The Italy country code is +39 — reaching the EU's 3rd-largest economy + 59 million Italians from the Alps to Sicily, plus ~78 million mobile subscriptions across TIM, Vodafone Italy, WindTre + Iliad Italia. The only country in the world that keeps the leading 0 when dialing from abroad.
Italy was assigned +39 by the ITU in 1949 — placing it in zone 3 with most of western Europe. Italy is famously the one country in the world that KEEPS the leading 0 when dialed internationally.
Italy has used the +39 country code since 1949, when the ITU placed it in zone 3 alongside France +33, Spain +34, Belgium +32, the UK +44 and Germany +49. The "9" suffix was the 9th single-digit slot in zone 3 — making +39 the highest-numbered 2-digit code in western Europe.
Italy's telecom industry is regulated by AGCOM (Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni). Four major mobile carriers operate: TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile, ~30M subs), Vodafone Italy (~26M), WindTre (~20M, merger of Wind + 3 Italia in 2017), and Iliad Italia (~10M, launched 2018 by France's Iliad).
Italy is the <b>only country in the world</b> that requires you to <b>keep</b> the leading 0 when dialing internationally. A Rome number 06 6982 0000 stays as <code>+39 06 6982 0000</code> — you do NOT drop the 0. Every other country (UK, France, Germany, India, Brazil, Japan, etc) drops the leading 0 when dialed from abroad. Italian mobile numbers start with 3 (no leading 0) so this quirk only applies to landlines.
Italy is the world's only country where you keep the leading 0. AGCOM decided in the 1990s that Italian landlines would treat the leading 0 as part of the national number rather than a trunk prefix to be dropped. So while a UK 020 number becomes +44 20, an Italian 06 number stays as +39 06. This makes Italian numbers easier for Italians to write internationally — but trips up non-Italian callers used to dropping the 0.
An Italian phone number in international format is written as +39 [prefisso WITH 0] [numero] for landlines, or +39 [3xx] [subscriber] for mobiles. For example, +39 06 6982 0000 for a Rome landline (note the 0 is kept!), +39 02 7720 1234 for Milan, or +39 335 123 4567 for a TIM mobile.
Italian mobile numbers always start with 3 (3xx series — 320-329 TIM, 333-336 Vodafone Italy, 380-381 WindTre, 351-359 Iliad). Mobiles do not have a leading 0 — so no special handling needed. Italian landlines vary in length: Rome (06) + Milan (02) numbers are 9-10 digits including the leading 0; smaller cities use 3-digit prefissi (081 Naples, 011 Turin) + 7-8 digit subscriber.
From the Spanish Steps in Rome to the Duomo in Milan, every Italian number lives behind a +39. Pick the prefisso that matches your customer city — Rome 06, Milan 02, Naples 081, Turin 011.
Every country uses a different international exit code before the +39 Italy country code. From any mobile, the + symbol replaces the exit code automatically — so +39 06 6982 0000 works worldwide. Important: Italy is the ONLY country where you KEEP the leading 0 on landlines when dialing from abroad.
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+39 reaches the EU's 3rd-largest economy + the largest Italian-speaking diaspora in the world. SPID + Poste Italiane + Italian bank OTPs all expect +39.
Italian banks (Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit, BPER Banca, Mediolanum, Banca Sella, Fineco, Hype) + SPID (Sistema Pubblico di Identità Digitale) + Poste Italiane + the Agenzia delle Entrate all SMS OTPs to +39 mobile numbers.
If you sell into Italian fashion (Gucci, Prada, Armani), automotive (Ferrari, Lamborghini, Fiat), food (Barilla, Ferrero, Lavazza), or luxury (LVMH Italia), a +39 line opens 3-4x faster than a foreign number.
A prefisso 06 says "Rome — the Vatican, ministries, FAO, Camera dei Deputati". A 02 says "Milan — Borsa Italiana, fashion district, La Scala". A 081 says "Naples — south + Mediterranean trade". A 055 says "Florence — culture + luxury".
WhatsApp is huge in Italy (~36M users). Italian fintech (Postepay, Hype, Satispay, Revolut Italia) verify with +39. Italian e-commerce (Subito.it, Wallapop, Amazon.it) accept +39 mobiles instantly.
Italy runs on CET (UTC+1) in winter + CEST (UTC+2) in summer. Same clock as Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Poland. Pan-EU business hours align cleanly.
CallMama routes +39 numbers through Italian + EU-licensed carriers under GDPR + the Italian Codice delle Comunicazioni Elettroniche. Voice + SMS data stays within the EU/EEA.
Pick your prefisso — 06 Rome, 02 Milan, 081 Naples, 011 Turin, 055 Florence — and start calling, texting + receiving SPID + Poste Italiane + Intesa Sanpaolo OTPs from real Italian customers.
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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 |
+39 06 6982 0000 — the 0 stays. Every other country (UK +44 20, France +33 1, Germany +49 30, etc) drops the 0.011 39 06 6982 0000 for the Vatican, or 011 39 335 123 4567 for an Italian mobile. On any mobile, replace 011 with +.00 39 02 7720 1234 for Milan. Or use +39 06 6982 0000 from any UK mobile.0011 39 081 1234567 for Naples. Or use +39 02 7720 1234 from any Australian mobile.+39 0PP NNNNNNN for landline (KEEPING the leading 0) or +39 3NN NNN NNNN for mobile (no leading 0 since mobiles start with 3). Example: +39 06 6982 0000 for Rome, +39 02 7720 1234 for Milan, +39 335 123 4567 for a Vodafone Italy mobile.011 39... instead. Critical: remember to KEEP the leading 0 on the Italian landline number — unique to Italy.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.