How to call Iran from the US and Canada

011 - 98 - phone number

01198 and +98 often work interchangeably from cell phones (use also to text Iranian numbers).

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Calling Iran explained:

  • 011 - international prefix; dial first when calling abroad from the US or Canada
  • 98 - Country Code for Iran
  • phone number (remove initial 0):
    • fixed - 5 to 10 digits, area code included
    • VoIP - 10 digits, numbers start with 94
    • mobile - 10 digits
  • example phone call when dialing to a landline in Tehran: 011 98 21 ???? ????

Cell phone numbers:

  • geographic area codes not needed to reach Iranian cell phones
  • dialing format valid for calls and text messages: 011 98 9?? ??? ????

Area codes:

Add to landline numbers only!
Abadan 61 Karaj 26 Sabzevar 51
Ahvaz 61 Kashan 31 Sanandaj 87
Amol 11 Kerman 34 Saqqez 87
Arak 86 Kermanshah 83 Sari 11
Ardabil 45 Khorramabad 66 Saveh 86
Babol 11 Khoy 44 Shahrekord 38
Bandar Abbas 76 Mahabad 44 Shahrud 23
Birjand 56 Malayer 81 Semnan 23
Bojnord 58 Maragheh 41 Shiraz 71
Borujerd 66 Marvdasht 71 Sirjan 34
Bushehr 77 Mashhad 51 Tabriz 41
Dezful 61 Najafabad 31 Tehran 21
Eslamshahr 21 Nyshaboor 51 Urmia 44
Gonbad Kavus 17 Qarchak 21 Varamin 21
Gorgan 17 Qazvin 28 Yazd 35
Hamadan 81 Qom 25 Zabol 54
Ilam 84 Rafsanjan 34 Zahedan 54
Isfahan 31 Rasht 13 Zanjan 24

Phone books and visitor guides:

  • Visit Iran - emergency phone numbers and other info (a guide to Iran maintained by its Tourism Ministry)

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