0161 981 Dialing Code
Manchester
Dialing Code 0161 981 is part of Area Code 0161, which covers Manchester and the surrounding area.
The majority of numbers in the 0161 Area Code belong to normal landlines in Manchester, but it is possible that these numbers are being used elsewhere as virtual numbers.
There are multiple telephone companies operating in the 0161 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 981 after the area code indicate that the range of numbers was originally allocated to Cirrus Response Limited on 12 February 2014, although due to number portability, individual numbers within this range may now be allocated to other operators.
0161 area code information
| Area Code: | 0161 |
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| Location: | Manchester |
| Dialing Code: | 0161 981 |
| Provider: | Cirrus Response Limited |
| Date range allocated: | 12 February 2014 |
| Call Costs: | Normal landline rate |
| Area code required for local calls: | No |
| Local number length: | 7 |
| Number format: | 0161 981 #### |
| International number format: | +44 161 981 #### |
| Last code change: | April 1995 from 061. |
This page was last updated on 9 August 2023.