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The Sierra Leone country code is +232 — reaching a fast-growing West African market of ~8.6 million people + millions of mobile subscriptions across Orange Sierra Leone + Africell. The home of Freetown, West Africa's finest beaches + a major diamond economy — Sierra Leonean bank logins + Orange Money / Afrimoney all expect a +232 mobile.
What is the +232 country code?
Sierra Leone was assigned +232 by the ITU — placing it in zone 2 with West Africa. Sierra Leone has no area codes at all: every number is exactly 8 digits, dialed in full.
ITU zone 2 West Africa
Sierra Leone has used the +232 country code since the ITU placed it in zone 2 alongside its West African neighbours — Guinea +224, Liberia +231, Côte d'Ivoire +225, Ghana +233 + Nigeria +234. The "232" code is unique to Sierra Leone. Numbers are a mobile-first 8-digit plan with no regional area codes.
NATCOM-regulated
Sierra Leone's telephone numbering is administered by NATCOM (the National Telecommunications Commission). Two main mobile carriers dominate: Orange Sierra Leone (formerly Airtel/Celtel) + Africell. Mobile money — Orange Money + Afrimoney — runs over these +232 mobile lines, and 4G is deployed across the major cities.
No area codes — 8 digits
Sierra Leone has no geographic area codes. Every Sierra Leonean number — mobile or Freetown landline — is exactly <b>8 digits</b>, dialed in full with no trunk prefix. There is no leading 0 to drop. The number is a <b>2-digit operator prefix + 6 digits</b> (e.g. 76/77/78/79/88/99/30); Freetown landlines begin with 22.
Freetown was founded for freed Africans. Sierra Leone's capital began as a settlement for freed and formerly enslaved Africans, and the Freetown peninsula has some of West Africa's finest beaches. The country is a major diamond source — a history that includes the "blood diamonds" of the 1991–2002 civil war — and it was at the centre of the 2014 Ebola epidemic. Bunce Island is a sobering transatlantic-slave-trade site, and Tacugama protects chimpanzees. Today Sierra Leonean banks + mobile money (Orange Money, Afrimoney) verify with a +232 mobile.
A quick read on how it works.
A Sierra Leonean phone number in international format is written as +232 NN NNNNNN — always exactly 8 digits. Example: +232 76 123456 for an Orange mobile, +232 88 123456 for an Africell mobile, +232 22 XXXXXX for a Freetown landline. The first two digits are the operator prefix; the remaining six are the subscriber number.
Because Sierra Leone uses a closed 8-digit plan with no area codes + no trunk prefix, there is no leading 0 to drop — you always dial all 8 digits, both domestically + internationally. Mobiles commonly begin with 76, 77, 78, 79, 88, 99 or 30; Freetown landlines begin with 22.
Where a +232 number reaches.
From Lumley Beach in Freetown to the diamond fields of Koidu, every Sierra Leonean number lives behind a +232 — all 8 digits, no area code. Pick a number that fits your customers anywhere in Sierra Leone.
How to call Sierra Leone from any country.
Every country uses a different exit code before +232. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +232 76 123456 works worldwide. Sierra Leonean numbers are always 8 digits — never drop a digit.
011011 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX011011 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX00110011 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX009009 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX010010 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX001001 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX001001 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX8 108 10 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXX0000 232 NN NNNNNN+232 76 XXXXXXTip: Sierra Leone has no area codes — every number is exactly 8 digits, dialed in full. There is no leading 0 to drop. Mobiles commonly start with 76, 77, 78, 79 (Orange) or 88, 99, 30 (Africell); Freetown landlines start with 22.
Six reasons people pick a Sierra Leone number.
+232 reaches a fast-growing West African market + a large diaspora in the UK + US. Orange Money, Afrimoney + every Sierra Leonean bank verify with a +232 mobile.
Bank + mobile-money OTPs
Sierra Leonean banks + mobile-money wallets — Orange Money + Afrimoney — send one-time codes to a +232 mobile to confirm logins, transfers + payments. Without a Sierra Leonean number, bank + mobile-money verifications are hard to complete from abroad.
Reach the UK + US diaspora
A +232 line is the natural bridge to Sierra Leone's large diaspora — concentrated in the UK (London) + the US (Washington DC, Maryland). Families, remittance senders + community groups stay connected to home on a real Freetown number that rings as local.
Diamond + mining business gateway
Sierra Leone is a major diamond source, with mining hubs around Koidu + Kono, plus rutile, bauxite + iron-ore operations. A +232 number lets exporters, buyers + logistics partners call mining counterparties + government offices without expensive roaming.
Freetown beaches + tourism
The Freetown peninsula has some of West Africa's finest beaches — Lumley, River No. 2, Tokeh, Bureh — plus Tacugama chimpanzee sanctuary + the historic Bunce Island. A +232 line is essential for tour operators, lodges + hospitality businesses taking local bookings.
GMT / UTC+0: clean global alignment
Sierra Leone runs on GMT (UTC+0) all year with no daylight saving — the same clock as the UK in winter, and a clean reference point for diaspora + business calls between London, West Africa + the US East Coast.
Simple 8-digit plan, no roaming
Sierra Leone's closed 8-digit numbering plan is clean + uniform: every number is exactly 8 digits, dialed the same way everywhere, with no area code + no trunk 0 to remember. CallMama routes +232 numbers through NATCOM-registered carriers so you call + text without roaming bills.
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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 |
Frequently asked.
011 232 76 123456 for an Orange mobile, or 011 232 22 123456 for a Freetown landline. On any mobile, replace 011 with +. Never drop a digit — Sierra Leone has no area-code 0.00 232 76 123456 for an Orange mobile. Or use +232 76 123456 from any UK mobile. The UK hosts the largest Sierra Leonean diaspora, so this is the heaviest +232 route.00 232 76 123456. Guinea shares Sierra Leone\'s northern + eastern land border, so cross-border calling is common.00 232 88 123456 for an Africell mobile. Liberia shares Sierra Leone\'s south-eastern border around Kailahun + Pujehun.+232 NN NNNNNN — always exactly 8 digits. Example: +232 76 123456 for an Orange mobile, +232 88 123456 for an Africell mobile, +232 22 123456 for a Freetown landline. The first two digits are the operator prefix.+232 22 123456), but this is a fixed-line range, not a geographic area code — the full number is always 8 digits. Mobiles across Freetown use the national operator prefixes (76, 77, 88, 99, etc.).Pick up where you
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