Telephone numbers in Namibia

Country Code: +264
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix: 0

Namibia's telephone numbering plan was originally devised when the country, then known as South West Africa, was under South African administration, and integrated into the South African telephone numbering plan.

Area codes beginning with 06 were allocated to Namibia, including Walvis Bay, a South African enclave, which was not transferred to Namibian sovereignty until 1994.

Following Namibia's independence in 1990, direct dialling between Namibia and South Africa was discontinued, and calls were classed as international. Consequently, subscribers were required to use the international access code and country calling code, omitting the trunk code 0. Namibia had already been allocated its own country code by the International Telecomunication Union, +264.

Windhoek, Namibia to Johannesburg, South Africa
Before 1992: 011 xxx xxxx
After 1992: 09 27 11 xxx xxxx

Johannesburg, South Africa to Windhoek, Namibia
Before 1992: 061 xxx xxx
After 1992: 09 264 61 xxx xxx

List of area codes in Namibia

061 - Windhoek

0621 - Okahandja

0626 - Windhoek International Airport

0627 - Rehoboth

0629 - Uis

0631 - Keetmanshoop

06331 - Lüderitz

06332 - Oranjemund

06342 - Karasburg

064 - Swakopmund, Walvis Bay

0651 - Otjiwarongo

06542 - Outjo

0661 - Mariental

0671 - Tsumeb

0672 - Kombat

06731 - Grootfontein

06752 - Oshakati

06762 - Ondangwa

0681 - Gobabis

0683 - Witvlei

060 - Telecom Switch cellular mobile (GSM; seven-digit subscriber numbers)

081 - MTC cellular mobile (GSM; seven-digit subscriber numbers)

085 - Cell One cellular mobile (GSM; seven-digit subscriber numbers)

The international access code is now 00 but was previously 09.

External links

• Telecom Namibia
• Namibian Communications Commission
• International Telecommunication Union - National Numbering Plan
• World Telephone Numbering Guide

References

• ITU allocations list