Zambia country code

How to call Zambia using country code ?

Zambia is located in Africa near countries : Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique. The international country code to dial Zambia is :

260

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Phone use and access in Republic of Zambia

As many African countries, the international dialing code 260 is only required to call Zambia from abroad. Concerning national calls made in Zambia, it is not necessary to dial the Zambian country code 260. Finally, to call your correspondent in Zambia from a country abroad, dial first the prefix of exit which takes one of the following forms: 00 / 011 / 810 and sign "+ " for calls since the mobile phone. These are possible compositions: 00260 / 810 260 / 011 260 / +260.

Some useful informations

International access code (exit code) : 00 (to dial when making calls from Zambia to abroad)
Zambian international dialing code : 260
Fixed telephone Subscriptions (2016) : 101 407 Zambian subscribers
Mobile landline usage : 0.61% of Zambians
Mobile cellular users (2016) : 12 017 034 Zambian mobile users
Mobile phone usage : 72.43% of Zambians
Internet usage : 25.5% of Zambians

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How to call Zambia from USA and Canada

Calling Zambian landline phone number

enter the exit code '011' ;
dial Zambia country code : 260 ;
dial the area code : For example "1 " is Lusaka area phone code ;
add the Zambian phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 260 1 XXX XXX.

Calling Zambian mobile phone number (cellular phone)

enter the exit code '011' or '+';
dial Zambia country code : 260 ;
add the Zambian mobile phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 260 Z XXX XXX. ('Z' represent the cellular area code)

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About Zambia

Zambia belongs to the African continent bordering Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique. Zambian population is about 11862740 inhabitants with an area of 752,618 km². The capital of Zambia is Lusaka and the iso code is : ZMB.

What time is it now in Zambia ?

Before calling your Zambian correspondent , it is important to know what time it is in Zambia.
Zambian local time :

The current time is 11:18 PM (UTC/GMT 2 hours).

Current day :

We are : Friday April 26, 2024 .

Zambian cities area codes

Area code	City	Calling from USA/Canada/ North America	Calling from UK/Australia /France/Europe...
2	Ndola	0112602	002602
1	Lusaka	0112601	002601
2	Luanshya	0112602	002602
2	Kitwe	0112602	002602
2	Chingola	0112602	002602

Weather conditions at Lusaka