The Bulgaria country code is +359 — reaching the EU's fastest-rising IT-outsourcing hub, ~6.4 million Bulgarians + ~8 million mobile subscriptions across A1, Yettel + Vivacom. Home of Telerik, Payhawk + SiteGround — Bulgarian bank verifications + government eID all expect +359.
Bulgaria was assigned +359 by the ITU — placing it in zone 3 with south-eastern Europe. Sofia uses the country's shortest area code (just "2").
Bulgaria has used the +359 country code assigned by the ITU, which places it in zone 3 alongside Greece +30, Romania +40, Serbia +381, North Macedonia +389 + Turkey +90. The "359" suffix is unique to Bulgaria in south-eastern Europe.
Bulgaria's telecom industry is regulated by the CRC (Communications Regulation Commission — Комисия за регулиране на съобщенията). Three mobile carriers: A1 Bulgaria (formerly Mtel/Mobiltel), Yettel Bulgaria (formerly Telenor/GloBul) + Vivacom. 5G deployed across Bulgaria's major cities.
Bulgarian area codes (кодове) are variable length. Sofia uses just <b>02</b> (1 digit after 0) — the country's shortest. Other major: 032 Plovdiv, 052 Varna, 056 Burgas, 082 Ruse, 042 Stara Zagora. Bulgarian mobiles start with <b>87, 88 or 89</b> (087/088/089 domestically).
Bulgaria is the birthplace of the Cyrillic alphabet. The script was developed in the First Bulgarian Empire in the 9th-10th century + spread across the Slavic world. Today Sofia is one of the EU's hottest IT-outsourcing hubs — a flat 10% tax (the lowest in the EU) drew Telerik (acquired by Progress), Payhawk + SiteGround. Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007 + Schengen (air/sea 2024, fully 2025).
A Bulgarian phone number in international format is written as +359 [area code without 0] [local]. Example: +359 2 123 4567 for Sofia (02 123 4567 domestic), +359 32 123 456 for Plovdiv, +359 87 123 4567 for an A1 mobile.
Bulgarian mobile numbers start with 87, 88 or 89 (087/088/089 domestically; +359 8X internationally). Drop the leading 0 internationally. Bulgarian numbers are variable length — Sofia 02-numbers are 7 digits + smaller-city numbers can be shorter.
From the Vitosha boulevard in Sofia to the Black Sea coast at Varna, every Bulgarian number lives behind a +359. Pick the area code that matches your customer city.
Every country uses a different exit code before +359. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +359 2 123 4567 works worldwide. Always drop the leading 0 from Bulgarian numbers.
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+359 reaches the EU's fastest-rising IT-outsourcing hub + the home of Telerik, Payhawk, SiteGround. Bulgarian banks + government eID + every Bulgarian carrier verify with +359.
Bulgarian banks (DSK Bank, UniCredit Bulbank, United Bulgarian Bank, Postbank) + government eID services require +359 mobile OTPs. A +359 mobile is essential for receiving Bulgarian one-time codes + completing local KYC.
A +359 line connects you to Bulgaria's booming tech scene — Telerik (Progress), Payhawk, SiteGround, Chaos (V-Ray) + hundreds of outsourcing firms. Bulgaria's flat 10% corporate + income tax is the lowest in the EU, drawing global IT operations to Sofia.
A 02 area code (just 1 digit!) says "Sofia — Lozenets, Mladost, Lyulin, the Vitosha boulevard". The 032 code says Plovdiv (Europe's oldest continuously inhabited city); 052 says Varna (the Black Sea capital); 056 says Burgas (the coast + port).
Bulgaria runs on EET (UTC+2) winter, EEST (UTC+3) summer — same clock as Greece, Romania, Finland + the Baltics. South-eastern European + Eastern Mediterranean business hours align cleanly.
As the birthplace of the Cyrillic alphabet + a Balkan crossroads, a +359 number positions you at the gateway to south-eastern Europe — bridging EU markets with the wider Cyrillic-speaking + Balkan business world.
CallMama routes +359 numbers through CRC-licensed Bulgarian carriers under EU GDPR + Bulgaria's Electronic Communications Act. Bulgaria joined Schengen (air/sea 2024, fully 2025) — voice + SMS data stays within EU/EEA.
Pick your area code — 02 Sofia, 032 Plovdiv, 052 Varna, 056 Burgas — and start calling, texting + receiving bank + eID OTPs from real Bulgarian customers.
Same six features come standard on every CallMama Bulgaria number — no upsell tiers, no per-feature charges.
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Choose the area code or city prefix that matches where you sell.
Six-digit confirmation drops into the app. No documents to upload, no waiting room, no callbacks.
Your Bulgaria line is live. Start dialing, texting, and being reached — exactly the way a local would.
Name, country code, ISO 3166 alpha-2 & alpha-3, exit code, and ITU zone. Filter by continent or search by name or code.
| Country | Code | ISO-2 | ISO-3 | Exit | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | +93 | AF | AFG | 00 | 9 |
| Albania | +355 | AL | ALB | 00 | 3 |
| Algeria | +213 | DZ | DZA | 00 | 2 |
| American Samoa | +1 | AS | ASM | 011 | 1 |
| Andorra | +376 | AD | AND | 00 | 3 |
| Angola | +244 | AO | AGO | 00 | 2 |
| Anguilla | +1 | AI | AIA | 011 | 1 |
| Antarctica | +672 | AQ | ATA | 00 | 6 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | +1 | AG | ATG | 011 | 1 |
| Argentina | +54 | AR | ARG | 00 | 5 |
| Armenia | +374 | AM | ARM | 00 | 3 |
| Aruba | +297 | AW | ABW | 00 | 2 |
| Australia | +61 | AU | AUS | 0011 | 6 |
| Austria | +43 | AT | AUT | 00 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | +994 | AZ | AZE | 00 | 9 |
| Bahamas | +1 | BS | BHS | 011 | 1 |
| Bahrain | +973 | BH | BHR | 00 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | +880 | BD | BGD | 00 | 8 |
| Barbados | +1 | BB | BRB | 011 | 1 |
| Belarus | +375 | BY | BLR | 810 | 3 |
011 359 2 123 4567 for Sofia, or 011 359 87 123 4567 for a Bulgarian mobile. On any mobile, replace 011 with +.00 359 32 123 456 for Plovdiv. Or use +359 2 123 4567 from any UK mobile.00 359 52 123 456 for Varna. Germany hosts a large Bulgarian diaspora — Germany-Bulgaria is a heavy telecom route.00 359 56 123 456 for Burgas. Bulgaria + Greece share both the EET time zone + a long border, making cross-border calls common.+359 [area code without 0] [local]. Example: +359 2 123 4567 for Sofia, +359 32 123 456 for Plovdiv, +359 87 123 4567 for a Bulgarian mobile.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.