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0191 who called me? Durham area code
The 0191 dialling code covers Durham. A landline with this code was registered in that area.
- Dialling code
- 0191
- Covers
- Durham
- From abroad
- +44 191 …
- Local number length
- 7 digits
0191 is the dialling code for the north-east, including Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland and Durham. It is a four-digit code with seven-digit local numbers.
What 0191 covers
0191 numbers are written 0191 xxx xxxx. One code serves several cities and towns across Tyne and Wear and County Durham, so it tells you much less about the exact place than a single-city code does.
Where 0191 is used
0191 covers a wide area of North East England, including Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham and North and South Tyneside. Local numbers have seven digits and are written 0191 xxx xxxx. The code replaced 091 in 1995.
Because one code covers several cities, a 0191 number says little about which town the line was registered in.
Checking an unexpected 0191 call
Hospitals, universities and council services across the region use 0191 lines, as do contact centres for banks and insurers. If a caller pressures you to act immediately, that alone is a reason to hang up and check independently.
Does the code tell you where the caller is?
Not reliably. Modern phone systems let any business display any UK dialling code, and call centres often pick a regional code so the call looks local and you pick up. The code tells you where the line was registered, not where the person sits.
That is why the individual number matters more than the code. If someone has already reported it, you will see it below.
Reported 0191 numbers
Nobody has reported a number from this area yet.