Zambia phone code

Zambia country code +260. Area codes for 8 places, prefixes of 4 mobile operators, number formats and how to dial.

+260

Country code: +260
Exit code (to call abroad): 00
Trunk prefix (domestic calls): 0
Number length: Digits after the country code: 9
Example landline: +260 211 234 567
Example mobile: +260 95 5123456
Region: Eastern Africa

How to dial

From abroad, dial +260, then the area code and number without the leading 0: +260 211 XXX XXX. 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 0211 XXX XXX.

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

Area codes

Code	Place
211	Lusaka Province
212	Ndola/Copperbelt and Luapula Provinces
213	Livingstone/Southern Province
214	Kasama/Northern Province
215	Kabwe/Central Province
216	Chipata/Eastern Province
217	Solwezi/Western Province
218	Mongu/North-Western Province