There is no area code in Kuwait. As of 17 October 2008, telephone numbers in Kuwait consist of eight digits (with the exception of '800'-style numbers, which are made up of seven digits). From 17 October 2008 a single digit prefix was added to all fixed and mobile numbers as per the Ministry of Communication's new numbering plan:
Number 1 was added before all commercial 6 digit numbers (e.g. 800000, 899999, etc.) Number 2 was added before all landline numbers Number 41 was allocated for Virgin Mobile using STC’s network numbers (year 2022) Number 5 was added before all STC numbers Number 6 was added before all Ooredoo - Formerly Wataniya Telecom numbers Number 9 was added before all Zain numbers All the three digit lines remained the same without any additional number e.g. 121, 107, 113, 112, etc.
On June 15, 2013 the Kuwait's Ministry of Communications (MoC) has announced the launch of mobile number portability (MNP), a service that allows mobile users to change their service provider without the need to change their mobile number.
Here are the starting codes of landlines sorted by each area or city:
Area Landline Starting Code Abdalli 2 470 Ahmadi 2 398 Ahmadi & Umm-Alhaiman 2 327, 328 Ardhiyah 2 480, 488, 489 Fahaheel 2 391, 392 Farwaniah 2 471, 472, 473, 474, 476 Free Trade Zone 2 461 Fintas 2 390 Hawalli 2 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266 Jaber Al-Ali 2 383, 384 Jabriyah 2 531, 532, 533, 534, 560, 561, 569 Jahra 2 477, 478 Jahra-B 2 455, 456, 457, 458 Jaleeb Al-Shuyoukh 2 431, 433, 434 Manqaf & Shuiba 2 371, 372, 376 Mushrif 2 537, 538, 539 Nuzha & Qadsiya 2 224, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259 Qurain 2 541, 542, 543, 544 Ras Salmiyah 2 571, 572, 573, 574, 575 Rekka 2 394, 396 Sabah Salem 2 551, 552 Safat 2 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249 Salmiyah 2 562, 563, 564, 565, 577 Shuwaikh 2 481, 483, 484 South Subahiyah 2 361, 362 Sulaibikhat 2 9427 Sulaibiyah 2 467 Wafra 2 381 Zoor 2 395
References
ITU allocation list