0116 area code: Leicester
0116 is the UK dialling code for Leicester, in England. Numbers are 0116 followed by 7 digits.
- Area
- Leicester
- Where
- England
- Written as
- 0116 xxx xxxx
- Digits in a full number
- 11, including the 0
- Calling from abroad
- +44 116 xxxxxxx
- Phone companies holding ranges
- 135 (Ofcom allocation data). This doesn’t show which company a particular number is with, or who uses it.
Is a call from 0116 a scam?
No area code is a scam code. 0116 is the code for homes and businesses in and around Leicester, and a call from an 0116 number is usually just that. What the code cannot tell you is who is calling, and a scam call can show an 0116 number as easily as any other. Judge the call by what the caller asks for: a real bank, courier or council will never mind you hanging up and ringing back on a number you found yourself.
Reported 0116 numbers
Nobody has reported an 0116 number to us yet. If one has been calling you, report it so the next person sees it.
Where 0116 is
Leicester is a city in England.
Could it be someone you know?
A number showing 0116 might look familiar. Check the full number before trusting the caller. It can help to think whether you know someone in or around Leicester, Loughborough or Coalville, have used a business there, booked or applied for something nearby, or are expecting a callback.
Codes near Leicester
Straight-line distance from Leicester.
Does 0116 tell me who called?
No. 0116 is assigned to Leicester, but that doesn’t prove who is calling or where they are. Caller ID can be faked, a number keeps its code when it moves provider, and 135 phone companies hold ranges of 0116 numbers. Search the full number to see what people have reported about it and which phone company its range was given to.
Caller says they’re your bank, HMRC, the police or a courier? Hang up and call a number you trust, from your card, a letter or their website, or dial 159 for most UK banks.
Ofcom keeps 0116 496 0000 to 0116 496 0999 for TV and film. Those numbers can never connect, so if one called you, the caller ID was faked.
Why so many different callers show 0116
Many phone companies hold ranges of 0116 numbers (the count from Ofcom’s data is in the table above), a number keeps its code when it moves company, and internet phone services sell local numbers to businesses based anywhere. If the calls keep coming from different 0116 numbers, blocking one will not stop the next: how to stop spam calls covers the TPS, blocking and reporting, and numbers several people have reported lists the ones reported from more than one network.
0116 numbers, written every way
An 0116 number is written 0116 xxx xxxx in the UK. From abroad it is +44 116 xxx xxxx, or 0044 116 xxx xxxx: the 0 is dropped after the country code. The 0116 phone area code, the dialling code for 0116 and the area telephone code 0116 are all the same thing: the first 4 digits of a Leicester landline number.
Questions people ask
Is 0116 a scam number?
No area code is. 0116 is the Leicester area code, used by homes and businesses. Some scam calls show an 0116 number, and caller ID can be faked. Check the full number to see what people have reported about it.
Who called me from 0116?
The code only tells you the number was issued for the Leicester area. Put the full number into the checker to see what other people reported about it and which phone company its range was given to. We never name a private person.
Where is the 0116 area code?
0116 is the dialling code for Leicester and the area around it. The map and the nearby codes on this page come from Ofcom's numbering data and Wikidata.
How do I call an 0116 number from abroad?
Dial +44 116 and then the 7-digit local number. Leave out the 0 at the start of 0116.
Is it free to call an 0116 number?
Calls to 01 and 02 numbers are charged as ordinary UK landline calls. Ofcom says they are typically included in free call packages on mobiles, and many landline packages include them at certain times. Check your own tariff.
Codes, code lengths and provider counts from Ofcom’s numbering data, downloaded 23 September 2026. Places from Wikidata. All UK area codes · Who called me? · Stop spam calls