Find Telephone numbers and Postcodes Telephone Numbers

The quickest way to find a current telephone number is to use the internet – but how do you find the right website? Sometimes a print resource may still be the best way to find what you need. This guide will help you find the sites and publications you can use to find that elusive phone number.

Internet

White Pages Online telephone directory. Search by name for business, residential and government phone numbers (and addresses). Connect to business websites and location maps. Link to weather, postcodes, international dialing codes and more.

Yellow Pages online Yellow Pages business directory. Search for businesses by name, type and location. Browse for a business by category. Connect to business websites and location maps.

Intelius Directory Assistance Links, email and phone numbers for directory assistance.

Print and other library resources

A complete set of the latest yellow and white page telephone directories available in the library. Click the following link tofind your nearest library

International

The Phone Book (British Telecom) Directory enquiry service for people and businesses in the United Kingdom. Where available it gives full addresses including postcodes and location maps. (Please note that many UK subscribers are ex-directory, that is not listed in the phone book) Has extensive help information.
Infobel.com World Hundreds of links to yellow pages, white pages, business, email , address and fax directories for more than 200 countries.
AnyWho International AT&T’s links to international white and yellow pages.
Google Directory Address and Phone numbers Links to more phone directory websites.
British Phone Books 1880-1984 can be searched on Ancestry Library Edition in the Alexander Library (or any other subscribing library)
Numberway a useful collection of links. Includes a section offering recent links.
PhonebookoftheWorld.com offers a wide selection of links to cities and countries.

Post Codes

Royal Mail Postcode Finder Search for United Kingdom postcodes using a combination of street number or building name, street and town name. Limited to 15 searches a day.
United States Postal Service Zip Code Lookup Search for United States postcodes (zipcodes). Search by address, city or company.
New Zealand Post Address & Postcode Finder Search by street, box/bag number or postcode.
Universal Postal Union Postcode Sites by Country Alphabetical list of countries providing links to postcode sites.
GRC Database Information Links to Postal Code Pages An alphabetical list of links to postcode search services an d postal inforamtion for 60 countries (includes commercial services).
Google Directory Postal Codes Links to more postal code websites.
Australia Post Postcode Search Find Australian postcodes for suburbs and towns, and general postal information for other countries
White Pages Find a Postcode Find Australian postodes for suburbs and towns, check existing postcodes.