01856 501 Dialing Code
Orkney
Dialing Code 01856 501 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 501 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to ICUK Computing Services Limited on 20 September 2019, 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 501 |
| Provider: | ICUK Computing Services Limited |
| Date range allocated: | 20 September 2019 |
| Call Costs: | Normal landline rate |
| Area code required for local calls: | No |
| Local number length: | 6 |
| Number format: | 01856 501### |
| International number format: | +44 1856 501### |
| Last code change: | April 1995 from 0856. |
This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.