+44 is the country code for the United Kingdom

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+44 explained

The United Kingdom country code, 44, is what you dial before UK numbers when you call from abroad. It is also known as the UK dialing code, UK calling code, or UK phone code. In the UK phone number format, +44 comes first, then the area code, such as 20 for London, then the local number.

Country code: +44; The 0044 country code is the same number
ISO country codes: GB, GBR; Use the GB country code or the GBR country code on forms and passports. To call the United Kingdom, dial +44
Used in: United Kingdom; Also on +44: Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Jersey
Exit code: 00; From most countries. Also 011 from United States and Canada, 0011 from Australia, and + from any mobile
Trunk prefix: 0; Drop it after +44
Number length: 7, 9, or 10 digits; After +44
Time now in the United Kingdom
UK mobile number format: 07400 123456; From abroad: +44 7400 123456
UK landline number format: 020 7946 0018; From abroad: +44 20 7946 0018

+44 area codes of main cities

Each +44 area code below is in the form you dial from abroad: +44, then the city code, then the local number. Inside the United Kingdom, callers leave out +44 and put 0 in front of the city code. So London is +44 20 from abroad and 20 at home.

London: +4420
Birmingham: +44121
Glasgow: +44141
Manchester: +44161
Sheffield: +44114
Leeds: +44113
Edinburgh: +44131
Liverpool: +44151
Bristol: +44117
Cardiff: +4429
Leicester: +44116
Bradford: +441274
Belfast: +4428
Coventry: +4424
Nottingham: +44115
Reading: +44118
Kingston upon Hull: +441482
Preston: +441772
Swansea: +441792
Southend-on-Sea: +441702
Brighton: +441273
Derby: +441332
Southampton: +4423
Wolverhampton: +441902
Plymouth: +441752
Stoke-on-Trent: +441782
Milton Keynes: +441908
Northampton: +441604
Luton: +441582
Swindon: +441793
Dudley: +441384
Aberdeen: +441224
St Helens: +441744
Ipswich: +441473
Wigan: +441942
Warrington: +441925
Walsall: +441922
Mansfield: +441623
Sunderland: +44191
Slough: +441753
Bournemouth: +441202
Peterborough: +441733
Oxford: +441865
Newport: +441633
York: +441904
Telford: +441952
Burnley: +441282
Huddersfield: +441484
Dundee: +441382
Blackburn: +441254
Cambridge: +441223
Blackpool: +441253
Basildon: +441268
Norwich: +441603
Middlesbrough: +441642
Bolton: +441204
High Wycombe: +441494
Gloucester: +441452
Exeter: +441392
Colchester: +441206
Watford: +441923
Saint Peters: +441843
Crawley: +441293
Burton upon Trent: +441283
Cheltenham: +441242
Rotherham: +441709
Worthing: +441903
Doncaster: +441302
Chesterfield: +441246
Chelmsford: +441245
Wakefield: +441924
Basingstoke: +441256
Maidstone: +441622
Bedford: +441234
Lincoln: +441522
Eastbourne: +441323
Worcester: +441905
Bath: +441225
Rochdale: +441706
Hemel Hempstead: +441442
Romford: +441708
Hastings: +441424
Darlington: +441325
Stevenage: +441438
Southport: +441704
Chester: +441244
Grays: +441375
Harrogate: +441423
Hartlepool: +441429
Redditch: +441527
Grimsby: +441472
Cannock: +441543
St Albans: +441727
Weston-super-Mare: +441934
Halifax: +441422
Tamworth: +441827
Scunthorpe: +441724
Carlisle: +441228
Rugby: +441788
Shrewsbury: +441743
Crewe: +441270
Bracknell: +441344
East Kilbride: +441355
Aylesbury: +441296
Guildford: +441483
Barnsley: +441226
Lowestoft: +441502
Maidenhead: +441628
Stafford: +441785
Uxbridge: +441895
Royal Tunbridge Wells: +441892
Folkestone: +441303
Wrexham: +441978
Torquay: +441803
Loughborough: +441509
Taunton: +441823
Great Yarmouth: +441493
Ashford (Kent): +441233
Scarborough: +441723
Runcorn: +441928
Bangor (Gwynedd): +441248
Hereford: +441432
Kidderminster: +441562
Kettering: +441536
Wellingborough: +441933
Barrow in Furness: +441229
Canterbury: +441227
Dunfermline: +441383
Barry: +441446
Sittingbourne: +441795
Macclesfield: +441625
Gravesend: +441474
Braintree: +441376
Brentwood: +441277
Esher: +441372
Redhill: +441737
Welwyn Garden City: +441707
Horsham: +441403
Dartford: +441322
Staines: +441784
Hinckley: +441455
Clacton-on-Sea: +441255
Kirkcaldy: +441592
Yeovil: +441935
Keighley: +441535
Bridgend: +441656
Llanelli: +441554
Banbury: +441295
Inverness: +441463
Northwich: +441606
Perth: +441738
Lancaster: +441524
Kilmarnock: +441563
Dumfries: +4413873
Ayr: +441292
Neath: +441639
King's Lynn: +441553
Winchester: +441962
Boston: +441205
Salisbury: +441722
Worksop: +441909
Pontefract: +441977
Grantham: +441476
Coatbridge: +441236
Merthyr Tydfil: +441685
Newark on Trent: +441636
Leighton Buzzard: +441525
Redruth: +441209
Andover: +441264
Fareham: +441329
Dover: +441304
Bury St Edmunds: +441284
Greenock: +441475
Bridgwater: +441278
Bishops Stortford: +441279
Aldershot: +441252
Skelmersdale: +441695
Abingdon: +441235
Stirling: +441786
Coalville: +441530
Warwick: +441926
Great Malvern: +441684
Newton Abbot: +441626
Chippenham: +441249
Pontypool: +441495
Falkirk: +441324
Hitchin: +441462
Bridlington: +441262
Bicester: +441869
Haywards Heath: +441444
Newbury: +441635
Motherwell: +441698
Wisbech: +441945
Falmouth: +441326
Chichester: +441243
Barnstaple: +441271
Pontypridd: +441443
Spalding: +441775
Stratford-upon-Avon: +441789
Camberley: +441276
Sevenoaks: +441732
Colwyn Bay: +441492
Kendal: +441539
Consett: +441207
Witney: +441993
Bideford: +441237
Daventry: +441327
Melton Mowbray: +441664
Evesham: +441386
Haverhill: +441440
East Grinstead: +441342
Frome: +441373
Congleton: +441260
Rugeley: +441889
Bishop Auckland: +441388
Rhyl: +441745
Elgin: +441343
Skegness: +441754
Selby: +441757
Thetford: +441842
Market Harborough: +441858
Felixstowe: +441394
St Austell: +441726
Gosforth: +4419467
Huntingdon: +441480
Sudbury: +441787
Ammanford: +441269
Arbroath: +441241
Bathgate: +441506
Maldon: +441621
Truro: +441872
Whitehaven: +441946
Tiverton: +441884
Retford: +441777
Richmond: +441748
Workington: +441900
Ripley: +441773
Stowmarket: +441449
Clevedon: +441275
Guiseley: +441943
Caterham: +441883
Goole: +441405
Stamford: +441780
Ely: +441353
Gainsborough: +441427
Alloa: +441259
Newmarket: +441638
Cirencester: +441285
Newquay: +441637
Newquay (Padstow): +441841
Buxton: +441298
Dumbarton: +441389
Penzance: +441736
Weybridge: +441932
Alton: +441420
East Dereham: +441362
Peterhead: +441779
Aberystwyth: +441970
Oswestry: +441691
Uckfield: +441825
Saint Andrews: +441334
New Mills: +441663
Glossop: +441457
Dorking: +441306
Ware: +441920
Warminster: +441985
Louth: +441507
Sleaford: +441529
Haslemere: +441428
Romsey: +441794
Guisborough: +441287
Bodmin: +441208
Dorchester: +441305
Devizes: +441380
Northallerton: +441609
Penrith: +4417683
Saffron Walden: +441799
Ripon: +441765
Penicuik: +441968
Johnstone: +441505
Carmarthen: +441267
Royston: +441763
Fort William: +441397
Orpington: +441689
Clitheroe: +441200
Cardigan: +441239
Blairgowrie: +441250
Coppull: +441257
Blandford: +441258
Banff: +441261
Cromer: +441263
Buckingham: +441280
Caernarfon: +441286
Bude: +441288
Berwick-upon-Tweed: +441289
Cumnock: +441290
Chepstow: +441291
Ardrossan: +441294
Axminster: +441297
Bewdley: +441299
Cerne Abbas: +441300
Arrochar: +441301
Forfar: +441307
Bridport: +441308
Forres: +441309
Fort Augustus: +441320
Fakenham: +441328
Banchory: +441330
Peat Inn (Leven (Fife)): +441333
Ashbourne: +441335
Ladybank: +441337
Aboyne: +441339
Craigellachie (Aberlour): +441340
Barmouth: +441341
Fraserburgh: +441346
Easingwold: +441347
Fishguard: +441348
Dingwall: +441349
Dunkeld: +441350
Mold: +441352
Chatteris: +441354
Brechin: +441356
Strathaven: +441357
Ellon: +441358
Pakenham: +441359
Killearn: +441360
Duns: +441361
Crediton: +441363
Ashburton: +441364
Downham Market: +441366
Faringdon: +441367
Dunbar: +441368
Dunoon: +441369
Great Dunmow: +441371
Driffield: +441377
Diss: +441379
Fortrose: +441381
Budleigh Salterton: +441395
Dulverton: +441398
Honington: +441400
Honiton: +441404
Holbeach: +441406
Holyhead: +441407
Golspie: +441408
Holsworthy: +441409
Ringwood: +441425
North Cave: +441430
Helmsdale: +441431
Hathersage: +441433
Bellingham: +441434
Heathfield: +441435
Helensburgh: +441436
Clynderwen (Clunderwen): +441437
Helmsley: +441439
Gairloch: +441445
Hawick: +441450
Stow-on-the-Wold: +441451
Dursley: +441453
Chipping Sodbury: +441454
Glenurquhart: +441456
Glastonbury: +441458
Chard: +441460
Gretna: +441461
Insch: +441464
Girvan: +441465
Huntly: +441466
Inverurie: +441467
Killingholme: +441469
Isle of Skye - Edinbane: +441470
Isle of Skye - Broadford: +441471
Holmes Chapel: +441477
Isle of Skye - Portree: +441478
Grantown-on-Spey: +441479
Hunstanton: +441485
Warboys: +441487
Hungerford: +441488
Bishops Waltham: +441489
Corwen: +441490
Henley-on-Thames: +441491
Port Ellen: +441496
Hay-on-Wye: +441497
Inveraray: +441499
Harthill: +441501
Looe: +441503
Brooke: +441508
Lochcarron: +441520
Hornby: +4415242
Martin: +441526
Laggan: +441528
Ledbury: +441531
Ipstones: +441538
Hawkshead: +4415394
Grange-over-Sands: +4415395
Sedbergh: +4415396
Kingussie: +441540
Keith: +441542
Kington: +441544
Llanarth: +441545
Lochgilphead: +441546
Knighton: +441547
Kingsbridge: +441548
Lairg: +441549
Llandovery: +441550
Lanark: +441555
Castle Douglas: +441556
Kirkcudbright: +441557
Llandeilo: +441558
Llandysul: +441559
Moscow: +441560
Laurencekirk: +441561
Lapworth: +441564
Knutsford: +441565
Launceston: +441566
Killin: +441567
Leominster: +441568
Stonehaven: +441569
Lampeter: +441570
Lochinver: +441571
Oakham: +441572
Kelso: +441573
Kirriemuir: +441575
Lockerbie: +441576
Kinross: +441577
Lauder: +441578
Liskeard: +441579
Cranbrook: +441580
New Luce: +441581
Carradale: +441583
Ludlow: +441584
Campbeltown: +441586
Bishops Castle: +441588
Lymington: +441590
Llanwrtyd Wells: +441591
Lybster: +441593
Lydney: +441594
Lerwick: +441595
Llandrindod Wells: +441597
Lynton: +441598
Kyle: +441599
Monmouth: +441600
Chipping Norton: +441608
North Berwick: +441620
Matlock: +441629
Market Drayton: +441630
Oban: +441631
Medway: +441634
Strathy: +441641
Minehead: +441643
New Galloway: +441644
Milford Haven: +441646
Moretonhampstead: +441647
Cemmaes Road: +441650
Oldmeldrum: +441651
Brigg: +441652
Malton: +441653
Machynlleth: +441654
Maybole: +441655
Sanquhar: +441659
Prudhoe: +441661
Alnwick: +441665
Malmesbury: +441666
Nairn: +441667
Bamburgh: +441668
Rothbury: +441669
Morpeth: +441670
Newton Stewart: +441671
Marlborough: +441672
Market Rasen: +441673
Montrose: +441674
Coleshill: +441675
Meriden: +441676
Bedale: +441677
Bala: +441678
Isle of Mull - Craignure: +441680
Isle of Mull - Fionnphort: +441681
Moffat: +441683
Llanidloes: +441686
Mallaig: +441687
Isle of Mull - Tobermory: +441688
Betws-y-Coed: +441690
North Walsham: +441692
Church Stretton: +441694
Brampton: +4416973
Raughton Head: +4416974
Rothesay: +441700
Isles of Scilly: +441720
Peebles: +441721
Rockbourne: +441725
Saxmundham: +441728
Settle: +441729
Petersfield: +441730
Sedgefield: +441740
Bridgnorth: +441746
Shaftesbury: +441747
Shepton Mallet: +441749
Selkirk: +441750
Pickering: +441751
Skipton: +441756
Pwllheli: +441758
Pocklington: +441759
Swaffham: +441760
Temple Cloud: +441761
Crieff: +441764
Porthmadog: +441766
Sandy: +441767
Pooley Bridge: +4417684
Keswick: +4417687
South Molton: +441769
Isle of Arran: +441770
Maud: +441771
Stranraer: +441776
Bourne: +441778
Spilsby: +441790
Pitlochry: +441796
Rye: +441797
Pulborough: +441798
Torrington: +441805
Shetland: +441806
Ballindalloch: +441807
Tomatin: +441808
Tomdoun: +441809
Kinrossie: +441821
Tavistock: +441822
Ruthin: +441824
Coupar Angus: +441828
Tarporley: +441829
Kirkwhelpington: +441830
Clopton: +441832
Barnard Castle: +441833
Narberth: +441834
St Boswells: +441835
Okehampton: +441837
Dalmally: +441838
Camelford: +441840
Thame: +441844
Thirsk: +441845
Thurso: +441847
Thornhill: +441848
Stornoway: +441851
Kilmelford: +441852
Ullapool: +441854
Ballachulish: +441855
Orkney: +441856
Sanday: +441857
Harris: +441859
Tain: +441862
Ardgay: +441863
Abington (Crawford): +441864
Kilchrenan: +441866
Isle of Benbecula: +441870
Castlebay: +441871
Abergavenny: +441873
Brecon: +441874
Tranent: +441875
Lochmaddy: +441876
Callander: +441877
Lochboisdale: +441878
Scarinish: +441879
Tarbert: +441880
Kinloch Rannoch: +441882
Pencombe: +441885
Bromyard (Knightwick/Leigh Sinton): +441886
Aberfeldy: +441887
Turriff: +441888
Coldstream: +441890
Galashiels: +441896
Biggar: +441899
Wareham: +441929
Shap: +441931
Wetherby: +441937
Welshpool: +441938
Wem: +441939
West Heslerton: +441944
Whitby: +441947
Whitchurch: +441948
Whatton: +441949
Sandwick: +441950
Colonsay: +441951
Wymondham: +441953
Madingley: +441954
Wick: +441955
Mid Yell: +441957
Westerham: +441959
Wincanton: +441963
Hornsea: +441964
Strontian: +441967
Leyburn: +441969
Scourie: +441971
Glenborrodale: +441972
Llanon: +441974
Alford (Aberdeen): +441975
Amesbury: +441980
Wormbridge: +441981
Builth Wells: +441982
Isle of Wight: +441983
Watchet (Williton): +441984
Bungay: +441986
Ebbsfleet: +441987
Wigtown: +441988
Ross-on-Wye: +441989
Lea Valley: +441992
St Clears: +441994
Garstang: +441995
Strathpeffer: +441997

UK phone number types

The first digits of a UK number tell you what kind of number it is: a landline, a mobile, a free number, or one that costs more to call. Here is a sample of each type of UK phone number, as dialed inside the United Kingdom and from abroad.

Type	Inside UK	From abroad
LandlineStarts with 01 or 02. The digits after the 0 name the area	0121 234 5678	+44 121 234 5678
MobileStarts with 07, except 070 and 076	07400 123456	+44 7400 123456
Toll-freeStarts with 0800 or 0808. Free from UK landlines and mobiles	0800 123 4567	+44 800 123 4567
Business numberStarts with 03 or 055. A call to 03 costs the same as a call to a landline	055 1234 5678	+44 55 1234 5678
Internet phoneStarts with 056	056 1234 5678	+44 56 1234 5678
Personal numberStarts with 070. A call can cost much more than a call to a mobile	070 1234 5678	+44 70 1234 5678
PagerStarts with 076	076 4012 3456	+44 76 4012 3456
Premium rateStarts with 09, or 084 and 087 for service numbers	0901 234 5678	+44 901 234 5678

Good to know before you call the United Kingdom

Sound like a local

“You alright?”

It means hello, not a question about your health

“Yeah, you alright?”

Emergency number

999

112 works too. Both reach the police, an ambulance, the fire service, and the coastguard.

GOV.UK

999 is the oldest emergency number in the world. It started in London on 30 June 1937.
Greater London Authority
The numbers in British films never ring anyone. Ofcom keeps 07700 900000 to 900999 and 020 7946 0000 to 0999 for TV and radio drama.
Ofcom
Calls to 0800 and 0808 numbers have been free from UK mobiles since 1 July 2015. Before that, only landlines called them free.
UK Calling

What it costs to call the United Kingdom (using Suparelay)

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Why a call to the United Kingdom fails

You call from: 🇺🇸 United States

The 0 is still in the number

The 0 at the start of a UK number is for calls inside the UK. From abroad, leave it out: +44 takes its place.

Connects: 011 44 20 7946 0018
Does not connect: 011 44 020 7946 0018

The exit code is wrong for your country

00 works from the UK, Europe, and most of the world. From the US and Canada the exit code is 011.

Connects: 011 44 20 7946 0018
Does not connect: 00 44 20 7946 0018

The number does not take calls from abroad

Freephone numbers that start with 0800 or 0808, and service numbers that start with 084, 087, or 09, often cannot be reached from outside the UK.

Connects: 011 44 20 7946 0018
Does not connect: 011 44 800 123 4567

Questions about +44

Which country is +44?

+44, or country code 44, belongs to the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man use it too.

What is the England country code?

England has no code of its own. It uses the UK country code +44, as Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland do.

Is the GB country code the same as +44?

No. GB is the ISO code of the United Kingdom, used in forms, addresses, and domain lists. The number you dial is +44.

What is +44?

+44 is the part you dial before a UK number when you call from another country. It replaces the first 0 of the number.

Is +44 the same as 07?

No. 07 is how UK mobile numbers start inside the UK. From abroad, drop the 0 and dial +44 7, so 07700 900123 becomes +44 7700 900123.

What is the difference between +44 and 0044?

The + stands for your exit code. 00 is the exit code in the UK, Europe, and most of the world, so the 0044 country code and +44 reach the same number there. From the US and Canada, dial 011 44 instead.

Do I drop the 0 after +44?

Yes. The 0 is the UK trunk prefix and works only inside the UK. Dial +44 20 7946 0018, not +44 020 7946 0018.

Can I text a +44 number?

Yes. Write the number as +44 without its first 0, and your phone sends the text abroad at your carrier's international rate.

How much does it cost to call the UK?

A call to a UK mobile costs more than a call to a landline. The dialer on this page shows the exact price of the number you enter before you call.

The information on this page is accurate as of September 24, 2026.

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