0161 616 Dialing Code
Manchester
Dialing Code 0161 616 is part of Area Code 0161, which covers Manchester and the surrounding area.
The majority of numbers in the 0161 Area Code belong to normal landlines in Manchester, but it is possible that these numbers are being used elsewhere as virtual numbers.
There are multiple telephone companies operating in the 0161 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 616 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to Virgin Media Limited on 29 May 2002, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.
0161 area code information
| Area Code: | 0161 |
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| Location: | Manchester |
| Dialing Code: | 0161 616 |
| Provider: | Virgin Media Limited |
| Date range allocated: | 29 May 2002 |
| Call Costs: | Normal landline rate |
| Area code required for local calls: | No |
| Local number length: | 7 |
| Number format: | 0161 616 #### |
| International number format: | +44 161 616 #### |
| Last code change: | April 1995 from 061. |
This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.