0141 at a glance
- Type
- Geographic (landline area code)
- Region
- Scotland — Glasgow City
- Country
- United Kingdom (+44)
- Number format
- 0141 XXX XXXX (area code + 7-digit local number)
- From abroad
- +44 141
- Cost to call
- Charged as a standard UK landline call; usually included in landline and mobile call bundles.
0141 is the area code for Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, and surrounding towns that form part of the Greater Glasgow area. It replaced 041 on PhONEday in 1995, and local numbers have seven digits. Calls from 0141 numbers may come from Glasgow City Council, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, GP surgeries, universities, contact centres, retailers and local tradespeople. Because geographic numbers are portable and can be used through VoIP services anywhere in the UK, and because caller ID can be spoofed, a Glasgow number appearing on your phone does not prove the caller is in Glasgow.
Who called me from 0141?
The prefix tells you where the line was originally registered (Glasgow), but not who is behind it. Numbers can be ported between networks and caller ID can be spoofed, so a familiar code is no guarantee. Search the full number to see its current carrier, line type and whether other people have reported it. Read our UK phone number guide for mobile prefixes, networks and the scams currently doing the rounds.