01254 area code: Blackburn
01254 is the UK dialling code for Blackburn, in Blackburn with Darwen, England. Numbers are 01254 followed by 5 or 6 digits.
- Area
- Blackburn
- Where
- Blackburn with Darwen, England
- Written as
- 01254 xxxxxx
- Digits in a full number
- 10 or 11, including the 0
- Calling from abroad
- +44 1254 xxxxxx
- Phone companies holding ranges
- 110 (Ofcom allocation data). This doesn’t show which company a particular number is with, or who uses it.
Is a call from 01254 a scam?
No area code is a scam code. 01254 is the code for homes and businesses in and around Blackburn, and a call from an 01254 number is usually just that. What the code cannot tell you is who is calling, and a scam call can show an 01254 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 01254 numbers
Nobody has reported an 01254 number to us yet. If one has been calling you, report it so the next person sees it.
Where 01254 is
Blackburn is in Blackburn with Darwen, England.
Could it be someone you know?
A number showing 01254 might look familiar. Check the full number before trusting the caller. It can help to think whether you know someone in or around Blackburn, Preston or Clitheroe, have used a business there, booked or applied for something nearby, or are expecting a callback.
Codes near Blackburn
Straight-line distance from Blackburn.
Does 01254 tell me who called?
No. 01254 is assigned to Blackburn, 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 110 phone companies hold ranges of 01254 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.
Why so many different callers show 01254
Many phone companies hold ranges of 01254 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 01254 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.
01254 numbers, written every way
An 01254 number is written 01254 xxxxxx in the UK. From abroad it is +44 1254 xxxxxx, or 0044 1254 xxxxxx: the 0 is dropped after the country code. The 01254 phone area code, the dialling code for 01254 and the area telephone code 01254 are all the same thing: the first 5 digits of a Blackburn landline number.
Questions people ask
Is 01254 a scam number?
No area code is. 01254 is the Blackburn area code, used by homes and businesses. Some scam calls show an 01254 number, and caller ID can be faked. Check the full number to see what people have reported about it.
Who called me from 01254?
The code only tells you the number was issued for the Blackburn 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 01254 area code?
01254 is the dialling code for Blackburn 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 01254 number from abroad?
Dial +44 1254 and then the 5- or 6-digit local number. Leave out the 0 at the start of 01254.
Is it free to call an 01254 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