International calling guide

+256 Country Code
for Uganda

Uganda uses country calling code +256 and a nine-digit national significant number. The current UCC plan allocates leading digits to fixed and mobile networks: 4 is an operational fixed-telephony range for Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Limited, while other fixed providers use ranges including 2 and 3. The locality codes below reproduce the UCC geographic table published through ITU and are presented as legacy fixed-line associations, not as a current geolocation system.

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Country calling code+256

🇺🇬 UGCapital: Kampala

Quick answer

How to Use Country Code +256

The plus sign represents the international access method used by your phone or network.

From another country

+256national number

Example: +256 41 555 0123

Inside Uganda

Example: 041 555 0123

Domestic trunk or access rule: 0.

Dialing detail

Use trunk prefix 0 in the domestic format and remove it after +256. For example, 041 becomes +256 41. Uganda's domestic international-access prefix is 000, but the plus format is clearer for stored contacts and calls placed from abroad.

Not an area code

Country Code vs. Area Code

+256 routes a call to Uganda. A geographic area code then identifies a fixed-line numbering area or range. Do not create a duplicate global “256 area code” page for the same country-code intent.

041 area code 043 area code 045 area code 046 area code 0464 area code 0465 area code 0471 area code 0473 area code 0476 area code 0481 area code 0483 area code 0485 area code 0486 area code

Destination directory

Major Cities

Use a city page to see the applicable geographic code, format and regional limitations.

Kampala Entebbe Jinja Iganga Mbale Tororo Soroti Mityana Mubende Masindi Hoima Gulu Lira Arua Masaka Fort Portal Kasese Mbarara Rukungiri Kisoro

Number length

National Number Format

The current UCC plan uses a 9-digit national significant number. In the legacy published geographic structure within fixed-line prefix 4, a 2-digit locality code leaves 7 subscriber digits and a 3-digit locality code leaves 6.

Treat these city-code relationships as legacy UCC fixed-network associations. The current national plan identifies fixed-service ranges primarily by provider, not by a complete current geographic map, and it does not re-confirm each 2002 locality assignment. Other fixed networks use different leading ranges, and wireless or internet-based numbers are not geographic. A prefix cannot prove a caller's identity, carrier or present location.

Time zones

When to Call

East Africa Time (EAT), UTC+3 year-round

Africa/Kampala: Calculated in your browser

Common questions

+256 Country Code FAQ

Which country uses +256?

Uganda uses country calling code +256.

How do I call Uganda from abroad?

Dial your international access method or the plus sign, then 256, followed by the national number without the domestic trunk prefix 0.

Is +256 an area code?

No. +256 is a country calling code. Geographic area codes are the following part of a fixed-line national number.