Calling to Swaziland
- 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 ‘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
Swaziland 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.
Calling within Swaziland (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number as it is listed. There is no trunk number used when calling within Swaziland.
eight-digit number |
firsttwo |
Swaziland’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Swazi numbers are eight digits.
The first digit of the phone number designates whether the phone number is a mobile or landline.
The second digit of a landline phone number represents a geographic part of the country.
The third and fourth digit of a landline phone represents an extension of the area code to a specific city or area.
Mobile numbers are represented by area codes starting with 7. The second digit designates the mobile carrier.
An example of a Swaziland phone number
The Foresters Arms Hotel lists its phone number in Mhlambanyatsi as + 268 – 246 74177.
Number explanation
[fourSectoinCall firstone=”268″ firsttwo=”country code for Swaziland” secondone=”24″ secondtwo=””landline (fixed line) phone number in the Hhohho region” thirdone=”67″ thirdtwo=”regional code for Mhlambanyatsi” fourthone=”4177″ fourthtwo=”remainder of local phone number in Mblambanyatsi”]
Local example – calling from another location in Mhlambanyatsi, Swaziland
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number for all phone calls within Swaziland.
24 | 67 | 4177 |
firsttwo | regional code for Mhlambanyatsi | remainder of local phone number in Mblambanyatsi |
Long distance example – calling from Nsoko, Swaziland (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number for all phone calls within Swaziland.
24 | 67 | 4177 |
firsttwo | regional code for Mhlambanyatsi | remainder of local phone number in Mblambanyatsi |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Swaziland)
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number for all phone calls within Swaziland.
24 | 67 | 4177 |
firsttwo | regional code for Mhlambanyatsi | remainder of local phone number in Mblambanyatsi |
International example – calling from outside Swaziland
To call from outside Swaziland, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Swaziland’s country code of ‘268’, followed by the local phone number.
[fiveSectionCall firstone=”exit code” firsttwo=”exit code of the country the call is dialed from” secondone=”268″ secondtwo=”country code for Swaziland” thirdone=”24″ thirdtwo=”landline (fixed line) phone number in the Hhohho region” fourthone=”67″ fourthtwo=”regional code for Mhlambanyatsi” fifthone=”4177″ fifthtwo=”remainder of local phone number in Mblambanyatsi”]
Calling from Swaziland
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Swaziland.
Sources and more resources
- Swaziland Posts & Telecommunications Corporation (SPTC)– Swaziland’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 – Swaziland (country code +268) National Numbering Plan – Details of Swaziland’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Swaziland – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Swaziland. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Swaziland – Entry for Swaziland in the British Telecom international directory.