01856 490 Dialing Code
Orkney
Dialing Code 01856 490 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 490 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to Sky UK Limited on 26 June 2013, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.
01856 area code information
| Area Code: | 01856 |
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| Location: | Orkney |
| Dialing Code: | 01856 490 |
| Provider: | Sky UK Limited |
| Date range allocated: | 26 June 2013 |
| Call Costs: | Normal landline rate |
| Area code required for local calls: | No |
| Local number length: | 6 |
| Number format: | 01856 490### |
| International number format: | +44 1856 490### |
| Last code change: | April 1995 from 0856. |
This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.