Calling to Cameroon
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (sms)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with ‘6’ or ‘2’.
When calling a mobile phone user, cdial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Cameroon does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Cameroon (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire phone number as it is listed. There is no trunk or long distance number needed to dial when calling within Cameroon.
| nine digits |
| local phone number |
Cameroonian phone numbers explained
Number details
Cameroonian phone numbers are nine digits.
The first digit designates whether the phone number is a landline or mobile phone. Landlines begin with ‘222’ or ‘233’.
Mobile numbers are represented by area codes starting with ‘7’ or ‘9’. The first two to three digits designate the mobile carrier.
An example of a Cameroonian phone number
The Hotel Mansel lists its phone number in Yaounde as +237 222 21 00 07.
Number explanation
| 237 | 222 | 210007 |
| country code for Cameroon | designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Yaounde
Dial the entire nine digit phone number for all calls within Cameroon.
| 222 | 210007 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Moro, Cameroon (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire nine digit phone number for all calls within Cameroon.
| 222 | 210007 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Cameroon)
Dial the entire nine digit phone number for all calls within Cameroon.
| 222 | 210007 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Cameroon
To call from outside Cameroon, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Cameroon’s country code of ‘237’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 237 | 222 | 210007 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Cameroon | designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Calling from Cameroon
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Cameroon.
Sources and more resources
- Agence de Regulation des Telecommunications (ART)– Cameroon’s telephone systems regulator.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Cameroon (country code +237) National Numbering Plan – Details of Cameroon’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Cameroon – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Cameroon. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Cameroon – Entry for Cameroon in the British Telecom international directory.