Uganda phone code

Uganda country code +256. Area codes for 13 places, prefixes of 10 mobile operators, number formats and how to dial.

+256

Country code: +256
Exit code (to call abroad): 00[057]
Trunk prefix (domestic calls): 0
Number length: Digits after the country code: 9
Example landline: +256 31 2345678
Example mobile: +256 712 345678
Region: Eastern Africa

How to dial

From abroad, dial +256, then the area code and number without the leading 0: +256 41 XXXXXXX. In place of the +, dial the exit code of the country you are calling from: 00 in most countries, 011 from the US and Canada. On a mobile phone you can simply dial +.

Within the country the number is dialled as 041 XXXXXXX.

Calling out: dial 00[057], then the other country’s code and the number.

Area codes

Code	Place
41	Kampala
43	Jinja
45	Mbale
46	Mityana
464	Mubende
465	Masindi
471	Gulu
473	Lira
476	Arua
481	Masaka
483	Fort Portal
485	Mbarara
486	Kabale/Rukungiri/Kisoro

Mobile operators

Operator	Prefixes
Airtel	702, 730, 731, 732, 742, 752
MTN	724, 737, 762, 772, 782, 792
LycaMobile	721, 726, 727
Africell	798, 799
Hamilton Telecom	724, 736
Roke Telkom	734
Savanna	721
Smile	720
Talkio	728
UTL	712