Where is area code 53?
Eldoret, Turbo, Kapsabet, Iten and Kabarnet. The numbering area is associated with Rift Valley Region, Kenya.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Geographic code
53 Area Code
Area code 53 serves Eldoret, Turbo, Kapsabet, Iten and Kabarnet. Its domestic presentation is 053, and its international form is +254 53.
Domestic 053International +254 53
Dialing formatsVerified
Within Kenya053 XXX XXXX
From another country+254 53 XXX XXXX
For an international call, remove the leading 0 from the Kenyan area code and add +254.
Coverage map
Area Code 53 Map
Highlighted locations show the main directory coverage associated with 053.
NairobiMombasaNakuruEldoretKisumuThikaApproximate locations
What time zone is area code 53?
Kenya uses East Africa Time (UTC+3). The displayed local time follows the country time zone rather than the telephone prefix.
Numbering plan
History
Kenya's numbering plan separates geographic fixed-line codes from mobile ranges. The domestic trunk prefix 0 is omitted when the number is written with +254.
Network directoryOperator allocation or major-provider listing; not a market-share ranking.
Largest Telephone Carriers
Landline
Telkom Kenya
Safaricom fixed services
Liquid Intelligent Technologies
Wireless
Safaricom
Airtel Kenya
Telkom Kenya
Number blocks
Prefixes
20Nairobi City geographic numbering area
41Mombasa, Mariakani and Kilifi
51Nakuru, Njoro and Molo
53Eldoret, Turbo, Kapsabet, Iten and Kabarnet
57Kisumu, Maseno and Siaya
66Thika and Ruiru