01556 29 Dialing Code

Castle Douglas

Dialing Code 01556 29 is part of Area Code 01556, which covers Castle Douglas and the surrounding area.

The majority of numbers in the 01556 Area Code belong to normal landlines in Castle Douglas, but it is possible that these numbers are being used elsewhere as virtual numbers.

There are multiple telephone companies operating in the 01556 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 29 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to Telecom2 Limited on 10 September 2009, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.

01556 area code information

Area Code: 01556
Location: Castle Douglas
Dialing Code: 01556 29
Provider: Telecom2 Limited
Date range allocated: 10 September 2009
Call Costs: Normal landline rate
Area code required for local calls: No
Local number length: 6
Number format: 01556 29####
International number format: +44 1556 29####
Last code change: April 1995 from 0556.

This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.