The Tanzania country code is +255 — reaching all 67 million Tanzanians + ~62 million mobile subscriptions across Vodacom Tanzania, Airtel Tanzania, Tigo (Yas) + Halotel. Home to Mount Kilimanjaro, Serengeti + the spice islands of Zanzibar.
Tanzania was assigned +255 by the ITU in 1964 — when Tanganyika + Zanzibar united to form Tanzania. Tanzania sits in ITU zone 2 (Africa) alongside Kenya +254, Uganda +256 + Rwanda +250.
Tanzania has used the +255 country code since 1964 — adopted the year Tanganyika + Zanzibar merged. Zone 2 alongside Kenya +254, Uganda +256, Rwanda +250, Burundi +257 + Ethiopia +251.
Tanzania's telecom regulator is TCRA. Four major mobile carriers: Vodacom Tanzania (the largest, ~19M subs, the South Africa Vodacom subsidiary), Airtel Tanzania (~16M, Bharti Airtel), Tigo (now rebranded Yas, ~15M, Axian/Maxis) + Halotel (~10M, Viettel of Vietnam).
Tanzania uses 2-digit area codes with leading 0 domestically (dropped internationally). <b>22</b> Dar es Salaam, <b>26</b> Dodoma (capital), <b>28</b> Mwanza, <b>27</b> Arusha + Tanga, <b>25</b> Mbeya, <b>23</b> Morogoro + Mtwara, <b>24</b> Zanzibar. Mobile numbers all start with <b>6</b> or <b>7</b>.
Africa\'s natural wonders capital. Tanzania (+255) is home to Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa\'s highest peak, 5,895m), Serengeti National Park (the Great Migration), Ngorongoro Crater (UNESCO), Mount Meru + the spice islands of Zanzibar (UNESCO Stone Town).
Tanzania is also one of Africa\'s most stable + peaceful democracies. Dar es Salaam (+255 22) is the commercial capital + port — though the political capital is officially Dodoma. A +255 line is the natural caller-ID for East African business + tourism.
A Tanzanian phone number in international format is written as +255 [area code without leading 0] [subscriber]. Drop the leading 0 internationally. Example: +255 22 211 1234 for Dar es Salaam (domestic 022), +255 754 123 456 for a Vodacom mobile (domestic 0754).
Tanzanian mobile numbers start with 6 or 7: 0754-0759, 0764-0769 Vodacom; 0784-0789, 0714-0719 Airtel Tanzania; 0717, 0744-0749, 0717-0719, 0658 Tigo/Yas; 0625-0629, 0673-0679 Halotel. Drop the leading 0 internationally: +255 754, etc. All Tanzanian mobiles are 9 digits domestic.
From Dar es Salaam's port to Kilimanjaro's summit to Zanzibar Stone Town, every Tanzanian number lives behind a +255.
Every country uses a different exit code before +255 Tanzania. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +255 22 211 1234 works worldwide. Always drop the leading 0.
011011 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN011011 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN00110011 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN000000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN000000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN009009 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN8 108 10 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNN0000 255 22 NNN NNNN+255 6/7XX NNN NNNTip: Drop the leading 0. 022 211 1234 Dar es Salaam becomes +255 22 211 1234. 0754 123 456 Vodacom mobile becomes +255 754 123 456.
+255 reaches Africa's natural wonders capital + a major East African economy. NIDA + every Tanzanian bank verify with +255 mobile.
Tanzanian banks (CRDB Bank, NMB Bank, Stanbic Bank Tanzania, NBC Bank, Equity Bank Tanzania) + NIDA (National Identification Authority) + M-Pesa Tanzania + Tigo Pesa + Airtel Money all SMS OTPs to +255 mobiles.
Tanzania hosts Mount Kilimanjaro, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Tanganyika + Zanzibar. ~1.5M international tourist arrivals annually. A +255 line is the natural caller-ID for safari operators, hotels + Zanzibar tourism.
A +255 22 prefix says "Dar es Salaam — commercial capital, Bank of Tanzania, DSE Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange, the Port of Dar es Salaam (the largest in East Africa), Masaki + Oyster Bay diplomatic quarters, JNIA Julius Nyerere International Airport".
Tanzania is the heart of the Swahili-speaking world — Swahili is Tanzania's national language + spoken by ~200M people across East Africa. A +255 line + Swahili content reaches the entire East African Community common market (~300M consumers).
Tanzania runs on EAT (East Africa Time, UTC+3) year-round — no DST. Same clock as Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia + Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait + Bahrain.
CallMama routes +255 through TCRA-licensed Tanzanian carriers under Tanzania's Personal Data Protection Act 2022 (Tanzania's GDPR-aligned framework).
Pick your Tanzanian area code — 22 Dar es Salaam, 26 Dodoma, 28 Mwanza, 27 Arusha, 24 Zanzibar — or grab a 6X/7X mobile, and start calling, texting + receiving NIDA + CRDB + NMB + M-Pesa OTPs from real Tanzanian 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 |
011 255 22 211 1234 for Dar es Salaam, or 011 255 754 123 456 for a Vodacom mobile.011 255 22 NNN NNNN.+255 [area code without leading 0] [subscriber]. Example: +255 22 211 1234 for Dar es Salaam, +255 754 123 456 for a Vodacom mobile.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.