The following are the telephone codes in Zambia.
Calling formats
To call in Zambia, the following format is used:
0yyy xxxxxx Calls within Zambia
Maximum Number Length excluding Country Code: 9 digits
Minimum Number Length excluding Country Code: 9 digits
List of area codes in Zambia
LIST OF AREA CODES (2011)Choolwe Nalubamba, ZICTA, Lusaka, 2011-08-19.LEADING DIGIT OFNATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER(N(S)N) N(S)N NUMBER LENGTH NUMBER ASSIGNMENT,AREA, OPERATOR Max No. of Digits Min No. of DigitsGEOGRAPHIC (0) 211 9 9 Geographic, Lusaka Province (ZAMTEL) (0) 212 9 9 Geographic, Copperbelt Province,(ZAMTEL) (0) 212 9 9 Geographic, Luapula Province, (ZAMTEL) (0) 213 9 9 Geographic, Southern Province (ZAMTEL) (0) 214 9 9 Geographic, Northern Province (ZAMTEL) (0) 215 9 9 Geographic, Central Province (ZAMTEL) (0) 216 9 9 Geographic, Eastern Province (ZAMTEL) (0) 217 9 9 Geographic, Western Province (ZAMTEL) (0) 218 9 9 Geographic, North Western Province (ZAMTEL) .MOBILE (0) 95 9 9 Mobile Services (ZAMTEL) (0) 96 or 76 9 9 Mobile Services (MTN) (0) 97 or 77 9 9 Mobile Services (AIRTEL) .MOBILE Pre 2007 95 9 9 Mobile Services (CELL Z) 96 9 9 Mobile Services (MTN) 97 9 9 Mobile Services (AIRTEL)
Older area code details
LIST OF AREA CODES (ITU 2007)ZambiaOld Area CodeNew Area CodeArea/City 1 211 Lusaka 2 212 Ndola 3 213 Livingstone 4 214 Kasama 5 215 Kabwe 6 216 Chipata 7 217 Mongu 8 218 Solwezi
+LIST OF AREA CODES (2007)Area CodeArea/CityGEOGRAPHIC +260 2 830 - 2 839 Samfya +260 2 840 Matanda +260 2 841 Chembe +260 2 842 Kapalala +260 2 843 Mukosa +260 2 844 Milambo +260 2 845 Mwewa +260 2 846 Kalaba +260 2 850 Chilubi Island +260 2 96X Kawambwa +260 2 970 Mwense +260 2 971 Mwense
LIST OF AREA CODES (PRE-2007)Area CodeArea/City1Lusaka2Chingola2Kitwe2Luanshya2Ndola3Livingstone5Kabwe7Mongu
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