Country Code South Africa

If you want to make a call to South Africa, then you need the correct country code for South Africa. The area code for South Africa is: +27 or 0027.

In order to start a telephone call, first enter the correct international code for South Africa. It starts with two leading zeros and reads 0027. Now type in the country code of your correspondent, leaving out the leading zero of the national country code. Finally, enter the digits of the regional number of the person you are calling in South Africa and set up the call.

Some Information About South Africa

Continent Africa
Telephone code South Africa 0027
International Code +27
Capital Cape Town
Population 51.770.600
Estimated Area 1.220.000
Domain Extension for Websites South Africa za
Language South Africa Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Setswana, Siswati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga
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Country code South Africa, +27 or 0027?

There are two spellings for the area code South Africa, namely +27 and 0027. Which area code do you have to use? What is the difference between the two country codes for South Africa and what are the different versions for?

The country code of South Africa that begins with a “+” (i.e. +27) is the so-called international code (international spelling). It is primarily used in the mobile communications sector. Most cell phones can make an international call to South Africa using the +27 area code. This applies to almost every country in the world.

Unfortunately, there are phones (especially older models) that do not support the international spelling. The area code South Africa with leading zeros (0027) is then used on these phones. The leading zeros are also referred to as the so-called traffic elimination number. When you call, they indicate that it is an international call.

Problem: Access code and area code 0027

In fact, the 0027 variant is used for calls to South Africa, especially in Europe. In other countries of the world, the international code 0027 will not work. Example: In the USA, international calls to South Africa begin with 011. An international call here begins with the area code 01127.

Conclusion

For calls from UK to South Africa you can always use the country code 0027. In other countries, the two leading zeros must be replaced by a different access code. The international dialing code (+27) of the South Africa country code works in all countries in the world. However, it is not supported in all networks and by all telephone devices.

Example of phone calls to South Africa

To illustrate the use of the international prefixes South Africa (+27 or 0027) here is an example again:

You want to call 456789 with the area code 0123 in South Africa. In this case you can use the following numbers (from UK/Europe):

0027 123 456789

If you use a mobile phone, the following notation also applies worldwide:

+27 123 456789