Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka

Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka

Country Code: +94
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix: 0


Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the aaa o nnnnnn format where:

  • "aaa" represents the area code, or the mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number. All area codes / mobile operator codes begin with 0.
  • "o" represents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers. For mobile phone numbers, this is a part of the main telephone number.
  • "nnnnnn" represents the main telephone number of six digits.

Contents

Fixed (landline) codes

Area codes

Province
 District
 Area
 Area
Code
Eastern Ampara Ampara 063
North Central Anuradhapura Anuradhapura 025
Western Colombo Avissawella 036
Uva Badulla Badulla 055
Uva Badulla Bandarawela 057
Eastern Batticaloa Batticaloa 065
North Western Puttalam Chilaw 032
Western Colombo Colombo 011
Southern Galle Galle 091
Western Gampaha Gampaha 033
Southern Hambantota Hambantota 047
Central Nuwara Eliya Hatton 051
Northern Jaffna Jaffna 021
Eastern Ampara Kalmunai 067
Western Kalutara Kalutara 034
Central Kandy Kandy 081
Sabaragamuwa Kegalle Kegalle 035
North Western Kurunegala Kurunegala 037
Northern Mannar Mannar 023
Central Matale Matale 066
Southern Matara Matara 041
Central Kandy Nawalapitiya 054
Western Gampaha Negombo 031
Central Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya 052
Western Kalutara Panadura 038
North Central Polonnaruwa Polonnaruwa 027
Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura Ratnapura 045
Eastern Trincomalee Trincomalee 026
Northern Vavuniya Vavuniya 024

Operator codes

Mobile operator codes

Mobile phone users must always enter area codes when dialing a fixed (landline) number.

Dialling into Sri Lanka

To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 aa o nnnnnn format where:

  • "+" is the international call prefix (usually 00).
  • "94" is Sri Lanka's country code.
  • "aa" represents the area code, or mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka).
  • "o" represents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers. For mobile phone numbers, this is a part of the main telephone number.
  • "nnnnnn" represent the main telephone number of six digits.

See also

External links

References

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