Areas Covered
Numbering in the 0191 area is officially divided into three distinct areas, each with their own batches of local subscriber numbers:
| Number range | Official designation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 0191 2xx xxxx | Tyneside | Mainly North Tyneside, Newcastle upon Tyne and parts of Northumberland |
| 0191 3xx xxxx | Durham | Also Chester-le-Street |
| 0191 4xx xxxx | Tyneside | Originally exclusive to South Tyneside, Washington, Tyne and Wear and Gateshead |
| 0191 5xx xxxx | Sunderland | Also East Durham |
| 0191 6xx xxxx | Tyneside | Primarily VOIP, virtual operators and overflow from 2xx xxxx range for Newcastle city centre. |
| 0191 7xx xxxx | Sunderland | Extra capacity assigned in 2010, following consultation. |
| 0191 8xx xxxx | Tyneside | Extra capacity assigned in 2010, following consultation. |
| 0191 9xx xxxx | Durham | Extra capacity assigned in 2010, following consultation. |
In practice, some of the distinction between these areas has been lost due to differing levels of demand in each area and the need to find sufficient blocks of numbers for the many competing telephone companies that now exist. In particular, the original distinction between north Tyneside (2xx xxxx) and south Tyneside (4xx xxxx) has been obscured as the former range reached full capacity and recent allocations north of the Tyne have made use of spare capacity in the 4xx xxxx range. Further anomalies include Durham prefixes such as (0191) 350 being used by Cable & Wireless in Newcastle city centre and (0191) 275 being used by BT in South Shields, an area traditionally (0191) 4XX. New connections with Talk Talk have the prefix 447 or 340 no matter where in the 0191 area they reside and all new Sky telephone lines have the prefix 659, 660 and 670 within the 0191 area regardless of location.
Local dialling omitting the area code and using only the seven digit subscriber number is possible throughout the area, regardless of location or service provider.
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