Calling to Jordan
- Do not dial a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Jordan for domestic long distance calls and domestic calls to a mobile phone.
- 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 the digit ‘7’.
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
Jordan 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 Jordan (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling to a different area (geographic) code in Jordan.
Local calling (within the same area code)
To call within the same area code dial only the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| seven digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance calling (to a different area code or from a mobile phone)
To call to a different area code or call from a mobile phone dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | one digit | seven digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Mobile calling (to a mobile phone)
To call to a mobile phone dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the carrier code, then the subscriber phone number.
| 0 | two digits | six to seven digits |
| trunk prefix | carrier code | subscriber phone number |
Jordanian phone numbers explained
Number details
Jordanian phone numbers are eight digits.
The first digit designates whether the phone number is a landline (fixed line) or mobile.
Landlines have a one digit area code that designates a geographic part of the country.
Mobile numbers begin with ‘7’.
An example of a Jordanian phone number
The Jordan Museum lists its phone number in Amman as +962-6-4629317.
Number explanation
| 962 | 6 | 4629317 |
| country code for Jordan | area (geographic) code for Amman | local phone number in Amman |
Local example – calling from another location in Amman
To call within the same area code dial only the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| 4629317 |
| local phone number in Amman |
Long distance example – calling from Aqaba, Jordan (on the other side of the country)
To call to a different area code dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | 6 | 4629317 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Amman | local phone number in Amman |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile phone roaming in Jordan)
To call to a different area code dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | 6 | 4629317 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Amman | local phone number in Amman |
International example – calling from outside Jordan
To call from outside Jordan, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Jordan’s country code of ‘962’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the call when calling from outside Jordan.
| exit code | 962 | 6 | 4629317 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Jordan | area (geographic) code for Amman | local phone number in Amman |
Calling from Jordan
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Jordan.
Sources and more resources
- Telecommunications Regulatory Commission – Jordan’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 – Jordan (country code +962) Communication of 4.VI.2015 National Numbering Plan – Details of Jordan’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Jordan – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Jordan. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Jordan – Entry for Jordan in the British Telecom international directory.