List of dialling codes in Germany


The telephone numbering plan of Germany is an open numbering plan, with a variable number of digits in the area code as well as in the subscribers' directory telephone number.
Area codes in Germany have two to five digits. The prefix digit 0 must be dialed when calling between numbering plan areas within Germany. When calling via fixed-line networks within the same area, the area code is not required. In general, shorter area codes are assigned to larger cities, and longer area codes to smaller localities. Subscriber telephone numbers are usually inversely in size: those in larger cities have seven or eight digits, while those in smaller places may have as few as three digits. Area codes are grouped into eight geographic dialing regions determined by the first digit. Area codes beginning with 2 are found in the west, those with 3 in the east, those with 4 in the north, those with 5 in the north central part, those with 6 in the south-central part, those with 7 in the southwest, those with 8 in the south, and the 9s are found in the southeast.
Prefixes starting with 1 are special numbers, such as mobile telephones, shared-cost services, televoting numbers, and 10 for dial-around services. The former codes of 130 for freephone numbers and 190 for premium-rate numbers are moved to 800 and 900 to meet international standards. 700 is used for personal national phone numbers.
The ITU country code in the E.164 international numbering plan is 49. Outgoing calls to international destinations are dialed with the prefix 00, followed by the destination country code, area code, and telephone number.

General prefixes

  • Telephone country code: 49
  • International call prefix: 00
  • Trunk prefix: 0

    1

Prefix 1 is used for special numbers, and is not tied to a geographic area.

10

  • 10 call-by-call

    11

  • 11 formerly value-added services
  • * 115 Public service number for German administration

    12

  • 12 innovative services
  • *12-12 Web.de, Karlsruhe, between €0.13 and €1.86 per minute
  • *12-230 tesion, Stuttgart
  • *12-3000 3U Telecom, Marburg
  • *12-3131 BBA Netkom, Hamburg
  • *12-3333 BBA Netkom, Hamburg
  • *12-3456 CommAssist, Lübeck

    13

  • 13 voting and lottery numbers
  • *130 formerly toll-free numbers, now unassigned
  • *137 Mass traffic services
  • **1371 €0.14 per call
  • **1372 €0.14 per minute
  • **1373 €0.14 per minute
  • **1374 €0.14 per minute
  • **1375 €0.14 per call
  • **1376 €0.25 per call
  • **1377 €1.00 per call
  • **1378 €0.50 per call
  • **1379 €0.50 per call
  • *138 T-VoteCall €0.14 per minute

    14

  • 14 unassigned

    15

  • 15 mobile phones
  • *150 reserved for Group 3G/Quam
  • *151 T-Mobile
  • *152 reserved for Vodafone
  • **1520 Vodafone
  • **1521 Lycamobile
  • **1522 Vodafone
  • **1523 Vodafone
  • **1525 Vodafone
  • *155 reserved for E-Plus
  • *156 reserved for Mobilcom
  • *157 reserved for E-Plus
  • **1570 vistream
  • **1573 ALDITalk
  • **1577 E-Plus
  • **1579 sipgate
  • *159 reserved for O2 Germany

    16

  • 16 mobile phones, Trunked radio system, Pager
  • *160 T-Mobile
  • *161 formerly analog C-Netz
  • *162 Vodafone
  • *163 E-Plus
  • *164 Cityruf
  • *165 formerly Quix
  • *166 Telmi
  • *167 Trunked radio systems
  • **1672 Dolphin Telecom
  • *168 Scall
  • *169 Cityruf, Scall, Skyper

    17

  • 17 mobile phones
  • *170 T-Mobile
  • *171 T-Mobile
  • *172 Vodafone
  • *173 Vodafone
  • *174 Vodafone
  • *175 T-Mobile
  • *176 O2 Germany
  • *177 E-Plus
  • *178 E-Plus
  • *179 O2 Germany

    18

  • 18 international virtual private networks and shared-cost services
  • *180 shared-cost services
  • **1801 €0.039 per minute
  • **1802 €0.06 per connection
  • **1803 €0.09 per minute
  • **1804 €0.20 per connection
  • **1805 €0.14 per minute
  • *181 international virtual private networks
  • *182 closed user groups
  • *183 closed user groups
  • **1835 DB Netz - User group for GSM-R when calling from German Telephone Network
  • *184 closed user groups
  • *185 closed user groups
  • *186 closed user groups
  • *187 closed user groups
  • *188 closed user groups
  • *1888 IVBB
  • *189 closed user groups

    19

  • 190 formerly premium-rate services, now unassigned
  • 191 online services
  • 192 online services
  • 193 online services
  • 194 online services
  • 1987 Routing numbers for 116xxx
  • 1988 target network service identification for routing international toll-free value-added services
  • 1989 routing numbers for outgoing services
  • 199 network-internal traffic control

    2

20 – Western Ruhrgebiet (Essen and surroundings)