01942 area code: Wigan
01942 is the UK dialling code for Wigan, in England. Numbers are 01942 followed by 6 digits.
- Area
- Wigan
- Where
- England
- Written as
- 01942 xxxxxx
- Digits in a full number
- 11, including the 0
- Calling from abroad
- +44 1942 xxxxxx
- Phone companies holding ranges
- 105 (Ofcom allocation data). This doesn’t show which company a particular number is with, or who uses it.
Is a call from 01942 a scam?
No area code is a scam code. 01942 is the code for homes and businesses in and around Wigan, and a call from an 01942 number is usually just that. What the code cannot tell you is who is calling, and a scam call can show an 01942 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 01942 numbers
Nobody has reported an 01942 number to us yet. If one has been calling you, report it so the next person sees it.
Where 01942 is
Wigan is a city in England.
Could it be someone you know?
A number showing 01942 might look familiar. Check the full number before trusting the caller. It can help to think whether you know someone in or around Wigan, Coppull or Skelmersdale, have used a business there, booked or applied for something nearby, or are expecting a callback.
Codes near Wigan
Straight-line distance from Wigan.
Does 01942 tell me who called?
No. 01942 is assigned to Wigan, 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 105 phone companies hold ranges of 01942 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 01942
Many phone companies hold ranges of 01942 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 01942 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.
01942 numbers, written every way
An 01942 number is written 01942 xxxxxx in the UK. From abroad it is +44 1942 xxxxxx, or 0044 1942 xxxxxx: the 0 is dropped after the country code. The 01942 phone area code, the dialling code for 01942 and the area telephone code 01942 are all the same thing: the first 5 digits of a Wigan landline number.
Questions people ask
Is 01942 a scam number?
No area code is. 01942 is the Wigan area code, used by homes and businesses. Some scam calls show an 01942 number, and caller ID can be faked. Check the full number to see what people have reported about it.
Who called me from 01942?
The code only tells you the number was issued for the Wigan 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 01942 area code?
01942 is the dialling code for Wigan 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 01942 number from abroad?
Dial +44 1942 and then the 6-digit local number. Leave out the 0 at the start of 01942.
Is it free to call an 01942 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