How to call Belgium from the US and Canada

011 - 32 - phone number

01132 and +32 often work interchangeably from cell phones (use also to text Belgian numbers).

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Calling Belgium explained:

  • 011 - international prefix; dial first when calling abroad from the US or Canada
  • 32 - Country Code for Belgium
  • phone number (remove initial 0):
    • fixed - 8 digits with area code
    • cell phones - 9 digits
  • example phone call when dialing to a landline in Brussels: 011 32 2 ??? ????

Cell phone numbers:

  • geographic area codes not needed to reach Belgian cell phones
  • dialing format valid for calls and text messages: 011 32 4?? ??? ???

Area codes:

Add to landline numbers only!
Aalst 53 Genk 89 Mechelen 15
Antwerp 3 Hasselt 11 Mons / Bergen 65
Bruges 50 Kortrijk 56 Namen / Namur 81
Brussels 2 La Louviere 64 Ostend 59
Charleroi 71 Leuven 16 Tournai / Doornik 69
Gent 9 Liege 4 Verviers 87
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