How to call Somalia from the US and Canada

011 - 252 - phone number

011252 and +252 are used interchangeably to dial Somalian phone numbers from a mobile (more on the plus sign).

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Calling Somalia explained:

  • 011 - international prefix; dial first when calling abroad from the US or Canada
  • 252 - Country Code for Somalia
  • phone number (remove initial 0) - 9 digits

Area codes & number examples

Phone type Dialing format Or using +
Cell phone 011 252 6x xxx xxxx +252 6x xxx xxxx
Cell phone 011 252 7x xxx xxxx +252 7x xxx xxxx
Landlines Dialing format Or using +
Banadir 011 252 21 xxx xxxx +252 21 xxx xxxx
Galmudug 011 252 27 xxx xxxx +252 27 xxx xxxx
Hirshabelle 011 252 26 xxx xxxx +252 26 xxx xxxx
Jubbaland 011 252 23 xxx xxxx +252 23 xxx xxxx
Puntland 011 252 25 xxx xxxx +252 25 xxx xxxx
Somaliland 011 252 22 xxx xxxx +252 22 xxx xxxx
SouthWest 011 252 24 xxx xxxx +252 24 xxx xxxx

Knowledge base

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