Telephone numbers in South Africa 1916141 216152181 2008-05-31T09:05:09Z Dodger67 4642289 changed wikilink from a disambiguation page to directly to the correct article [[South Africa]] has switched to a [[Telephone numbering plan#Closed dialing plans|closed numbering system]]. As of 16 January 2007 it will be mandatory to dial the full 10 digit telephone number including the three-digit [[area code]] even for local calls. The [[trunk prefix]] is still '0', with the system generally organised geographically. All telephone numbers are 10 digits long (including the 3 for area code), except for certain [[Telkom (South Africa)|Telkom]] special services. When dialed from another country, the '0' is omitted and replaced with the appropriate [[international access code]]. '''[[Country calling code|Country Code]]: 27''' Numbers were initially allocated when South Africa had four provinces, meaning that ranges are now split across the current nine provinces. '''00''': [[International access code]] effective from 16 October 2006 and mandatory from 16 January 2007. '''01''': The old [[Transvaal]] province, currently comprising [[Gauteng Province|Gauteng]], [[Mpumalanga Province|Mpumalanga]], [[Limpopo Province|Limpopo]] and part of the [[North West Province|North West]]: : ''010'': New [[overlay plan]] announced for Johannesburg (proposed [[November 2001]]-not in use) : ''011'': [[Witwatersrand]] region [[Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Area|around]] [[Johannesburg]], currently code for entire Greater Johannesburg : ''012'': [[Tshwane]] region: [[Pretoria]] and surrounding towns (also includes [[Brits]] in the North West Province) : ''013'': Western and northern Mpumalanga: [[Middelburg]], [[Witbank]] and [[Nelspruit]] : ''014'': Northern North West and Southwestern Limpopo: [[Rustenburg]] and [[Nylstroom]] : ''015'': Northern and Eastern Limpopo: [[Polokwane]] : ''016'': [[Vaal Triangle]]: [[Vereeniging]], [[Vanderbijlpark]] and [[Sasolburg]], which constitutes an anomaly, since Sasolburg isn't the old [[Transvaal]]. : ''017'': Southern Mpumalanga: [[Ermelo, South Africa|Ermelo]] : ''018'': Southern North West: [[Potchefstroom]] and [[Klerksdorp]] '''02''': [[Western Cape Province|Western]] and [[Northern Cape Province|Northern Cape]]: : ''021'': [[Cape Town]] metropole and surrounds, including [[Stellenbosch]], [[Somerset West]] and [[Gordons Bay]] : ''022'': [[Boland]] and West Coast: [[Malmesbury, Western Cape|Malmesbury]] : ''023'': [[Worcester, Western Cape|Worcester]] and greater [[Karoo]], including [[Beaufort West]] : ''024'': [[Somerset West]] (Became 021 in 1996) : ''027'': Namaqualand (Northern Cape): [[Vredendal]], [[Calvinia]], [[Clanwilliam]], [[Springbok (town)|Springbok]], [[Alexander Bay, South Africa|Alexander Bay]], [[Port Nolloth]] : ''028'': Southern region: [[Swellendam]] and [[Caledon]] / [[Hermanus]] region. '''03''': [[KwaZulu-Natal Province|KwaZulu-Natal]]: : ''031'': [[Durban]] : ''032'': KZN North coast region: [[Stanger]] : ''033'': [[Pietermaritzburg]] and KwaZulu-Natal Midlands : ''034'': [[Vryheid]], [[Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal|Newcastle]] and Northern KZN : ''035'': Zululand region: [[Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park|St. Lucia]], [[Richards Bay]] : ''036'': [[Drakensberg]] region: [[Ladysmith]] : ''039'': South coast: [[Port Shepstone]] and interior, and Eastern Pondoland (in Eastern Cape) '''04''': [[Eastern Cape Province|Eastern Cape]] and eastern parts of the Western Cape: : ''040'': [[Bhisho]] : ''041'': [[Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape|Port Elizabeth]] and [[Uitenhage]] : ''042'': Southern region: [[Humansdorp]] : ''043'': [[East London, South Africa|East London]] and surrounds : ''044'': [[Garden Route]], including [[Oudtshoorn]], [[Knysna]], [[Plettenberg Bay]], [[Mossel Bay]] and [[George, Western Cape|George]] : ''045'': Central region: [[Queenstown, Eastern Cape|Queenstown]] : ''046'': Southern region: [[Grahamstown]] : ''047'': [[Mthatha]] / most of previous [[Transkei]] : ''048'': Northern region: [[Steynsburg]] : ''049'': Western region: [[Graaff-Reinet]] '''05''': [[Free State Province|Free State]] and Northern Cape : ''051'': Central and southern region: [[Bloemfontein]], and [[Aliwal North]] in E Cape : ''053'': [[Kimberley, South Africa|Kimberley]], eastern part of Northern Cape, far west of NW province : ''054'': [[Upington, South Africa|Upington]], Gordonia region : ''056'': Northern Free State: [[Kroonstad]] : ''057'': Northern Free State: [[Welkom]] (Goldfields region) : ''058'': Eastern Free State: [[Bethlehem, South Africa|Bethlehem]] '''06''': Currently unused. Was [[South-West Africa]] (now [[Namibia]]) until [[1992]], when direct dialling was discontinued. and replaced by international dialling with the +264 country code. For example, for a call from South Africa to [[Windhoek]], before and after 1992: : Before 1992: '''0'''61 xxx xxxx : After 1992: '''09 264'''61 xxx xxxx : After Jan 2007: '''00 264'''61 xxx xxxx '''07''': Cellular : ''071'': [[Vodacom]] (spill-over from 082) : ''072'': [[Vodacom]] (spill-over from 082) : ''073'': [[MTN (South Africa)|MTN]] (spill-over from 083) : ''074'': [[Cell C]] (Cell C has allocated 0741 to Virgin Mobile) : ''0741'': [[Virgin Mobile]] as of [[June 2006]] [http://www.virginmobile.co.za/] : ''076'': [[Vodacom]] (spill-over from 082) : ''078'': [[MTN (South Africa)|MTN]] (spill-over from 083) : ''079'': [[Vodacom]] (spill-over from 082) '''08''': Special services : ''080'': Toll-free : ''081'': Current unused (?), was [[car phone]]s : ''082'': Cellular: [[Vodacom]] : ''083'': Cellular: [[MTN (South Africa)|MTN]] : ''084'': Cellular: [[Cell C]] : ''085'': Cellular: Reserved for a 4th operator and for USAL license holders : ''086'': "Sharecall" and premium-rate services : ''0866'': Premium-rated Fax to email service : ''087'': Value-added services ([[VoIP]] [http://www.mybroadband.co.za/nephp/?m=show&id=964] among others) : ''088'': Pagers and Telkom [[voicemail]] : ''089'': Maxinet, for polls and radio call-in services Note that since 10 November 2006, [[mobile number portability]] was introduced in the cellular market. The cellular prefixes as above is therefore not applicable anymore although mostly still the same. '''09''': Old [[International access code]] no longer in use. There are still some non-automated exchanges which use longer dialing codes, mostly for 'Farm Lines' and remote areas with operator assisted exchanges. == External links == * [http://www.telkom.co.za/common/aboutus/mediacentre/pressrelease/articles/article_873.html Press release] wrt number changes from the [[Telkom (South Africa)|Telkom]] website {{South Africa topics}} <!--Categories--> [[Category:Telecommunications in South Africa]] [[Category:Telephone numbers by country|South Africa]] <!--Other languages-->