Lebanon’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +961
- 2 Letter: LB
- 3 Letter: LBN
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 422
- Internet TLD: .lb
- ICAO Airport Code: OL
- Maritime Identification Digits: 450
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1F1 U+1F1E7
- Official Name: The Lebanese Republic
How to call Lebanon (international dialing)
- Do not dial a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Lebanon 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 digits ‘3’ or ‘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
Lebanon does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their own call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
How to call within Lebanon (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling to a different area code in Lebanon.
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.
| five to 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 to three digits | five to 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 |
Lebanese phone numbers explained
Number details
Lebanese phone numbers are seven to eight digits.
The first digit designates whether the phone number is a landline (fixed line) or mobile as well as an area code.
Mobile numbers begin with ‘3’, ‘7’, and ’81’.
An example of a Lebanese phone number
The Lancaster Hotel and Suites lists its phone number in Beirut as +961 1 791000.
Number explanation
| 961 | 1 | 791000 |
| country code for Lebanon | area (geographic) code for Beirut | local phone number in Beirut |
Local example – calling from another location in Beirut
To call within the same area code dial only the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| 791000 |
| local phone number in Beirut |
Long distance example – calling from Qaa, Lebanon (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 | 1 | 791000 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Beirut | local phone number in Beirut |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Lebanon)
To call from a mobile phone dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | 1 | 791000 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Beirut | local phone number in Beirut |
International example – calling from outside Lebanon
To call from outside Lebanon, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Lebanon’s country code of ‘961’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the call when calling from outside Lebanon.
| exit code | 961 | 1 | 791000 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Lebanon | area (geographic) code for Beirut | local phone number in Beirut |
How to call from Lebanon
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Lebanon.
Sources and more resources
- Telecommunications Regulatory Authority – Lebanon’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 – Lebanon (country code +961) Communication of 29.IV.2015 National Numbering Plan – Details of Lebanon’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Lebanon – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Lebanon. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Lebanon – Entry for Lebanon in the British Telecom international directory.