Italy’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +39
- 2 Letter: IT
- 3 Letter: ITA
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 380
- ISO 3116-2: IT
- Internet TLD: .it
- ICAO Airport Code: LI
- Maritime Identification Digits: 247
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1EE U+1F1F9
- Official Name: The Italian Republic
How to call Italy (international dialing)
- INCLUDE any leading ‘0’ in a phone number in the international call sequence – even with calls from outside Italy. Do not add a leading ‘0’ to a phone number that does not have one.
- 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.
Italy’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 0039 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Italy’s country code of ’39’).
- Country code 01139 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Italy’s country code of ’39’).
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 from.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers begin with ‘3’. They do not have a ‘0’ before them (‘0’ is reserved for landline phone numbers).
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.
Phone numbers beginning with ‘5’ are reserved for VoIP services.
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
Italy 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.
How to call within Italy (domestic dialing)
Dial Italian phone numbers as they are listed.
‘0’ is not a trunk prefix in Italy – it designates a landline (fixed line) phone number. Always include any listed ‘0’ in the call sequence. Do not add a leading ‘0’ to a phone number that does not have one.
| six to eleven digits |
| local phone number |
Italian phone numbers explained
Number details
Italian phone numbers are six to eleven digits.
The first digit designates a land-line (‘0’) or mobile (‘3’) phone number.
ALWAYS include any leading ‘0’ in the calling sequence, whether dialed domestically or from abroad.
An example of an Italian phone number
The Maxxi Museum lists its phone number in Rome as +39 06 3201954.
Number explanation
| 39 | 0 | 6 | 3201954 |
| country code for Italy | designates a land-line phone number | geographic (area) code for Rome | local number within Rome |
Local example – calling from another location in Rome
All digits of the phone number are dialed, including the leading ‘0’.
| 0 | 6 | 3201954 |
| designates a land-line phone number | geographic (area) code for Rome | local number within Rome |
Long distance example – calling from Venice, Italy (on the other side of the country)
All digits of the phone number are dialed, including the leading ‘0’.
| 0 | 6 | 3201954 |
| designates a land-line phone number | geographic (area) code for Rome | local number within Rome |
International example – calling from outside Italy
To call from outside Italy, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by the Italy’s country code of ’39’, followed by the local phone number.
Include any leading ‘0’ in the call sequence – it is not removed from the phone number when dialed from outside Italy.
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How to call from Italy
… to San Marino or the Vatican City
Calls to San Marino and the Vatican City can be dialed as domestic Italian phone numbers, or use the international call sequence.
San Marino phone numbers start with ‘0549’ within the Italian phone system.
Vatican City phone numbers start with ’06 698′ within the Italian phone system.
… to all other countries and regions
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Italy.
Sources and more resources
- Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni – Ministry responsible for telecommunications in Italy.
- BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) – European agency responsible for regulation and co-ordination of European telecommunication markets.
- European Commission Digital Single Market – Telecom Rules for the Digital Single Market. Outlines some of the telecommunications regulations across the European Single Market.
- European Commission Digital Single Market – Country information – Italy – Update on internet and wireless access across the European single market. Has a focus on broadband, however includes wireless information as well.
- 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 – Italy (country code +39) communication 25.VI.2011 national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Italy’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in Italy – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Italy. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – Italy International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Italy from the BT phone book.