01983 491 Dialing Code

Isle of Wight

Dialing Code 01983 491 is part of Area Code 01983, which covers Isle of Wight and the surrounding area.

The majority of numbers in the 01983 Area Code belong to normal landlines in Isle of Wight, but it is possible that these numbers are being used elsewhere as virtual numbers.

There are multiple telephone companies operating in the 01983 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 491 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to Mars Communications Limited on 19 February 2009, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.

01983 area code information

Area Code: 01983
Location: Isle of Wight
Dialing Code: 01983 491
Provider: Mars Communications Limited
Date range allocated: 19 February 2009
Call Costs: Normal landline rate
Area code required for local calls: No
Local number length: 6
Number format: 01983 491###
International number format: +44 1983 491###
Last code change: April 1995 from 0983.

This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.