East Midlands, UK

0115 Area Code
Nottingham Guide

The 0115 prefix connects you to Nottingham, Beeston, Ilkeston, and the surrounding East Midlands. Establish a local presence or make cheap calls to Nottingham landlines directly from your browser.

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Where does 0115 cover?

The 0115 area code is not just for Nottingham city center. It covers a wide area of the East Midlands conurbation.

Urban

Nottingham City Centre

Coverage: High

Suburban

Beeston

Coverage: High

Town

Ilkeston

Coverage: High

Town

Long Eaton

Coverage: High

Suburban

Arnold

Coverage: High

Suburban

West Bridgford

Coverage: High

Town

Hucknall

Coverage: High

Rural/Town

Bingham

Coverage: High

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I dial Nottingham from the US?

Dial 011 (US exit code) + 44 (UK country code) + 115 (Nottingham area code) + the 7-digit local number. Do not dial the leading '0' of the area code.

Is 0115 a toll-free number?

No, 0115 is a geographic number. Calls are charged at standard landline rates. However, if you use StartACall, you can call these numbers for pennies per minute using VoIP.

What is the difference between 0115 9 and 0115 8?

Historically, different prefixes within the 0115 code indicated different exchanges (e.g., Beeston vs City Centre), but with modern digital routing, these distinctions are less relevant. Both are standard Nottingham numbers.

Can I keep my 0115 number if I move?

If you use a virtual 0115 number from StartACall, yes! Your number lives in the cloud, so you can answer calls from anywhere in the world via the browser.

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Dialing 0115 Step by Step, Plus the Code's 1995 Backstory

In short

This guide adds the practical layer: exact dialing sequences for the UK and abroad with a worked example, the story of how 0602 became 0115 overnight, and a tour of the East Midlands codes that surround Nottingham. Together they make it easy to dial correctly the first time and to place any number you encounter in the region.

How to Dial 0115 from Anywhere

Within the UK, dial the full eleven digits: 0115 followed by the seven digit local number, for example 0115 947 0000. From another UK landline in the same area the short form may work, but mobiles always require the complete number, so the full form is the habit worth keeping. Writing the number in full also helps anyone you share it with dial correctly on the first attempt.

From overseas, replace the leading zero with the UK country code. The same example becomes +44 115 947 0000, dialed as 011 44 115 947 0000 from North America, 00 44 115 947 0000 from Europe and 0011 44 115 947 0000 from Australia.

The most frequent error is keeping the zero, dialing +44 0115, which many networks reject silently. Store Nottingham contacts in the +44 115 format once and every device you own will dial them correctly from any country. Most phone and browser dialers show the number exactly as it will be sent, which makes the slip easy to catch.

From 0602 to 0115 in One Morning

Nottingham's older residents remember 0602, the code the city carried until 16 April 1995. Nottingham was one of five UK cities whose number supply was close to exhaustion, so PhONEday gave it a completely new code rather than a simple digit insertion.

The conversion attached a 9 to the front of every six digit local number, which is why long established Nottingham lines sit in the 0115 9 range. The parallel conversions that morning gave Leeds 0113, Sheffield 0114, Leicester 0116 and Bristol 0117, placing Nottingham inside a neat numeric family.

Old materials still surface with 0602 numbers on them, from shop signs to printed letterheads, and the conversion is mechanical. Take the six digits after 0602, put a 9 in front, and dial them after 0115. The 1995 number 0602 123456 answers today as 0115 912 3456.

The East Midlands Code Triangle

Nottingham, Leicester and Derby form a triangle of cities barely fifteen miles apart, yet each dials differently. Leicester shares Nottingham's short format on 0116, while Derby uses the longer 01332, and the surrounding towns of Mansfield, Newark and Loughborough answer on 01623, 01636 and 01509.

Reading these codes correctly saves real confusion, since businesses across the three cities trade with each other constantly. A quotation from an 01332 number is coming from Derby, not Nottingham, whatever the letterhead suggests, and a 0116 prefix places the caller in Leicester.

For inbound trust the logic reverses. If you expect a call from a Nottingham firm and the screen shows a distant or withheld number instead, let it go to voicemail and return the call on the number you already hold. The pattern works for any city: expected callers ring from expected codes, and exceptions deserve a callback rather than a guess.

Frequently asked questions

What was Nottingham's area code before 0115?+

Nottingham used 0602 until 16 April 1995. PhONEday replaced it with the new 0115 code because the city was running out of numbers, and every local number gained a digit at the same time.

Why did Nottingham numbers gain a 9 in 1995?+

The switch to 0115 lengthened local numbers from six digits to seven, and the extra digit was a 9 placed at the front. That is why the city's oldest established numbers all begin 0115 9.

How do I call Nottingham from Australia?+

Dial 0011 44 115 followed by the seven digit local number, or save the contact as +44 115 plus the number on a mobile. The zero at the start of 0115 is never dialed from abroad.

Is Derby in the 0115 area?+

No. Derby has its own 01332 code despite being only a short drive away. Around Nottingham, Mansfield uses 01623, Newark 01636 and Loughborough 01509, so 0115 is specific to the Nottingham urban area.

Are Nottingham and Leicester codes related?+

They are numeric neighbors from the same reform. PhONEday 1995 assigned Nottingham 0115 and Leicester 0116 on the same day, alongside Leeds, Sheffield and Bristol, when all five cities received new codes and seven digit numbers.

Last reviewed June 2026Reviewed by the StartACall calling teamDialing rules cross checked against ITU international dialing procedures
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