UK area code
0191 — Tyneside, Durham and Sunderland
0191 is the UK geographic dialling code for Tyneside, Durham and Sunderland, and also covers Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham, South Shields, North Shields, Washington, Whitley Bay. It is a landline code: UK mobile numbers begin 07 and have no area code.
How to dial 0191
- From the UK
- 0191 123456
- From abroad
- +44 191 123456
- Within the area
- 123456 — the local part alone usually works
Places on 0191
9 places share this code.
Postcode districts in the 0191 area
Approximate. Postcode boundaries and telephone-area boundaries are drawn by different bodies and don't line up exactly — this is reliable at town level and wrong at the margins where a district crosses a boundary.
Calling Tyneside, Durham and Sunderland from a 0191 number
People answer a local number far more often than an unknown one. Local presence gives a floor a number in the area it's ringing, so a call to Tyneside, Durham and Sunderland shows a 0191 number rather than one from wherever the business happens to sit. It's an add-on from £49 a month; whether a given code is available depends on what carriers hold at the time, so it's worth asking rather than assuming.
0191 questions
Where is the 0191 area code?
0191 is the UK geographic dialling code for Tyneside, Durham and Sunderland, covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham, South Shields, North Shields, Washington, Whitley Bay. It is a landline code — UK mobile numbers start 07 and have no area code.
How do I dial 0191 from within the UK?
Dial the full number including the leading zero: 0191 followed by the local number. From a landline inside the 0191 area you can usually dial the local part on its own, though including the code always works.
How do I dial a 0191 number from abroad?
Dial your exit code, then 44, then 191 without the leading zero, then the local number. So 0191 123456 becomes +44 191 123456.