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Netherlands Country Code +31

Complete guide to calling Netherlands from the US and abroad

ISO-2: NL ISO-3: NLD Europe Capital: Amsterdam

Calling Information

Dialing Code
+31
Exit Code (US)
011
How to Call
011 + 31 + area + number
Country TLD
.nl

Geography

Capital
Amsterdam
Continent
Europe
Area
41,526 km²
Population
18,087,633
Currency
Euro
Languages
Dutch (official language)

Time & Communication

Current Time
10:31 PM
Time Zone
UTC+2
Mobile Penetration
128.5%
Internet Penetration
97.0%
Fixed-line Penetration
21.8%

How to Call Netherlands from the United States

Follow these simple steps to make an international call to Netherlands from a US landline or mobile phone:

1
Exit Code
011
US international prefix
2
Country Code
31
Netherlands
3
Area Code
XX
City/region code
4
Local Number
XXXX XXXX
Subscriber number

Example dialing format:

011 - 31 - area code - local number

Calling from a Mobile Phone

Replace 011 with the + symbol (press and hold 0):

+31 - area code - local number

Area Codes in Netherlands

City Area Code How to Dial from US
''s-Hertogenbosch 73 011 31 73 + local number
Aalsmeer 297 011 31 297 + local number
Alkmaar 72 011 31 72 + local number
Almelo 546 011 31 546 + local number
Almere 36 011 31 36 + local number
Alphen aan den Rijn 172 011 31 172 + local number
Amersfoort 33 011 31 33 + local number
Amsterdam 20 011 31 20 + local number
Apeldoorn 55 011 31 55 + local number
Appingedam 596 011 31 596 + local number
Arnhem 26 011 31 26 + local number
Assen 592 011 31 592 + local number
Balk 514 011 31 514 + local number
Barneveld 342 011 31 342 + local number
Beilen 593 011 31 593 + local number
Bemmel 481 011 31 481 + local number
Bergen op Zoom 164 011 31 164 + local number
Best 499 011 31 499 + local number
Beverwijk 251 011 31 251 + local number
Boxtel 411 011 31 411 + local number
Breda 76 011 31 76 + local number
Coevorden 524 011 31 524 + local number
Cuijk 485 011 31 485 + local number
Culemborg 345 011 31 345 + local number
Delft 15 011 31 15 + local number
Den Helder 223 011 31 223 + local number
Deurne 493 011 31 493 + local number
Deventer 570 011 31 570 + local number
Dieren 313 011 31 313 + local number
Doetinchem 314 011 31 314 + local number
Dokkum 519 011 31 519 + local number
Doorn 343 011 31 343 + local number
Dordrecht 78 011 31 78 + local number
Drachten 512 011 31 512 + local number
Dronten 321 011 31 321 + local number
Druten 487 011 31 487 + local number
Ede Veenendaal 318 011 31 318 + local number
Eersel 497 011 31 497 + local number
Eindhoven 40 011 31 40 + local number
Elburg 525 011 31 525 + local number
Emmeloord 527 011 31 527 + local number
Emmen 591 011 31 591 + local number
Enkhuizen 228 011 31 228 + local number
Enschede 53 011 31 53 + local number
Epe 578 011 31 578 + local number
Franeker 517 011 31 517 + local number
Gilze-Rijen 161 011 31 161 + local number
Goes 113 011 31 113 + local number
Goor 547 011 31 547 + local number
Gorinchem 183 011 31 183 + local number
Gouda 182 011 31 182 + local number
Grave 486 011 31 486 + local number
Groenlo 544 011 31 544 + local number
Groningen 50 011 31 50 + local number
Haarlem 23 011 31 23 + local number
Hardenberg 523 011 31 523 + local number
Harderwijk 341 011 31 341 + local number
Harenkarspel 226 011 31 226 + local number
Heerenveen 513 011 31 513 + local number
Heerlen 45 011 31 45 + local number
Helmond 492 011 31 492 + local number
Hengelo 74 011 31 74 + local number
Hillegom 252 011 31 252 + local number
Hilversum 35 011 31 35 + local number
Hoogeveen 528 011 31 528 + local number
Hoogezand-Sappemeer 598 011 31 598 + local number
Hoorn 229 011 31 229 + local number
Hulst 114 011 31 114 + local number
IJmuiden 255 011 31 255 + local number
Irnsum 566 011 31 566 + local number
Leeuwarden 58 011 31 58 + local number
Leiden 71 011 31 71 + local number
Lelystad 320 011 31 320 + local number
Lochem 573 011 31 573 + local number
Maarssen 346 011 31 346 + local number
Maastricht 43 011 31 43 + local number
Medemblik 227 011 31 227 + local number
Meppel 522 011 31 522 + local number
Middelburg 118 011 31 118 + local number
Middelharnis 187 011 31 187 + local number
Naaldwijk 174 011 31 174 + local number
Neede 545 011 31 545 + local number
Nijmegen 24 011 31 24 + local number
Oldenzaal 541 011 31 541 + local number
Ommen 529 011 31 529 + local number
Oosterhout 162 011 31 162 + local number
Oosterwolde 516 011 31 516 + local number
Oss 412 011 31 412 + local number
Oud-Beijerland 186 011 31 186 + local number
Purmerend 299 011 31 299 + local number
Raalte 572 011 31 572 + local number
Ridderkerk 180 011 31 180 + local number
Rijssen 548 011 31 548 + local number
Roermond 475 011 31 475 + local number
Roosendaal 165 011 31 165 + local number
Rotterdam 10 011 31 10 + local number
Schagen 224 011 31 224 + local number
Sittard 46 011 31 46 + local number
Sliedrecht 184 011 31 184 + local number
Sluis 117 011 31 117 + local number
Sneek 515 011 31 515 + local number
Spijkenisse 181 011 31 181 + local number
St. Annaparochie 518 011 31 518 + local number
Stadskanaal 599 011 31 599 + local number
Steenbergen 167 011 31 167 + local number
Steenwijk 521 011 31 521 + local number
Terborg 315 011 31 315 + local number
Terneuzen 115 011 31 115 + local number
Terschelling/Vlieland 562 011 31 562 + local number
Texel 222 011 31 222 + local number
The Hague 70 011 31 70 + local number
Tholen 166 011 31 166 + local number
Tiel 344 011 31 344 + local number
Tilburg 13 011 31 13 + local number
Uddel 577 011 31 577 + local number
Utrecht 30 011 31 30 + local number
Veenwouden 511 011 31 511 + local number
Veghel 413 011 31 413 + local number
Venlo 77 011 31 77 + local number
Venray 478 011 31 478 + local number
Vianen 347 011 31 347 + local number
Voorst 571 011 31 571 + local number
Waalwijk 416 011 31 416 + local number
Wageningen 317 011 31 317 + local number
Warffum 595 011 31 595 + local number
Weert 495 011 31 495 + local number
Weesp 294 011 31 294 + local number
Winschoten 597 011 31 597 + local number
Winterswijk 543 011 31 543 + local number
Woerden 348 011 31 348 + local number
Wolvega 561 011 31 561 + local number
Zaandam 75 011 31 75 + local number
Zaltbommel 418 011 31 418 + local number
Zetten 488 011 31 488 + local number
Zevenaar 316 011 31 316 + local number
Zevenbergen 168 011 31 168 + local number
Zierikzee 111 011 31 111 + local number
Zoetermeer 79 011 31 79 + local number
Zuidhorn 594 011 31 594 + local number
Zutphen 575 011 31 575 + local number
Zwolle 38 011 31 38 + local number

Neighboring Countries

Netherlands flag

Netherlands

+31 Belgium flag

Belgium

+32 Denmark flag

Denmark

+45 United Kingdom flag

United Kingdom

+44 Luxembourg flag

Luxembourg

+352 Norway flag

Norway

+47 France flag

France

+33 Germany flag

Germany

+49

Telecommunications in Netherlands

Metric Value Year
Mobile subscriptions (per 100 people) 128.5 2024
Mobile subscriptions (total) 23,431,000 2024
Fixed-line subscriptions (per 100 people) 21.8 2024
Fixed-line subscriptions (total) 3,975,000 2024
Internet users (% of population) 97.0 2024

Source: World Bank (ITU)

Penetration Rates (per 100 people)

Mobile 128.5%
Fixed-line 21.8%
Internet 97.0%

Netherlands on the Map

Borders and capital: Natural Earth. The red dot marks the capital, Amsterdam.

Flag of Netherlands

Flag of Netherlands
Name
Flag of the Netherlands
Adopted
1937
Proportions
2:3
Red White Blue

One of the oldest tricolor flags in the world. Originally orange, white, and blue (Prince's flag), the orange was later changed to red.

Public Holidays in Netherlands

Netherlands has 12 holidays and observances (1 national, 10 public, 1 observances). The national day is King's Day (Koningsdag), on April 27. Offices and many businesses close on public holidays, so plan calls around them.

DateHolidayType
January 1 New Year's Day Public
April 27 King's Day (Koningsdag) National
May 5 Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag) Public
December 5 Sinterklaas Eve Observance
December 25 Christmas Day Public
December 26 Second Christmas Day Public
Varies Good Friday Public
Varies Easter Sunday Public
Varies Easter Monday Public
Varies Ascension Day Public
Varies Whit Sunday Public
Varies Whit Monday Public

“Varies”: the date follows a lunar, religious or weekday rule and changes every year.

Geography of Netherlands

Area

41,540 km²

16,039 sq mi

Coastline

451 km

Highest point

Mount Scenery (on the island of Saba in the Caribbean, now considered an integral part of the Netherlands following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles) 862 m

Lowest point

Zuidplaspolder -7 m

Climate:
Temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
Terrain:
Mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some hills in southeast
Natural resources:
Natural gas, Petroleum, Peat, Limestone, Salt, Sand and gravel, Arable land
Land borders:
Belgium, Germany
Land use:
agricultural 53.5% (arable 30%), forest 10.9% (2023)

Sources: CIA World Factbook (data as of September 2026); area: World Bank 2023.

Economy of Netherlands

GDP

$1.3 trillion (2025)

GDP per person

$73,684 (2025)

Growth

1.8% (2025)

Inflation

3.3% (2025)

Unemployment

3.9% (2025)

Human Development Index

0.955 (#8 of 193, 2023)

Currency:
Euro (EUR)
GDP by sector:
Agriculture 2%, Industry 18%, Services 70% (2025)
Top exports:
Machinery and computers (14%), Mineral fuels and oil (13%), Electrical equipment and electronics (9%), Optical and medical instruments (6%), Pharmaceuticals (5%)
Top imports:
Mineral fuels and oil (16%), Machinery and computers (12%), Electrical equipment and electronics (12%), Optical and medical instruments (6%), Vehicles and parts (6%)
Main export markets:
Germany (22%), Belgium (12%), France (8%), United Kingdom (6%), USA (5%)
Main suppliers:
Germany (17%), USA (10%), Belgium (10%), China (8%), United Kingdom (4%)

Sources: World Bank (GDP, growth, inflation, ILO-modeled unemployment, sectors), UNDP Human Development Report 2025, UN Comtrade (goods trade 2025, shares of the total by value), ISO 4217. Years in brackets are the latest available.

Frequently Asked Questions about Netherlands

What is the country code for Netherlands?
The country code for Netherlands is +31.
How do I call Netherlands from the US?
To call Netherlands from the US, dial 011 + 31 + area code + local number. From a mobile phone, use +31 instead of 011.
What time is it in Netherlands?
The current time in Netherlands is 10:31 PM (UTC+2).
What is the capital of Netherlands?
The capital of Netherlands is Amsterdam.
What is the national day of Netherlands?
The national day of Netherlands is King's Day (Koningsdag), on April 27.
What does the flag of Netherlands look like?
The flag of Netherlands uses red, white, blue and was adopted in 1937. One of the oldest tricolor flags in the world. Originally orange, white, and blue (Prince's flag), the orange was later changed to red.