023 0001 Dialing Code

Southampton & Portsmouth

Dialing Code 023 0001 is part of Area Code 023, which covers Southampton & Portsmouth and the surrounding area.

The majority of numbers in the 023 Area Code belong to normal landlines in Southampton & Portsmouth, but it is possible that these numbers are being used elsewhere as virtual numbers.

There are multiple telephone companies operating in the 023 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 0001 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to Virgin Media Limited on 24 February 2010, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.

023 area code information

Area Code: 023
Location: Southampton & Portsmouth
Dialing Code: 023 0001
Provider: Virgin Media Limited
Date range allocated: 24 February 2010
Call Costs: Normal landline rate
Area code required for local calls: No
Local number length: 8
Number format: 023 0001 ####
International number format: +44 23 0001 ####
Last code change: April 2000 from 01703 (Southampton) and 01705 (Portsmouth).

This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.