0117 area code: Bristol
0117 is the UK dialling code for Bristol, in England. Numbers are 0117 followed by 7 digits.
- Area
- Bristol
- Where
- England
- Written as
- 0117 xxx xxxx
- Digits in a full number
- 11, including the 0
- Calling from abroad
- +44 117 xxxxxxx
- Phone companies holding ranges
- 157 (Ofcom allocation data). This doesn’t show which company a particular number is with, or who uses it.
Is a call from 0117 a scam?
No area code is a scam code. 0117 is the code for homes and businesses in and around Bristol, and a call from an 0117 number is usually just that. What the code cannot tell you is who is calling, and a scam call can show an 0117 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 0117 numbers
Nobody has reported an 0117 number to us yet. If one has been calling you, report it so the next person sees it.
Where 0117 is
Bristol is a city in England.
Could it be someone you know?
A number showing 0117 might look familiar. Check the full number before trusting the caller. It can help to think whether you know someone in or around Bristol, Temple Cloud or Chipping Sodbury, have used a business there, booked or applied for something nearby, or are expecting a callback.
Codes near Bristol
Straight-line distance from Bristol.
Does 0117 tell me who called?
No. 0117 is assigned to Bristol, 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 157 phone companies hold ranges of 0117 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 0117 496 0000 to 0117 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 0117
Many phone companies hold ranges of 0117 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 0117 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.
0117 numbers, written every way
An 0117 number is written 0117 xxx xxxx in the UK. From abroad it is +44 117 xxx xxxx, or 0044 117 xxx xxxx: the 0 is dropped after the country code. The 0117 phone area code, the dialling code for 0117 and the area telephone code 0117 are all the same thing: the first 4 digits of a Bristol landline number.
Questions people ask
Is 0117 a scam number?
No area code is. 0117 is the Bristol area code, used by homes and businesses. Some scam calls show an 0117 number, and caller ID can be faked. Check the full number to see what people have reported about it.
Who called me from 0117?
The code only tells you the number was issued for the Bristol 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 0117 area code?
0117 is the dialling code for Bristol 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 0117 number from abroad?
Dial +44 117 and then the 7-digit local number. Leave out the 0 at the start of 0117.
Is it free to call an 0117 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