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Country Code 255 (Tanzania)

LAST UPDATE: July 27th, 2019

Calling to Tanzania

  • Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Tanzania for domestic long distance calls and domestic calls to a mobile phone.
  • Callers from Uganda and Kenya can substitute ‘007’ for the exit code and country code in the call sequence.
  • 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 ‘6’ and ‘7’. Phone numbers are often listed as ’06’ or ’07,’ but the leading ‘0’ is not dialed when calling from outside the country. The second and third digit of the phone number designates the mobile provider.

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.

VoIP phone numbers begin with ‘4’.

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

Tanzania 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 Tanzania (domestic dialing)

‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix for calling to a different area code within Tanzania.

Local calling (within the same area code)

To call within the same area code in Tanzania dial only the local six-digit local number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.

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”local

Long distance calling (to a different area code, or from a mobile phone)

To call to a different area code within Tanzania dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the two digit area code, then the local phone number.

0two digitsseven digits
trunk prefixarea codelocal phone number

Mobile calling (to a mobile phone)

To call a mobile phone within Tanzania dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the three digit carrier code, then the local phone number.

0two to three digitssix to seven digits
trunk prefixcarrier codelocal phone number

Tanzanian phone numbers explained

Number details

Kenyan numbers are nine digits.

The first two digits are an area code. The area code is sometimes listed as a three digit number starting with ‘0’ but the leading ‘0’ is not dialed when Tanzania is called from an international location.

Mobile numbers are represented by area codes starting with ‘6’ or ‘7’.

An example of a Tanzanian phone number

The Protea Hotel Courtyard lists its phone number in Dar es Salaam as +255 (0) 22 213 0130.

Number explanation
25522213 0130
country code for Tanzaniaarea (geographic) code for Dar es Salaamremainder of the subscriber phone number
Local example – calling from another location in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

To call within the same area code dial only the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.

213 0130
local subscriber phone number

Long distance example – calling from Kigoma, Tanzania (on the other side of the country)

To call from a different area code, dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.

022213 0130
trunk prefixarea (geographic) code for Dar es Salamremainder of subscriber phone number

Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Tanzania)

To call from a different area code, dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.

022213 0130
trunk prefixarea (geographic) code for Dar es Salamremainder of subscriber phone number

International example – calling from outside Tanzania

To call from outside Tanzania, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Tanzania’s country code of ‘255’, followed by the local phone number.

Do not dial any leading ‘0’ listed in the Tanzanian phone number.

exit code25522213 0130
exit code of the country the call is dialed fromcountry code for Tanzaniaarea (geographic) code for Dar es Salamremainder of subscriber phone number

Calling from Tanzania

…to all countries except Kenya and Uganda

‘000’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Tanzania.

…to Kenya and Uganda

Kenya and Uganda can be called through an alternative dialing process that is a remnant of the East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation.

Kenya

The Kenyan switchboard can be reached by dialing ‘005’ ahead of the local Tanzanian phone number.

005local phone number
direct dial from Tanzania or Uganda to Kenyalocal phone number within Kenya

Uganda

The Ugandan switchboard can be reached by dialing ‘006’ ahead of the local Ugandan phone number.

006local phone number
direct dial from Kenya or Tanzania to Ugandalocal phone number within Uganda

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