Malaysia’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +60
- 2 Letter: MY
- 3 Letter: MYS
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 458
- ISO 3116-2: MY
- Internet TLD: .my
- ICAO Airport Code: WB (East Malaysia & Brunei), WM (Peninsular Malaysia)
- Maritime Identification Digits: 533
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1F2 U+1F1FE
- Official Name: Malaysia
How to call Malaysia (international dialing)
- A leading ‘0’ is not included in the international call sequence – it is only used in Malaysia for domestic long distance calls.
- 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
Use the same call sequence.
Malaysian mobile phone numbers begin with ’01’ (or ‘1’ when included in an international call sequence).
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
Dial VoIP phone numbers based in Malaysia with the same call sequence as a regular landline phone.
There are no designated VoIP exchanges in Malaysia.
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
Malaysia 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 Malaysia (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling within Malaysia.
Local calling (within the same area code)
Dial only the local phone number – a leading ‘0’ and the area code is not required.
| seven to eight digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance calling (between different area codes)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, followed by the area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 0 | one to two digits | seven to eight digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Singapore shortcut code
Dial calls to Singapore phone numbers can through the domestic call sequence of area code ’02’.
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, followed by the area code ‘2’ and the eight-digit Singaporean phone number.
| 0 | 2 | eight digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number in Singapore |
You can also dial calls to Singapore can also through the regular international call sequence.
Brunei shortcut code (from East Malaysia only)
Dial calls to Brunei from East Malaysia (however not from Peninsular Malaysia) can through the domestic call sequence of area code ‘080’.
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, followed by the area code ‘080’ and the seven-digit Bruneian phone number.
| 0 | 80 | seven digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number in Brunei |
You can also dial to Brunei can also through the regular international call sequence.
Malaysian phone numbers explained
Number structure
Malaysian phone numbers are eight to nine digits.
Landline (fixed-line) phone numbers: the first one to two digits represent the area (geographic) code. Peninsular Malaysian phone numbers are assigned one digit area codes (‘3’, ‘7’, and ‘9’). East Malaysian area codes are two digits beginning with ‘8’.
Mobile numbers begin with ‘1’ and are dialed the same way as all other numbers in Malaysia.
An example of a Malaysian phone number
The National Museum of Malaysia lists its phone number in Kuala Lumpur as 0 3 2267-1111.
Number explanation
| 60 | 3 | 2267 1111 |
| country code for Malaysia | area (geographic) code for Kuala Lumpur | local phone number in Kuala Lumpur |
Local example – calling from another location in Kuala Lumpur
Only the local eight digit phone number is dialed when calling with the same area code.
| 2267 1111 |
| local phone number in Kuala Lumpur |
Long distance example – calling from Sibu, Malaysia (on the other side of the country)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, followed by the destination area code, followed by the local phone number.
| 0 | 3 | 2267 1111 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Kuala Lumpur | local phone number in Kuala Lumpur |
International example – calling from outside Malaysia
Dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by the Malaysia’s country code of ’60’, followed by the area code and local phone number.
| exit code | 60 | 3 | 2267 1111 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Malaysia | area (geographic) code for Kuala Lumpur | local phone number in Kuala Lumpur |
Area codes
By region
Many area codes are listed with a leading trunk prefix of ‘0’. The ‘0’ is not included when dialing from outside Malaysia.
| Brunei (domestic access from East Malaysia) | 80 |
| Johor | 7 |
| Johor (Muar and Tangkak) | 6 |
| Kedah | 4 |
| Kelantan | 9 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 3 |
| Labuan | 87 |
| Malacca | 6 |
| Mobile | 1 |
| Negeri Sembilan | 6 |
| Negeri Sembilan (Gemas) | 7 |
| Pahang | 9 |
| Pahang (Genting Highlands) | 3 |
| Pahang (Cameron Highlands) | 5 |
| Penang | 4 |
| Perak | 5 |
| Perak (Pengkalan Hulu) | 4 |
| Perlis | 4 |
| Putrajaya | 3 |
| Sabah (Interior Division) | 87 |
| Sabah (Kota Kinabalu and Kudat) | 88 |
| Sabah (Lahad Datu, Sandakan, and Tawu | 89 |
| Sarawk (Kuching) | 82 |
| Sarawk (Sri Aman) | 83 |
| Sarawk (Sarikei, Sibu, and Kapit) | 84 |
| Sarawk (Lawas, Limbang, and Miri) | 85 |
| Sarawk (Bintulu and Belaga) | 86 |
| Selagnor | 3 |
| Singapore (domestic access code) | 2 |
| Terengganu | 9 |
By city
Many area codes are listed with a leading trunk prefix of ‘0’. The ‘0’ is not included when dialing from outside Malaysia.
| Alor Setar | 4 |
| Ipoh | 5 |
| Johor Bahru | 7 |
| Kota Kinabalu | 88 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 3 |
| Kuala Terengganu | 9 |
| Malacca City | 6 |
| Miri | 85 |
| Mobile | 1 |
| Penang Island | 4 |
| Petaling Jaya | 3 |
| Shah Alam | 3 |
Special numbers
| Toll-free (Freephone) | 1800 |
| Long distance carrier selection | 18xx (not 1800) |
| Multimedia service number | 1900 |
| Personal numbering service | 1700 |
| Premium rate | 1600 |
| Dial-up internet services and paging | 15xx |
How to call from Malaysia
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Malaysia.
Phone books, directories, and number lookup
Business
- Yellow Pages Malaysia – The largest phone directory of Malaysia, includes category listings
- Malaysia Business List – An independent directory of Malaysian businesses and contact information.
- PanPages – An independent directory of Malaysian businesses. Including search and filter by industry code.
- Malaysia Central popular phone numbers – A page of popular phone numbers across Malaysia, from independent portal Malaysia Central.
Government
- myGovernment – Government of Malaysia’s official portal page.
- Malaysia Services Directory – Government services directory of exporters and service providers in Malaysia.
- Government Ministries – List of Ministries of the Malaysian government.
Sources and more resources
- Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission – Primary regulator for Malaysian telecommunications networks.
- APT (Asia-Pacific Telecommunity) – Intergovernmental organization that works with government, manufacturing, and research & development in the telecommunications industry.
- 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.
- Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission – Numbering Management
- International Telecommunications Union – Malaysia (country code +60) national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Malaysia’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Malaysia – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Malaysia. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.