South Africa Country Code

South Africa’s phone code is the telephone country code that is used for phone communications when a call is placed from outside of the country.

South Africa’s Country Code is +27

South Africa’s country code is +27. The country code is necessary only when dialing a phone number to make a telephone call from another country. International callers who wish to dial a telephone number in South Africa should dial South Africa’s telephone country code (+27) before the national telephone number preceded by area code.

All national phone numbers in South Africa are ten digits long – aa bbb bbbb, with aa being the area code followed by the 7 digits local phone number. Always delete the trunk code “0” when calling from overseas. Follow these easy steps to dial a phone number in South Africa using the country code:

Step 1. Enter your country’s exit code on your phone. If you are calling from Europe please enter the 00 (or “+” sign if calling from a mobile device) or 011 if calling from the United States. American callers use the “011” exit code for all international calls, including South Africa.

Step 2. Dial 27, South Africa’s country code.

Step 3. Then enter South Africa’s area code. Don’t use the trunk code “0” when calling from outside of the country.

Step 4. Right after the area code, dial the national phone number you wish to call in South Africa.

Here is an example: 

When calling from Europe: 00 27 aa bbb bbbb (or +27 aa bbb bbbb from a mobile device)
When calling from the United States: 011 27 aa bbb bbbb

South Africa’s area codes are two-digit long codes that are used for long-distance calling inside the country. Please do not enter the trunk “0” when calling overseas. Here are some of South Africa’s area codes:

If you wish to dial a phone number with these area codes from outside South Africa, you would have to dial first the exit code, then South Africa’s country code 27.

For example, if you want to dial a phone number in Ermelo, this would be an example of a phone number: +27 17 bbb bbbb or 0027 17 bbb bbbb, and 011 27 17 bbb bbbb if calling from the United States.

South Africa’s mobile phone numbers are operated by the four largest local mobile phone companies – Vodacom, MTN, Cell C, Telkom.

The mobile phone numbers in South Africa start with “06″, “07“or “08” (do not enter the digit “0” when calling overseas). When dialing a mobile phone number from outside of the country, first you need to dial the exit code (for example, “011” or “+” sign if calling from the United States), then South Africa’s country code “27”, plus the 9 digit phone number.

For example, enter 011 7a bbb bbbb or +27 7a bbb bbbb if calling from the United States.

If you plan to travel to South Africa it is important to be prepared when it comes to your health and safety. We recommend to save the phone numbers below in case you’ll need it.

Here are the most important South Africa’s public phone numbers: