01856 39 Dialing Code

Orkney

Dialing Code 01856 39 is part of Area Code 01856, which covers Orkney and the surrounding area.

The majority of numbers in the 01856 Area Code belong to normal landlines in Orkney, but it is possible that these numbers are being used elsewhere as virtual numbers.

There are multiple telephone companies operating in the 01856 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 39 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to Mars Communications Limited on 5 February 2009, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.

01856 area code information

Area Code: 01856
Location: Orkney
Dialing Code: 01856 39
Provider: Mars Communications Limited
Date range allocated: 5 February 2009
Call Costs: Normal landline rate
Area code required for local calls: No
Local number length: 6
Number format: 01856 39####
International number format: +44 1856 39####
Last code change: April 1995 from 0856.

This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.