Iceland Country Codes
- Telephone: +354
- 2 Letter: IS
- 3 Letter: ISL
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 352
- Internet TLD: .is
- ICAO Airport Code: BI
- Maritime Identification Digits: 251
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1EE U+1F1F8
- Official Name: Iceland
How to call Iceland (international dialing)
- 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.
Iceland’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 00354 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Iceland’s country code of ‘354’).
- Country code 011354 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Iceland’s country code of ‘354’).
When calling to a mislabeled country code, remove the exit code from the call sequence and replace it with the exit code of the country the call is dialed .
… to a mobile (cellular) phone
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with ‘6’, ‘7’, or ‘8’ (except for ‘800’).
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is 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 roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Iceland 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.
How to call within Iceland (domestic dialing)
All numbers in Iceland are dialed as listed – there is no trunk number or long distance number included when calling within the country.
| seven digits |
| local phone number |
Icelandic phone numbers explained
Number details
Icelandic phone numbers are seven digits.
Land-line phone numbers begin with digits 4 (outside of Reykjavik) or 5 (Reykjavik and the capital region).
Mobile phone numbers begin with digits 6, 7, and 8 (except for numbers beginning with 800).
An example of an Icelandic phone number
The National Museum of Iceland lists its phone number in Reykjavik as 530-2200.
Number explanation
| 354 | 5 | 30 2200 |
| Icelandic country code | designates a landline phone in Reykjavik | remainder of the local phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Reykjavik
Dial all seven digits of the phone number from anywhere in Iceland.
| 530 2200 |
| local phone number in Reykjavik |
Long distance example – calling from Akureyri, Iceland (on the other side of the country)
Dial all seven digits of the phone number from anywhere in Iceland.
| 530 2200 |
| local phone number within Iceland |
International example – calling from outside Iceland
Dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Iceland’s country code of ‘354’, followed by the local seven-digit phone number.
| exit code | 354 | 530 2200 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Iceland | local phone number within Reykjavik |
Special numbers
TOLL-FREE (FREEPHONE):
Toll-free numbers are seven digits beginning with 800.
When dialed, these phone numbers do not incur service charges.
Premium Rate
Premium rate numbers are seven digits beginning with 900 – 908 inclusive.
How to call from Iceland
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Iceland.
Phone Books
Já.is – Business and Residential Search (English) | (Icelandic)
Sources and more resources
- Post and Telecom Administration in Iceland– Ministry responsible for telecommunications in Iceland.
- BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) – European agency responsible for regulation and co-ordination of European telecommunication markets.
- 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 8 October 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Iceland (country code +354) national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Iceland’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- Post and Telecom Administration in Iceland – Telecom Affairs – Numbering – Details of Iceland’s telephone numbering plan on file with the government of Iceland.
- Wikipedia –Telephone Numbers in Iceland – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Iceland. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook –Iceland International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Iceland from the BT phone book.