UK area code
028 — Northern Ireland
028 is the UK geographic dialling code for Northern Ireland, and also covers Belfast, Derry, Londonderry, Lisburn, Newry, Armagh, Omagh, Enniskillen, Coleraine, Ballymena, Bangor (NI), Newtownards, Antrim, Craigavon, Dungannon, Larne. It is a landline code: UK mobile numbers begin 07 and have no area code.
How to dial 028
- From the UK
- 028 123456
- From abroad
- +44 28 123456
- Within the area
- 123456 — the local part alone usually works
Places on 028
17 places share this code.
Postcode districts in the 028 area
Approximate. Postcode boundaries and telephone-area boundaries are drawn by different bodies and don't line up exactly — this is reliable at town level and wrong at the margins where a district crosses a boundary.
Calling Northern Ireland from a 028 number
People answer a local number far more often than an unknown one. Local presence gives a floor a number in the area it's ringing, so a call to Northern Ireland shows a 028 number rather than one from wherever the business happens to sit. It's an add-on from £49 a month; whether a given code is available depends on what carriers hold at the time, so it's worth asking rather than assuming.
028 questions
Where is the 028 area code?
028 is the UK geographic dialling code for Northern Ireland, covering Belfast, Derry, Londonderry, Lisburn, Newry, Armagh, Omagh, Enniskillen, Coleraine, Ballymena, Bangor (NI), Newtownards, Antrim, Craigavon, Dungannon, Larne. It is a landline code — UK mobile numbers start 07 and have no area code.
How do I dial 028 from within the UK?
Dial the full number including the leading zero: 028 followed by the local number. From a landline inside the 028 area you can usually dial the local part on its own, though including the code always works.
How do I dial a 028 number from abroad?
Dial your exit code, then 44, then 28 without the leading zero, then the local number. So 028 123456 becomes +44 28 123456.