Calling to Liberia
- 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 a two-digit carrier code starting with ‘5’, ‘7’, or ‘8’.
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
Liberia 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.
Calling within Liberia (domestic dialing)
For all calls within Liberia dial the entire eight to nine digit phone number as it is listed.
There is no trunk or long distance number used in Liberia’s phone network.
Liberia’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Liberian phone numbers are eight to nine digits.
The first digit represents whether the phone number is a land-line (fixed line) or mobile phone.
Land-line phone numbers are eight digits and begin with a ‘2’.
Mobile numbers are eight or nine digits and begin with a ‘5’, ‘7’, or ‘8’.
An example of a Liberian phone number
The Cape Hotel lists its phone number in Monrovia as +231 –77-006633.
Phone number explanation
| 231 | 7 | 7 006633 |
| country code for Liberia | designates a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Monrovia, Liberia
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Liberia.
| 7 | 7 006633 |
| designates a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Greenville, Liberia (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Liberia.
| 7 | 7 006633 |
| designates a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Liberia)
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Liberia.
| 7 | 7 006633 |
| designates a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Liberia
To call from outside the Liberia, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by the Liberia’s country code of ‘231’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 231 | 7 | 7 006633 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Liberia | designates a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Calling from Liberia
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Liberia.
Sources and more resources
- Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) – Liberia’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 – Liberia (country code +231) National Numbering Plan – Details of Liberia’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Liberia – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Liberia. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Liberia – Entry for Liberia in the British Telecom international directory.