01496 area code: Port Ellen
01496 is the UK dialling code for Port Ellen, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Numbers are 01496 followed by 6 digits.
- Area
- Port Ellen
- Where
- Argyll and Bute, Scotland
- Written as
- 01496 xxxxxx
- Digits in a full number
- 11, including the 0
- Calling from abroad
- +44 1496 xxxxxx
- Phone companies holding ranges
- 79 (Ofcom allocation data). This doesn’t show which company a particular number is with, or who uses it.
Where 01496 is
Port Ellen is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Could it be someone you know?
A number showing 01496 might look familiar. Check the full number before trusting the caller. It can help to think whether you know someone in or around Port Ellen, Campbeltown or Carradale, have used a business there, booked or applied for something nearby, or are expecting a callback.
Codes near Port Ellen
Straight-line distance from Port Ellen.
Does 01496 tell me who called?
No. 01496 is assigned to Port Ellen, 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 79 phone companies hold ranges of 01496 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.
Reported 01496 numbers
Nobody has reported an 01496 number to us yet. If one has been calling you, report it so the next person sees it.
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