01506 area code
Bathgate
The 01506 area code is for Bathgate and the surrounding area.
Locations using 01506 numbers include:
- Bathgate
- Bo'ness
- Broxburn
- Dechmont
- Linlithgow
- Livingston
- Livingston Station
- Mid Calder
- Philpstoun
- West Calder
- Winchburgh
Most numbers using the 01506 area code are normal Bathgate landlines but be aware that, as is the case for all UK area codes, such numbers may also be used for services without any physical link to the area. (More info)
01506 area code information
| Area code: | 01506 |
| Location: | Bathgate |
| Council area: | West Lothian |
| Call costs: | Normal landline rate |
| Local number length: | 6 digits |
| Number format: | 01506 xxxxxx |
| International number format: | +44 1506 xxxxxx |
| Number shortages predicted: | No |
| Last code change: | April 1995 (previously 0506) |
Area code history
Originally, there were two area codes for this area: 0506 for Bathgate and 0589 for Livingston. Numbers from the former 0589 area code were absorbed into the 0506 area code (which later became 01506).