01768 area code: Penrith
01768 is the UK dialling code for Penrith, in Westmorland and Furness, England. Numbers are 01768 followed by 5 or 6 digits.
- Area
- Penrith
- Where
- Westmorland and Furness, England
- Written as
- 01768 xxxxxx
- Digits in a full number
- 10 or 11, including the 0
- Calling from abroad
- +44 1768 xxxxxx
- Phone companies holding ranges
- 76 (Ofcom allocation data). This doesn’t show which company a particular number is with, or who uses it.
- Codes inside this one
- 017683 Appleby, 017684 Pooley Bridge, 017687 Keswick
Where 01768 is
Penrith is a town in Westmorland and Furness, England. Numbers starting 017683 or 017684 or 017687 have their own codes inside this one.
Could it be someone you know?
A number showing 01768 might look familiar. Check the full number before trusting the caller. It can help to think whether you know someone in or around Penrith, Shap or Raughton Head, have used a business there, booked or applied for something nearby, or are expecting a callback.
Codes near Penrith
Straight-line distance from Penrith.
Does 01768 tell me who called?
No. 01768 is assigned to Penrith, 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 76 phone companies hold ranges of 01768 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 01768 numbers
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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