Where is area code 201?
Lagos metropolitan numbering area. The numbering area is associated with Lagos State, Nigeria.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Geographic code
201 Area Code
Area code 201 serves Lagos metropolitan numbering area. Its domestic presentation is 0201, and its international form is +234 201.
Domestic 0201International +234 201
Dialing formatsVerified
Within Nigeria0201 XXX XXXX
From another country+234 201 XXX XXXX
For an international call, remove the leading 0 from the Nigerian domestic number and add +234.
Coverage map
Area Code 201 Map
Highlighted locations show the main directory coverage associated with 0201.
LagosIbadanAbujaKanoKadunaPort HarcourtIlorinApproximate locations
What time zone is area code 201?
Nigeria uses West Africa Time (UTC+1). The displayed local time follows the country time zone rather than the telephone prefix.
Numbering plan
History
Nigeria's geographic destination codes are administered through the national numbering plan. Domestic presentation includes the trunk prefix 0; international presentation replaces it with +234.
Network directoryOperator allocation or major-provider listing; not a market-share ranking.
Largest Telephone Carriers
Landline
Licensed fixed-line operators
Regional fibre and VoIP providers
Wireless
MTN Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria
Globacom
9mobile
Number blocks
Prefixes
201Lagos metropolitan numbering area
202Ibadan geographic numbering area
209Abuja geographic numbering area
2031Ilorin geographic numbering area
2062Kaduna geographic numbering area
2064Kano geographic numbering area
2084Port Harcourt geographic numbering area