Poland’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +48
- 2 Letter: PL
- 3 Letter: POL
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 616
- Internet TLD: .pl
- ICAO Airport Code: EP
- Maritime Identification Digits: 261
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1F5 U+1F1F1
- Official Name: The Republic of Poland
How to call Poland (international dialing)
- 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.
Poland’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 0048 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Poland’s country code of ’48’).
- Country code 01148 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Poland’s country code of ’48’).
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 where the call is dialed.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (SMS)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers are represented by phone numbers starting with ‘4’, ‘5’, ‘6’, ‘7, or ’88’.
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
Poland 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 Poland (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire phone number as it is listed.
There is no trunk or long distance number used to dial when calling within Poland.
| nine digits |
| local phone number |
Polish phone numbers explained
Number details
Polish phone numbers are nine digits.
The first two digits represent a geographic (area) code or signify a mobile number.
An example of a Polish phone number
The National Museum lists its phone number in Warsaw as +48 22 621 10 31.
Number explanation
| 48 | 22 | 621 10 31 |
| country code for Poland | geographic (area) code for Warsaw | local phone number in Warsaw |
Local example – calling from another location in Warsaw
All nine digits of the phone number are dialed for any domestic phone call in Poland.
| 22 | 621 10 31 |
| geographic (area) code for Warsaw | local phone number in Warsaw |
Long distance example – calling from Gdansk, Poland (on the other side of the country)
All nine digits of the phone number are dialed for any domestic phone call in Poland.
| 22 | 621 10 31 |
| geographic (area) code for Warsaw | local phone number in Warsaw |
Mobile example – calling from a cellular phone (including a foreign cellular phone roaming in Poland)
All nine digits of the phone number are dialed for any domestic phone call in Poland.
| 22 | 621 10 31 |
| geographic (area) code for Warsaw | local phone number in Warsaw |
International example – calling from outside Poland
To call from outside Poland, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Poland’s country code of ’48’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 48 | 22 | 621 10 31 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Poland | geographic (area) code for Warsaw | local phone number in Warsaw |
How to call from Poland
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Poland.
Sources and more resources
- Office of Electronic Communications – Official regulator for electronic communications in Poland.
- 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 – Poland – Update on internet and wireless access across the European single market. Has a focus on broadband but 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 – Poland (country code +48) Communication of 29.V.2015 national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Poland’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 16 November 2016
- Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in Poland – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Poland. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – Poland International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Poland from the BT phone book.