M-Pesa is Safaricom mobile money launched in 2007 — the world most successful mobile money platform. ~50M Kenyans use it. Requires a +254 Safaricom mobile.

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The Kenya country code is +254 — reaching all 55 million Kenyans + ~65 million mobile subscriptions across Safaricom (M-Pesa giant), Airtel Kenya + Telkom Kenya. East Africa\'s commercial hub + global mobile money pioneer.

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+254Country Code

20Area code

123 4567Subscriber

+254Country code

1964ITU assigned

~50Area codes

1Time zone (EAT)

65MMobile subs

9dNational digits

02 — THE BASICS

What is the +254 country code?

Kenya was assigned +254 by the ITU in 1964 (the year after independence). Kenya sits in ITU zone 2 (Africa) alongside Tanzania +255, Uganda +256, South Africa +27 + Nigeria +234.

ITU zone 2 East Africa

Kenya has used the +254 country code since 1964, in zone 2 alongside Tanzania +255, Uganda +256, Rwanda +250, Burundi +257 + Ethiopia +251. The 25X bloc covers East Africa.

CA-regulated

Kenya's telecom regulator is CA (Communications Authority of Kenya). Three major mobile carriers: Safaricom (the giant, ~50M subs, operator of M-Pesa — the world's most successful mobile money platform), Airtel Kenya (~18M, owned by Bharti Airtel) + Telkom Kenya (~3M, the former state telco).

2-digit area codes

Kenya uses 2-digit area codes with leading 0 domestically (dropped internationally). 20 Nairobi (capital), 41 Mombasa, 57 Kisumu, 51 Nakuru, 53 Eldoret, 67 Thika, 42 Malindi, 61 Nyeri, 64 Meru. Mobile numbers all start with 7 (07XX).

DID YOU KNOW

Birthplace of M-Pesa — the world\'s mobile money pioneer. Kenya (+254) launched Safaricom\'s M-Pesa in 2007 — the world\'s first + most successful mobile money platform. Today ~96% of Kenyan households use mobile money. Nairobi (+254 20) is dubbed "Silicon Savannah" — home to tech unicorns + the African HQ of Microsoft, Google, IBM + Visa. Kenya is East Africa\'s commercial gateway + the world\'s top fresh-cut flower exporter to the EU. A +254 line is the natural caller-ID for East African business + fintech.

03 — QUICK FACTS

A quick read on how it works.

A Kenyan phone number in international format is written as +254 [area code without leading 0] [subscriber]. Drop the leading 0 internationally. Example: +254 20 123 4567 for Nairobi (domestic 020), +254 712 345 678 for a Safaricom mobile (domestic 0712).

Kenyan mobile numbers all start with 7: 0700-0729, 0740-0749, 0790-0799 Safaricom; 0730-0739, 0750-0759, 0780-0789 Airtel Kenya; 0770-0779 Telkom Kenya. Drop the leading 0 internationally: +254 712, +254 733 etc. All Kenyan mobiles are 10 digits domestic.

Want to call Kenya from abroad? Dial your exit code, then 254, then the area code without the leading 0, then the subscriber. On any mobile, use +.

04 — COVERAGE

Where a +254 number reaches.

From Nairobi's Westlands to Mombasa's Fort Jesus to the Maasai Mara, every Kenyan number lives behind a +254.

KENYA · ONE TIME ZONE

+254 spans 47 counties from Lake Victoria to the Indian Ocean, one EAT clock — no DST.

EAT (UTC+3) year-roundNo DST

City & regionCodeZone

Nairobi+254-20EAT

Mombasa+254-41EAT

Kisumu+254-57EAT

Nakuru+254-51EAT

Eldoret+254-53EAT

Thika+254-67EAT

Malindi+254-42EAT

Kitale+254-54EAT

Nyeri+254-61EAT

Meru+254-64EAT

Nanyuki+254-62EAT

Embu+254-68EAT

Machakos+254-44EAT

Kakamega+254-56EAT

Garissa+254-46EAT

Lamu+254-42EAT

Westlands+254-20EAT

Karen+254-20EAT

Kilimani+254-20EAT

Upper Hill+254-20EAT

JKIA Airport+254-20EAT

Diani Beach+254-40EAT

Maasai Mara+254-50EAT

Naivasha+254-50EAT

Lake Victoria+254-57EAT

Safaricom Mobile+254-712/722EAT

Airtel Kenya Mobile+254-733/750EAT

Telkom Kenya+254-770EAT

Toll-free (0800)+254-800EAT

M-Pesa+254-7XXEAT

05 — FROM ANY COUNTRY

How to call Kenya from any country.

Every country uses a different exit code before +254 Kenya. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +254 20 123 4567 works worldwide. Always drop the leading 0.

From countryExit codeFull dialing patternMobile (+)

United States011011 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Canada011011 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

United Kingdom0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Australia00110011 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Tanzania000000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Uganda000000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Rwanda0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Ethiopia0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

South Africa0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Nigeria009009 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Egypt0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

UAE0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Saudi Arabia0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

India0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

China0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Germany0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

France0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Netherlands0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Italy0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Spain0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Ireland0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Russia8 108 10 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Japan010010 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

South Korea001001 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

New Zealand0000 254 20 NNN NNNN+254 7XX NNN NNN

Tip: Drop the leading 0. 020 123 4567 Nairobi becomes +254 20 123 4567. 0712 345 678 Safaricom mobile becomes +254 712 345 678.

06 — WHY +254

Six reasons people pick a Kenya number.

+254 reaches East Africa's commercial hub + the global mobile-money pioneer. M-Pesa + every Kenyan bank verify with +254 mobile.

M-Pesa + bank OTPs

Kenyan banks (KCB Kenya Commercial Bank, Equity Bank, Co-operative Bank, NCBA, Stanbic, Standard Chartered Kenya, ABSA Kenya, Family Bank) + M-Pesa (Safaricom's mobile money — ~50M users) + Huduma + KRA iTax all SMS OTPs to +254 mobiles. Without +254, you cannot complete most Kenyan KYC.

East African commercial hub

Nairobi is the East African HQ of every major multinational, the UN's African headquarters (UNON — UN Office at Nairobi), the regional HQ for Microsoft, Google, IBM, Visa + the gateway to a 300M+ East African Community (EAC) common market.

Nairobi 20 = Silicon Savannah

A +254 20 prefix says "Nairobi — Westlands + Upper Hill business districts, Karen suburb, Kilimani, Nairobi Securities Exchange NSE, Central Bank of Kenya, the African HQ of every multinational, JKIA Jomo Kenyatta International Airport".

Swahili + English reach

Kenya's two official languages — Swahili (the lingua franca of East Africa, ~200M speakers across the region) + English — make +254 ideal for serving the entire East African Community + the global Kenyan diaspora.

EAT: aligned with E + S Africa

Kenya runs on EAT (East Africa Time, UTC+3) year-round — no DST. Same clock as Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia + Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq.

CA + Data Protection-compliant

CallMama routes +254 through CA-licensed Kenyan carriers under Kenya's Data Protection Act 2019 (Kenya's GDPR-equivalent).

READY WHEN YOU ARE

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Pick your Kenyan area code — 20 Nairobi, 41 Mombasa, 57 Kisumu, 51 Nakuru, 53 Eldoret — or grab a 7XX mobile, and start calling, texting + receiving M-Pesa + KCB + Equity + Co-op OTPs from real Kenyan customers.

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07 — INCLUDED

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Same six features come standard on every CallMama Kenya number — no upsell tiers, no per-feature charges.

Call forwarding

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Custom caller ID

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Voicemail to inbox

Voicemails arrive as audio plus a written transcript in your inbox — read or listen, no missed message.

Two-way SMS & MMS

Send and receive text and image messages from your number — same line works on web, iOS, and Android.

International calling

Outbound calls to 200+ countries from the same app. Skip carrier roaming and international add-ons.

08 — HOW IT WORKS

Your Kenya number, in three simple steps.

From "I want a Kenya number" to making your first call — three taps and you're live.

01 · STEP

Pick your digits

Choose the area code or city prefix that matches where you sell.

+25420123 4567

+25441123 4567Pick

+254712345 678

02 · STEP

Confirm in the app

Six-digit confirmation drops into the app. No documents to upload, no waiting room, no callbacks.

ENTER VERIFICATION CODE

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03 · STEP

Start calling

Your Kenya line is live. Start dialing, texting, and being reached — exactly the way a local would.

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09 — FULL DIRECTORY

Every country code, searchable.

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

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10 — ANSWERS

Frequently asked.

What is the country code for Kenya?

The country code for Kenya is +254. Assigned by the ITU in 1964. Kenya sits in ITU zone 2 (Africa) alongside Tanzania +255, Uganda +256 + Ethiopia +251.

Why is +254 the country code for Kenya?

The +254 country code was assigned by the ITU in 1964 — one year after Kenyan independence. The "2" places Kenya in zone 2 covering Africa; "54" is unique to Kenya in the 25X East African bloc.

How do I call Kenya from the US?

From the US, dial 011, then 254, then the area code WITHOUT the leading 0, then the subscriber. Example: 011 254 20 123 4567 for Nairobi, or 011 254 712 345 678 for a Safaricom mobile.

How do I call Nairobi?

Nairobi is the +254 20 area code. Dial your exit code, then 254, then 20 (drop the leading 0), then the 7-digit subscriber. From US: 011 254 20 NNN NNNN.

How do I write a Kenyan phone number with country code?

Written as +254 [area code without leading 0] [subscriber]. Example: +254 20 123 4567 for Nairobi, +254 712 345 678 for a Safaricom mobile.

Why does Kenya drop the leading 0?

Kenya uses the leading 0 as a domestic trunk prefix. When dialing internationally, +254 replaces it. 020 123 4567 becomes +254 20 123 4567.

What are the Kenyan mobile prefixes?

Kenyan mobile numbers all start with 7. Specifically: 0700-0729, 0740-0749, 0790-0799 Safaricom; 0730-0739, 0750-0759, 0780-0789 Airtel Kenya; 0770-0779 Telkom Kenya. All Kenyan mobiles are 10 digits + portable since 2011.

What is the +254 20 code for?

+254 20 is the international prefix for Nairobi + Nairobi County. Kenya\'s capital + largest city (~5M metro, the largest in East Africa). Home to the Kenyan Parliament, Central Bank of Kenya, Nairobi Securities Exchange + the UN African headquarters (UNON in Gigiri).

What is the +254 41 code for?

+254 41 is the international prefix for Mombasa + Mombasa County. Kenya\'s 2nd-largest city + the main port on the Indian Ocean coast. Home to Fort Jesus (UNESCO), Old Town + the gateway to Diani Beach + the South Coast.

What is M-Pesa?

M-Pesa is Safaricom\'s mobile money service — launched in 2007 + now the world\'s most successful mobile money platform. ~50M Kenyans use M-Pesa daily for payments, money transfer, savings + loans. M-Pesa transaction volume exceeds 60% of Kenyan GDP annually. Requires a +254 Safaricom mobile number.

What is the time zone of Kenya?

Kenya runs on EAT (East Africa Time, UTC+3) year-round — no DST. Same clock as Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia + Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait + Bahrain.

Can I get a Kenyan virtual phone number from outside Kenya?

Yes. CallMama issues a real Kenyan +254 number from anywhere — no Kenya address, no Kenyan National ID, no in-person KYC. Live in about 60 seconds.

Is +254 the same as 00254?

Yes — same Kenya country code. +254 is E.123; 00254 is 00 + 254 manual.

What is 999 in Kenya?

Kenya uses 999 as a universal emergency number (inherited from the British colonial system). Kenya also accepts 112 from foreign GSM mobiles + 911 in some regions.

Why does Kenya use 000 as exit code?

Kenya, Tanzania + Uganda use 000 as the international exit code from Kenya (different from most countries\' 00). When calling FROM Kenya, you would dial 000 + country code + number. When calling TO Kenya, use your own country\'s normal exit code (e.g., 011 from US, 00 from most others).

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