The South Africa country code is +27 — reaching all 62 million South Africans + ~100 million mobile subscriptions across Vodacom, MTN, Cell C + Telkom Mobile. Africa\'s most industrialized economy + the only African member of the G20 + BRICS.
South Africa was assigned +27 by the ITU in 1964 — placing it in zone 2 (Africa) alongside Morocco +212, Egypt +20, Nigeria +234 + Kenya +254. South Africa is one of the few African countries with the entire zone-2 single-digit suffix (+2 + 7 = +27).
South Africa has used the +27 country code since 1964, in zone 2 alongside Egypt +20, Morocco +212, Tunisia +216, Algeria +213, Nigeria +234, Kenya +254 + every other African country. South Africa is the only African country with a single-digit suffix in zone 2 (apart from Egypt +20).
South Africa's telecom regulator is ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa). Four major mobile carriers operate: Vodacom (largest, ~46M subs — majority-owned by Vodafone), MTN (Africa's largest carrier overall, ~36M SA subs), Cell C (~10M) + Telkom Mobile (~17M, the former state telco's mobile arm). Rain is a 5G-only data MVNO.
South Africa uses 3-digit area codes with leading 0 domestically (dropped internationally). <b>011</b> Johannesburg, <b>021</b> Cape Town, <b>031</b> Durban, <b>012</b> Pretoria, <b>041</b> Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), <b>051</b> Bloemfontein. Mobile numbers start with <b>06</b>, <b>07</b> or <b>08</b> (060-089). Drop the 0 internationally — write <b>+27 11</b>, not +27 011.
Africa\'s economic + financial gateway. Johannesburg (+27 11) hosts the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) — Africa\'s largest by market cap, + the African HQ of every major global bank (Standard Bank, FirstRand FNB, Absa, Nedbank, Investec + every multinational). South Africa is the only African member of the G20 + BRICS, with the most developed financial infrastructure on the continent. A +27 line is the natural caller-ID for any business serving sub-Saharan Africa\'s 1.2 billion people from a developed-economy base.
A South African phone number in international format is written as +27 [area code without leading 0] [subscriber]. Drop the leading 0 when dialing internationally. Example: +27 11 123 4567 for Johannesburg (domestic 011), +27 82 123 4567 for a Vodacom mobile (domestic 082).
South African mobile numbers start with 06, 07 or 08: 060-069 (newer ranges), 071-079 + 081-089 mobile. Common subscriber-known prefixes: 072 + 082 + 083 Vodacom, 073 + 083 MTN, 074 + 084 Cell C, 081 + 084 Telkom Mobile. Drop the 0 internationally: +27 82, +27 83, etc. All SA mobiles are 10 digits domestic.
From Sandton in Johannesburg to Table Mountain in Cape Town to Kruger National Park, every South African number lives behind a +27. Pick the area code that matches your customer city.
Every country uses a different exit code before +27 South Africa. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +27 11 123 4567 works worldwide. Always drop the leading 0 from the area code when dialing internationally.
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+27 reaches Africa's most developed economy + the JSE — the continent's largest stock exchange. SARS + every SA bank verify with +27 mobile.
South African banks (Standard Bank, FNB, Absa, Nedbank, Capitec, Investec, Discovery Bank, TymeBank), SARS (South African Revenue Service) eFiling + the DHA (Home Affairs) all SMS OTPs to +27 mobiles. Without a real SA line, you cannot complete SARS tax filing or open most SA bank accounts.
Johannesburg (+27 11) hosts the JSE (Johannesburg Stock Exchange — Africa's largest by market cap), the Reserve Bank, + the African HQ of Standard Bank, FirstRand FNB, Absa, Nedbank, Investec + most multinational banks operating in Africa. A +27 line is the natural caller-ID for African business.
A +27 11 prefix says "Johannesburg — Sandton (the JSE + most major banks), Rosebank, Maboneng, Soweto, OR Tambo Airport". Cape Town +27 21 says "Mother City — Table Mountain, V&A Waterfront, Western Cape Government, Stellenbosch wine country, the Constitutional Court". Pretoria +27 12 says "government — Union Buildings, every government ministry, foreign embassies".
South Africa has 11 official languages: English (lingua franca of business + government), Zulu (~25% home language), Xhosa (~17%), Afrikaans (~12%) + 7 others. A +27 line reaches the most linguistically diverse market on Earth — perfect for businesses serving the whole continent in English while being culturally African.
South Africa runs on SAST (South African Standard Time, UTC+2) year-round — no DST. Same clock as Egypt, Greece, Romania, Israel (in winter). Bridges African business + EU mainland hours + Middle East work cleanly.
CallMama routes +27 through ICASA-licensed SA carriers under POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act — South Africa's GDPR-equivalent). Voice + SMS handled to SA + EU adequacy-comparable standards.
Pick your SA area code — 011 Johannesburg, 021 Cape Town, 031 Durban, 012 Pretoria, 041 Port Elizabeth — or grab a 06/07/08 mobile, and start calling, texting + receiving SARS + Standard Bank + FNB OTPs from real South African customers.
Same six features come standard on every CallMama South Africa number — no upsell tiers, no per-feature charges.
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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 |
011 27 11 123 4567 for Johannesburg (domestic 011), or 011 27 82 123 4567 for a mobile (domestic 082).00 27 21 123 4567 for Cape Town. UK-SA is one of the busiest single ITU routes (~250K SA-British residents + colonial-era heritage).+27 [area code without leading 0] [subscriber]. Example: +27 11 123 4567 for Johannesburg, +27 82 123 4567 for a Vodacom mobile.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.