0191 at a glance
- Type
- Geographic (landline area code)
- Region
- Tyne and Wear and County Durham
- Country
- United Kingdom (+44)
- Number format
- 0191 XXX XXXX (area code + 7-digit local number)
- From abroad
- +44 191
- Cost to call
- Charged as a standard UK landline call; usually included in landline and mobile call bundles.
0191 is the area code for Tyneside, Wearside and Durham, covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, North and South Tyneside, Sunderland and the city of Durham. It replaced 091 on PhONEday in 1995 and uses seven-digit local numbers. Callers from 0191 numbers include the region's councils, NHS trusts, GP practices, universities, contact centres and local firms. As with any UK landline number, an 0191 number can be ported to another provider or used through an internet phone service far from the North East, and it can be spoofed, so a local-looking number is not proof of who is calling.
Who called me from 0191?
The prefix tells you where the line was originally registered (Tyneside, Durham and Sunderland), 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.