01988 area code: Wigtown
Updated: 17/09/2026
01988 is the area code for Wigtown. Landline numbers with this code are written as 01988 XXXXXX.
01988 area code – Wigtown
| Area code | 01988 |
|---|---|
| Area | Wigtown |
| Region | Scotland |
| Number format | 01988 XXXXXX |
| International format | +44 1988 XXXXXX |
An area code does not prove where the caller is. Geographic numbers are also issued to internet phone (VoIP) services, so a business or call centre anywhere can use a local-looking number, and scammers often fake local area codes.
Missed call from a number starting with 01988 – what to do
- Check the full number in the search below to see reviews and reports from other people.
- Never read out one-time passcodes, card details or online banking passwords over the phone. Your bank and the police will never ask you to move money to a "safe account".
- Forward scam texts to 7726 for free and report fraud to Report Fraud, which replaced Action Fraud (in Scotland, to Police Scotland on 101).
Other area codes in Scotland
- 01224 – Aberdeen
- 01236 – Coatbridge
- 01241 – Arbroath
- 01259 – Alloa
- 01292 – Ayr
- 01294 – Ardrossan
- 01307 – Forfar
- 01309 – Forres
- 0131 – Edinburgh
- 01324 – Falkirk
- 01334 – St Andrews
- 01343 – Elgin
- 01346 – Fraserburgh
- 01349 – Dingwall
- 01355 – East Kilbride
- 01356 – Brechin
- 01361 – Duns
- 01368 – Dunbar
- 01369 – Dunoon
- 01382 – Dundee
- 01383 – Dunfermline
- 01387 – Dumfries
- 01389 – Dumbarton
- 01397 – Fort William
- 0141 – Glasgow
- 01436 – Helensburgh
- 01450 – Hawick
- 01463 – Inverness
- 01467 – Inverurie
- 01475 – Greenock
- 01505 – Johnstone
- 01506 – Bathgate
- 01555 – Lanark
- 01556 – Castle Douglas
- 01563 – Kilmarnock
- 01569 – Stonehaven
- 01573 – Kelso
- 01576 – Lockerbie
- 01577 – Kinross
- 01586 – Campbeltown
- 01592 – Kirkcaldy
- 01595 – Lerwick (Shetland)
- 01620 – North Berwick
- 01631 – Oban
- 01667 – Nairn
- 01671 – Newton Stewart
- 01674 – Montrose
- 01683 – Moffat
- 01698 – Motherwell and Hamilton
- 01700 – Rothesay
- 01721 – Peebles
- 01738 – Perth
- 01750 – Selkirk
- 01764 – Crieff
- 01770 – Isle of Arran
- 01776 – Stranraer
- 01779 – Peterhead
- 01786 – Stirling
- 01796 – Pitlochry
- 01847 – Thurso
- 01851 – Stornoway
- 01854 – Ullapool
- 01856 – Orkney
- 01862 – Tain
- 01875 – Tranent
- 01877 – Callander
- 01887 – Aberfeldy
- 01888 – Turriff
- 01890 – Coldstream
- 01896 – Galashiels
- 01899 – Biggar
- 01955 – Wick
- 01968 – Penicuik
All dialling codes