltd
Date range allocated: 8 September 2022
Call Costs: Normal landline rate
Area code required for local calls: No
Local number length: 6
Number format: 01496 556###
International number format: +44 1496 556###
Last code change: April 1995 from 0496.

This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.