0191 area code: Tyneside, Durham and Sunderland
0191 is the UK dialling code for Tyneside, Durham and Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England. Numbers are 0191 followed by 7 digits.
- Area
- Tyneside, Durham, Sunderland
- Where
- Tyne and Wear, England
- Written as
- 0191 xxx xxxx
- Digits in a full number
- 11, including the 0
- Calling from abroad
- +44 191 xxxxxxx
- Phone companies holding ranges
- 137 (Ofcom allocation data). This doesn’t show which company a particular number is with, or who uses it.
Where 0191 is
Tyneside is in Tyne and Wear, England. The code also covers Durham, Sunderland.
Could it be someone you know?
A number showing 0191 might look familiar. Check the full number before trusting the caller. It can help to think whether you know someone in or around Tyneside, Morpeth or Prudhoe, have used a business there, booked or applied for something nearby, or are expecting a callback.
Codes near Tyneside
Straight-line distance from Tyneside.
Does 0191 tell me who called?
No. 0191 is assigned to Tyneside, Durham and Sunderland, 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 137 phone companies hold ranges of 0191 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 0191 498 0000 to 0191 498 0999 for TV and film. Those numbers can never connect, so if one called you, the caller ID was faked.
Reported 0191 numbers
From reports people have sent us. We don’t check them, and a report is not proof.
Last report under 0191: 23 September 2026.
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