Country: | Tanzania |
Country Link: | Tanzania |
Continent: | Africa |
Map Size: | 250px |
Country Calling Code: | +255 |
International Prefix: | 000[1] |
Trunk Prefix: | 0 |
The following are the telephone codes in Tanzania.
The NSN length is nine digits.
Calls to Kenya and Uganda require a regional prefix rather than having to use full international dialling. To call Kenya from Tanzania, subscribers dial 005 instead of +254, while to call Uganda, they dial 006 rather instead of +256. To call Tanzania from Kenya and Uganda, subscribers dial 007 instead of +255.
Until 1999, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda shared a telephone numbering plan, in which subscribers were only required to dial the trunk code, area code and number. In that year, Tanzania adopted a new numbering plan.
LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[2] [3] | |
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Area Code | Region |
20 | [spare area code] |
21 | [spare area code] |
22 | Dar es Salaam Region |
23 | Lindi, Morogoro, Mtwara, & Pwani Regions |
24 | Zanzibar (Mjini Magharibi, Pemba North, Pemba South, Unguja North, & Unguja South Regions) |
25 | Katavi, Mbeya, Rukwa, Ruvuma, & Songwe Regions |
26 | Dodoma, Iringa, Njombe, Singida, & Tabora Regions |
27 | Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara, & Tanga Regions |
28 | Geita, Kagera, Kigoma, Mara, Mwanza, Shinyanga, & Simiyu Regions |
29 | [spare area code] |
VoIP services begin with 41:
LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[4] | |
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Prefix | Usage and operator |
41 11 | Africa Online |
41 12 | SimbaNET |
41 14 | Six Telecoms |
41 15 | Startel / Raha |
Non-geographic numbers for Corporate Networks start with 5.[3]
See also Telecommunications in Tanzania#Telephones
Mobile numbers start with 6 or 7:
LIST OF ALLOCATIONS Non-geographic number for mobile telephony services –(Find Me Anywhere) | |||
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Prefix | Operator | Trading as | Operational |
61 | halotel | yes | |
62 | halotel | no | |
63 | Mkulima African Telecommunication Company Limited | Amotel | no |
64 | Wiafrica Tanzania Limited | CooTel | no |
65 | tiGo | yes | |
66 | smile | yes | |
67 | tiGo | yes | |
68 | airtel | yes | |
69 | airtel | yes | |
71 | tiGo | yes | |
72 | MO Mobile Holding Limited | no | |
73 | TTCL | yes | |
74 | Vodacom Tanzania Limited | Vodacom | yes |
75 | Vodacom Tanzania Limited | Vodacom | yes |
76 | Vodacom Tanzania Limited | Vodacom | yes |
77 | tiGo | yes | |
78 | airtel | yes | |
79 | Benson Informatics Ltd | Smart | no |
Non-geographic numbering begins 8 or 9:
LIST OF ALLOCATIONS | |
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Prefix | Usage |
800 | Allocated for national toll-free services |
808 | Allocated for international toll-free services |
840 | Allocated for national shared cost services on fixed network |
860 | Allocated for national toll-rate services on fixed network |
861 | Allocated for national special rates on fixed network |
90X | Allocated for national premium services |
LIST OF ALLOCATIONS | |
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Prefix | Usage |
110 | Emergency services for Lake Victoria and other water bodies |
111 | Crime Stoppers |
112 | Police Emergency |
113 | Anti-corruption |
114 | Fire services |
115 | Ambulance Services |
116 | Child Help Line |
117 | Health Help Line |
118 | Safety in National Parks and Game Reserves |
119 | Anti-Drugs |
190 | Disaster Services |
199 | COVID-19 Medical Emergency |