Singapore’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +65
- 2 Letter: SG
- 3 Letter: SGP
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 702
- ISO 3116-2: SG
- Internet TLD: .sg
- ICAO Airport Code: WS
- Maritime Identification Digits: 563, 564, 565, 566
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1F8 U+1F1EC
- Official Name: The Republic of Singapore
How to call Singapore (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.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone
Use the same call sequence.
Singaporean mobile phone numbers begin with numbers ‘8’ or ‘9’.
Calling to a mobile phone registered in Singapore but roaming outside of Singapore: dial the regular call sequence to a Singaporean mobile phone.
Calling to a mobile phone user roaming in Singapore with a phone registered outside of Singapore: call the country where the mobile phone is registered.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the regular call sequence.
There are no designated VoIP exchanges in Singapore.
Calling to a VoIP phone registered in Singapore with the user roaming outside of Singapore: dial the regular call sequence to a Singaporean VoIP phone.
Calling to a VoIP phone user roaming in Singapore with a phone that is registered outside of Singapore: call the country where the VoIP phone is registered.
… to a satellite phone
Singapore does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on a separate country code – calls to these satellite phones follow ta specific call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the regular call sequence.
How to call within Singapore(domestic dialing)
There is no trunk prefix used when calling within Singapore. Dial all eight digits as listed.
| eight digits |
| local phone number |
Singaporean phone numbers explained
Number structure
Singaporean phone numbers are eight digits.
The first digit signifies whether the phone number is a land-line (fixed line) or mobile phone number. Land-line phone numbers begin with ‘6’.
Mobile numbers being with ‘8’ or ‘9’. They are dialed the same way as all other phone numbers in Singapore.
An example of a Singaporean phone number
The National Museum of Singapore lists its phone number in Singapore as +65 6332 3659.
Number explanation
| 65 | 6 | 332 3659 |
| country code for Singapore | designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Singapore
Dial all eight digits of the local phone number when calling within Singapore.
| 6 | 332 3659 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside of Singapore
Dial the international exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Singapore’s country code of ’65’, followed by the local eight-digit phone number.
| exit code | 65 | 6 | 332 3659 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Singapore | designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Special numbers
| Toll-free international services | 800 |
| Toll-free line services | 1800 |
| Premium rate services | 1900 |
How to call from Singapore
’00’ is used as an international exit code when dialing an international phone call from Singapore.
Phone books, directories, and reverse lookup
- Singapore Yellow Pages – business phone directory covering Singapore.
- List of Government Ministries – public contact information for various government ministries.
- List of Statutory Boards – public contact information for various statutory boards
Sources and more resources
- IMDA (Info-comm Media Development Authority) – 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.
- IMDA (Info-comm Media Development Authority) – Numbering Management
- International Telecommunications Union – Singapore (country code +65) national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Singapore’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Singapore – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Singapore. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.