Telephone numbers in Kenya

Country Code: +254
International Call Prefix: 000
Trunk Prefix: 0

Until 1999, Kenya shared its telephone numbering plan with Tanzania and Uganda, meaning that in order to make calls between the three countries, subscribers needed only dial the area code and number, a legacy of the East African Post and Telecommunications Corporation (EAPTC) which was dissolved in 1977. As a result of the reorganisation of Tanzania's numbering plan in that year, direct dialling was discontinued, although calls between the three countries do not require international dialling, only a special three-digit code.

Land lines

Land line phone numbers in Kenya follow the format Area Code + Phone Number. To dial a number within an Area and/or City, only the Phone Number needs to be dialed. When dialing from a different Area/City, the telephone number is dialed in the format 0 + Area Code + Phone Number. When dialing from overseas, the 0 is omitted.

List of area codes in Kenya

List of area codes
Area	Area Code	Area	Area Code
Nairobi	20	Mombasa	11, 41
Kwale	40	Malindi	42
Voi	43	Machakos	44
Kajiado	45	Garissa	46
Naivasha	50	Nakuru	51
Kericho	52	Eldoret	53
Kitale	54	Bungoma	55
Kakamega	56	Kisumu	57
Kisii	58	Homa Bay	59
Murang'a	60	Nyeri	61
Nanyuki	62	Meru	64
Nyahururu	65	Karuri	66
Thika	67	Embu	68
Marsabit	69	Wajir	46

Calls to and from Tanzania and Uganda

To call Kenya from Tanzania and Uganda, subscribers must dial 005, followed by the area code and number. To call Uganda from Kenya, subscribers must dial 006, followed by the area code and number, while calls to Tanzania require the prefix 007.

International dialling

To call Kenya from other countries, subscribers must dial their international access code e.g. 00 for most European countries, and 011 from North America, followed by the country code +254. The international access code for calls from Kenya is 000.