Edinburgh Dialling Code

Find phone number prefix information for Edinburgh, Scotland including all of the local regions that use the 0131 area code.

0131 area code information

The phone area code for Edinburgh uses 7 local number digits after the area code prefix of 0131. Based in the county of Midlothian in the Central Lowlands region of Scotland, calls from Edinburgh telephone numbers typically always follow the format of 0131 [-][-][-] [-][-][-][-].

Other locations using the (0)131 area code

There are a number of other locations in local proximity to the Edinburgh area that use the same number format. The list below represents some of the other towns and villages that use the same prefix:

  • Abbeyhill
  • Corstorphine
  • Craiglockhart
  • Colinton
  • Dalkeith
  • Davidson’s Mains
  • Dean
  • Donaldson
  • Edinburgh
  • Fairmilehead
  • Fountainbridge
  • Granton
  • Kirkliston
  • Leith
  • Liberton
  • Loanhead
  • Maybury
  • Morningside

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Dialling Code 0131
Local Number Digits 7
UK Format 0131 [-][-][-] [-][-][-][-]
International Format +44 (0)131
Location Edinburgh
County Midlothian
Country Scotland
Geo Coordinates 55.953252, -3.188267