0151 at a glance
- Type
- Geographic (landline area code)
- Region
- Merseyside
- Country
- United Kingdom (+44)
- Number format
- 0151 XXX XXXX (area code + 7-digit local number)
- From abroad
- +44 151
- Cost to call
- Charged as a standard UK landline call; usually included in landline and mobile call bundles.
0151 is the area code for Liverpool and neighbouring parts of Merseyside, including Birkenhead and much of the Wirral, Bootle and Knowsley. It replaced 051 on PhONEday in 1995 and uses seven-digit local numbers. Typical callers include Liverpool City Council, the Wirral and Sefton councils, hospital trusts, GP practices, universities, port and logistics businesses and contact centres. An 0151 number may have been ported or attached to an internet phone line elsewhere, and fraudsters can spoof any number, so verify unexpected calls by ringing the organisation back on a number you trust.
Who called me from 0151?
The prefix tells you where the line was originally registered (Liverpool), 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.