Veitnam’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +84
- 2 Letter: VN
- 3 Letter: VNM
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 704
- Internet TLD: .vn
- ICAO Airport Code: VV
- Maritime Identification Digits: 574
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1FB U+1F1F3
- Official Name: The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
How to call Vietnam (international dialing)
- Do not include a leading ‘0’ when calling from outside Vietnam – use it only for domestic long distance calls within Vietnam.
- 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.
Vietnamese mobile phone numbers begin with numbers ‘120’ to and including ‘129’, ‘162’ to and including ‘169’, ‘186’, 188′, ‘199’, ‘868’, ’88’, ’89’, and ‘9’ with the exception of ‘992’.
When calling a mobile phone user, call to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the regular call sequence.
There are no designated VoIP exchanges in Vietnam.
When calling a VoIP phone user, call to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Vietnam has area code ‘992’ reserved for satellite systems.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their own call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
How to call within Vietnam (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling within Vietnam.
Local calling (calling within the same area code)
Dial calls within the same area code with the local phone number. There is no trunk prefix ‘0’ or area code dialed.
| five to eight digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance calling (calling between different area codes)
Calls between different area codes are dialed with the trunk prefix ‘0’ as well as the area code in the call sequence.
| 84 | 4 | 38252853 |
| country code for Vietnam | geographic (area) code for Hanoi | local phone number in Hanoi |
If this number was dialed from another location in Hanoi it would be dialed:
| 38252853 |
| local phone number in Hanoi |
If this number was dialed from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (on the other side of the country) it would be dialed:
| 0 | 4 | 38252853 |
| trunk prefix | geographic (area) code for Hanoi | local phone number in Hanoi |
If this number was dialed from outside Vietnam it would be dialed:
| exit code | 84 | 4 | 38252853 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Vietnam | geographic (area) code for Hanoi | local phone number in Hanoi |
Area codes
…by city (province)
| Bắc Ninh (Bắc Ninh) | 241, 222 |
| Biên Hòa (Đồng Nai) | 61, 251 |
| Buôn Ma Thuột (Đắk Lắk) | 500, 262 |
| Cà Mau (Cà Mau) | 780, 290 |
| Can Tho | 710, 292 |
| Đà Lạt (Lâm Đồng) | 63, 262 |
| Da Nang | 511, 236 |
| Hạ Long (Quảng Ninh) | 33, 203 |
| Ha Noi | 4, 24 |
| Hai Phong | 31, 225 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 82, 83, 84, 85, 862, 863, 866, 871, 873, 28 |
| Huế (Thừa Thiên–Huế) | 54, 234 |
| Long Xuyên (An Giang) | 76, 296 |
| Mỹ Tho (Tiền Giang) | 73, 273 |
| Nha Trang (Khánh Hòa) | 58, 258 |
| Phan Thiết (Bình Thuận) | 62, 252 |
| Quy Nhơn (Bình Định) | 56, 256 |
| Rạch Giá (Kiên Giang) | 77, 297 |
| Thái Bình (Thái Bình) | 36, 227 |
| Thái Nguyên (Thái Nguyên) | 280, 208 |
| Vinh (Nghệ An) | 38, 238 |
| Vũng Tàu (Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu) | 64, 254 |
| Việt Trì (Phú Thọ) | 210 |
Source: Viet Nam (country code +84) Communication of 23.II.2012. itu.int. Retrieved 10 November 2016, from http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/02/02/T02020000E40001PDFE.pdf
Special numbers
| Toll-free (freephone) | 1800 |
| Premium service | 1900 |
Toll-free numbers do not incur a charge when dialed domestically.
Premium service numbers are at a higher charge than regular phone calls.
Special numbers may or may not be available from outside the country, and if they do connect may be at regular call rates (or higher).
Phone books, directories, and number lookup
Business
- Vietnam Yellow Pages (yp.vn) – Business directory covering Vietnam. It features a category directory and search bar as well as a map search.
- Vietnam Yellow Pages (yellowpages.com.vn) – Business directory covering Vietnam. Features custom search (through google) as well as category listings of businesses in Vietnam.
- Vietnam Yellow Pages (yellowpagesvn.com) – Business directory covering Vietnam. It features a search bar as well as category listings for businesses across Vietnam.
- PHẠM NGUYỄN – Phonebook and directory with search by province, name, address, and phone number. Includes ability to type in Vietnamese text.
Reverse Lookup
- PHẠM NGUYỄN – Phonebook and directory with search by province, name, address, and phone number. Includes ability to type in Vietnamese text.
Personal and Alphabetical
- Vietnamese Yellow Pages – Personal Search – The personal number search for Vietnamese phone numbers. Provided by the Vietnam Yellow Pages, which also offers a business phone directory.
Government
- Socialist Republic of Vietnam Government Portal – The portal for the Government of Vietnam. It includes listings for central government offices, ministries, and local governments.
- VUFO-NGO Resource Center – Vietnam Government Listings – A collection of the ministries of Vietnam from a local NGO resource center.
How to call from Vietnam
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Vietnam.
Sources and more resources
- Ministry of Information and Communication – Primary regulator for Vietnamese 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.
- International Telecommunications Union – Vietnam (country code +84) national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Vietnam’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Vietnam – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Vietnam. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- XN Tours – How to use a mobile phone in Vietnam 5 easy steps – Private blog with details on using a foreign cellular phone in Vietnam. Includes general calling instructions while in the country.