South Africa country code

How to call South Africa using country code ?

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

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Phone use and access in Republic of South Africa

As many African countries, the international dialing code 27 is only required to call South Africa from abroad. Concerning national calls made in South Africa, it is not necessary to dial the South African country code 27. Finally, to call your correspondent in South Africa 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: 0027 / 810 27 / 011 27 / +27.

Some useful informations

International access code (exit code) : 00 (to dial when making calls from South Africa to abroad)
South African international dialing code : 27
Fixed telephone Subscriptions (2016) : 4 522 850 South African subscribers
Mobile landline usage : 8.07% of South Africans
Mobile cellular users (2016) : 82 412 880 South African mobile users
Mobile phone usage : 147.13% of South Africans
Internet usage : 54% of South Africans

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How to call South Africa from USA and Canada

Calling South African landline phone number

enter the exit code '011' ;
dial South Africa country code : 27 ;
dial the area code : For example "31 " is Durban area phone code ;
add the South African phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 27 31 XXX XXX.

Calling South African mobile phone number (cellular phone)

enter the exit code '011' or '+';
dial South Africa country code : 27 ;
add the South African mobile phone number without the leading '0'.

Illustration : 011 27 Z XXX XXX. ('Z' represent the cellular area code)

South Africa Map

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About South Africa

South Africa belongs to the African continent bordering Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia. South African population is about 49052489 inhabitants with an area of 1,219,090 km². The capital of South Africa is Pretoria and the iso code is : ZAF.

What time is it now in South Africa ?

Before calling your South African correspondent , it is important to know what time it is in South Africa.
South African local time :

The current time is 12:53 PM (UTC/GMT 2 hours).

Current day :

We are : Monday December 2, 2024 .

South African cities area codes

Area code	City	Calling from USA/Canada/ North America	Calling from UK/Australia /France/Europe...
57	Welkom	0112757	002757
41	Uitenhage	0112741	002741
21	Somerset West	0112721	002721
16	Sasolburg	0112716	002716
12	Pretoria	0112712	002712
41	Port Elizabeth	0112741	002741
331	Pietermaritzburg	01127331	0027331
31	La Lucia	0112731	002731
102103	Johannesburg CBD	01127102103	0027102103
11	Johannesburg	0112711	002711
24	Gordons Bay	0112724	002724
431	East London	01127431	0027431
31	Durban	0112731	002731
571	De Aar	01127571	0027571
21	Cape Town	0112721	002721
51	Bloemfontein	0112751	002751

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