How to call Italy from the US and Canada

011 - 39 - phone number

01139 and +39 often work interchangeably from cell phones (use also to text Italian numbers).

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Calling Italy explained:

  • 011 - international prefix; dial first when calling abroad from the US or Canada
  • 39 - Country Code for Italy
  • phone number:
    • fixed - 6 to 10 digits, including area code
    • cell phones - 10 digits
  • example phone call when dialing to a landline in Milan: 011 39 02 ???? ????

Cell phone numbers:

  • geographic area codes not needed to reach Italian cell phones
  • dialing format valid for calls and text messages: 011 39 3?? ??? ????

Area codes:

Landline numbers only!
Alessandria 0131 Genoa 010 Prato 0574
Ancona 071 Giugliano 081 Ravenna 0544
Andria 0883 La Spezia 0187 Rimini 0541
Arezzo 0575 Latina 0773 Reggio Calabria 0965
Bari 080 Lecce 0832 Reggio Emilia 0522
Barletta 0883 Livorno 0586 Rome 06
Bergamo 035 Messina 090 Salerno 089
Bologna 051 Milan 02 Sassari 079
Bolzano 0471 Modena 059 Siracusa 0931
Brescia 030 Monza 039 Taranto 099
Cagliari 070 Napoli 081 Terni 0744
Catania 095 Novara 0321 Torino 011
Catanzaro 0961 Padova 049 Trento 0461
Cesena 0547 Palermo 091 Trieste 040
Ferrara 0532 Parma 0521 Udine 0432
Florence 055 Perugia 075 Venice 041
Foggia 0881 Pesaro 0721 Verona 045
Forli 0543 Pescara 085 Vicenza 0444
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