The Israel country code is +972 — reaching all 9.7 million Israelis + ~11 million mobile subscriptions across Cellcom, Pelephone, Partner + HOT Mobile. Tel Aviv (+972 3) is the world\'s #2 startup hub after Silicon Valley — "Silicon Wadi".
Israel was assigned +972 by the ITU in 1949 (the year after independence). Israel sits in ITU zone 9 covering the Middle East + Western Asia. The +972 prefix is iconic globally as the symbol of Israeli tech.
Israel has used the +972 country code since 1949, in zone 9 alongside Turkey +90, Iran +98, Iraq +964 + Saudi Arabia +966. The number 972 was chosen as one of the first ITU assignments after Israeli independence in 1948.
Israel's telecom regulator is the Ministry of Communications (משרד התקשורת). Four major mobile carriers operate: Cellcom (Israel's largest, ~2.7M subs), Pelephone (Bezeq subsidiary, ~2.3M), Partner Communications (Orange Israel's successor, ~2.7M) + HOT Mobile (~1.2M).
Israel uses 2-digit area codes with leading 0 domestically (dropped internationally). <b>02</b> Jerusalem + surrounding areas. <b>03</b> Tel Aviv + Gush Dan metro. <b>04</b> Haifa + northern Israel. <b>08</b> southern Israel + Beersheba + Eilat. <b>09</b> Sharon plain (Netanya). Mobile numbers all start with <b>05</b> (050, 052, 053, 054, 055, 058 etc).
Silicon Wadi — startup capital of the Middle East. Tel Aviv (+972 3) is ranked #2 globally for tech startups (after Silicon Valley) per Startup Genome. ICQ, Waze, Wix, Mobileye (Intel), Check Point, Fiverr, Monday.com + Lemonade were all founded in Israel. The country has more NASDAQ-listed companies than any country except the US + China. A +972 line is the natural caller-ID for Israeli SaaS, cyber + AI companies serving global customers.
An Israeli phone number in international format is written as +972 [area code without leading 0] [subscriber]. Drop the leading 0 when dialing internationally. Example: +972 3 123 4567 for Tel Aviv (domestic 03 123 4567), +972 50 123 4567 for a Cellcom mobile (domestic 050 123 4567).
Israeli mobile numbers all start with 05: 050 Pelephone (legacy), 052 Cellcom, 053 HOT Mobile, 054 Partner (orange), 055 HOT Mobile + MVNOs, 058 Golan Telecom + other MVNOs. Drop the 0 internationally: +972 50, +972 52, +972 54, etc. All Israeli mobiles are exactly 10 digits domestic.
From the Western Wall in Jerusalem to the beaches of Tel Aviv to the Dead Sea, every Israeli number lives behind a +972. Pick the area code that matches your customer city.
Every country uses a different exit code before +972 Israel. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +972 3 123 4567 works worldwide. Always drop the leading 0 from the area code when dialing internationally.
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+972 reaches the world's #2 startup hub + the global cyber + AI capital. Bituach Leumi + every Israeli bank verify with +972 mobile.
Israeli banks (Bank Hapoalim, Bank Leumi, Discount Bank, Mizrahi Tefahot, Israel Discount Bank), Bituach Leumi (National Insurance Institute) + the Misrad HaPnim (Interior Ministry MyVisit portal) all SMS OTPs to +972 mobiles. Real Israeli line = clean delivery.
Israel hosts more NASDAQ-listed companies per capita than any country on Earth. Wix, Monday.com, Fiverr, Lemonade, Check Point, CyberArk, Mobileye (Intel), SolarEdge, Nice + Cellebrite are all Israeli +972 companies serving global customers.
A 03 prefix says "Tel Aviv — Rothschild Boulevard, Sarona, Azrieli Tower, BoI (Bank of Israel HQ — though officially Jerusalem), Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), Habima Theatre". Jerusalem 02 says "government — Knesset, Supreme Court, Yad Vashem, Israel Museum".
Israel's 9.7M residents + ~8M Jewish + Israeli diaspora worldwide (US, France, UK, Russia, Argentina) all need easy contact with home. A +972 line is recognizable + trusted across the Hebrew-speaking world + the global Jewish community.
Israel runs on IST (UTC+2) winter, IDT Israel Daylight Time (UTC+3) summer — overlapping European business hours mid-day + Asian morning. Good window for EU + Asia + US East Coast work.
CallMama routes +972 through MoC-licensed Israeli carriers under Israel's Protection of Privacy Law (PPL). Voice + SMS stays within Israeli + EU adequacy-decision frameworks.
Pick your Israeli area code — 03 Tel Aviv, 02 Jerusalem, 04 Haifa, 08 Beersheba, 09 Netanya — or grab an 05 mobile, and start calling, texting + receiving Bituach Leumi + Bank Hapoalim + Cellcom OTPs from real Israeli customers.
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Six-digit confirmation drops into the app. No documents to upload, no waiting room, no callbacks.
Your Israel 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 |
011 972 3 123 4567 for Tel Aviv (domestic 03), or 011 972 50 123 4567 for a mobile (domestic 050).00 972 2 123 4567 for Jerusalem. UK-Israel is one of the busier ITU routes (UK has Europe\'s 2nd-largest Jewish community).+972 [area code without leading 0] [subscriber]. Example: +972 3 123 4567 for Tel Aviv, +972 50 123 4567 for a mobile.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.