01896 68 Dialing Code

Galashiels

Dialing Code 01896 68 is part of Area Code 01896, which covers Galashiels and the surrounding area.

The majority of numbers in the 01896 Area Code belong to normal landlines in Galashiels, but it is possible that these numbers are being used elsewhere as virtual numbers.

There are multiple telephone companies operating in the 01896 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 68 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to Syntec Limited on 22 November 2005, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.

01896 area code information

Area Code: 01896
Location: Galashiels
Dialing Code: 01896 68
Provider: Syntec Limited
Date range allocated: 22 November 2005
Call Costs: Normal landline rate
Area code required for local calls: No
Local number length: 6
Number format: 01896 68####
International number format: +44 1896 68####
Last code change: April 1995 from 0896.

This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.