Telephone numbers in Iran
Location
CountryIran
ContinentAsia
Typeclosed
NSN length10
Access codes
Country code+98
International access00
Long-distance0

Number length

All telephone numbers are 11 digits long (initial 0 plus ten numbers). The first two or three digits after the zero are the area code. The possibilities are: (0xx) xxxx xxxx (for landlines), 09xx xxx xxxx (for cellphones) and 099xx xxx xxx (for MVNO).

You can replace initial 0 with +98 too.

When making a call within the same landline area code, initial 0 plus the area code can be omitted.

Example for calling

The international call prefix depends on the country you are calling from; e.g., 00 for most European countries, and 011 from North America. For domestic calls (within the country), 0 must be dialed before the area code. The prefix for international calls from Iran is 00 (e.g., for a United States number 00 1 ... should be dialed).

An example for calling telephones in the city of Tehran is as follows:

  • xxxx xxxx (within Tehran, via a landline)
  • 021 xxxx xxxx (within Iran but either outside Tehran or via a cellphone)
  • +98 21 xxxx xxxx (outside Iran)

An example for mobile numbers is as follows:

  • 09xx xxx xxxx (in Iran)
  • +98 9xx xxx xxxx (outside Iran)

Landlines

Originally, there was only one provider of landline telephony, Telecommunication Company of Iran.

Area code

Landlines telephone numbers have these formats: (0ac) xxxx xxxx (within Iran) and +98 ac xxxx xxxx (outside Iran). ac (area code) shown in the list below:

List of Area Code
No.ProvinceArea Code
Area 1
1Mazandaran11
2Gilan13
3Golestan17
Area 2
4Tehran21
5Semnan23
6Zanjan24
7Qom25
8Alborz26
9Qazvin28
Area 3
10Isfahan31
11Kerman34
12Yazd35
13Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari38
Area 4
14East Azerbaijan41
15West Azerbaijan44
16Ardabil45
Area 5
17Razavi Khorasan51
18Sistan and Baluchestan54
19South Khorasan56
20North Khorasan58
Area 6
21Khuzestan61
22Lorestan66
Area 7
23Fars71
24Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad74
25Hormozgan76
26Bushehr77
Area 8
27Hamadan81
28Kermanshah83
29Ilam84
30Markazi86
31Kurdistan87

Premium-rate telephone number

Premium-rate telephone number has these formats :

  • 7020 xxxx: Provincial
  • 7070 xxxx: access from all provinces
  • 909 aac xxxx. aac (available area code) shown in below list :
only landline numbers can call these numbers
List of Available Area Code
No.AreaAvailable Area CodeNumbers Format
1access from all provinces907909 907 xxxx
2universal access numbers221909 221 xxxx
3access from Tehran province230909 230 xxxx
4access from Qom province252909 252 xxxx
5access from West Azerbaijan province444909 444 xxxx
6access from Razavi Khorasan province512909 512 xxxx

Free phone numbers

Free phone numbers have these formats :

  • 900 212 xxxx
  • 9000 xxxx
only landline numbers can call these numbers

Personal number service

Personal number service has this format : 8080 xxxx

SIP Trunk

Provincial
needs an area code by landline in different province or via a cellphone
  • 9100 xxxx: ShatelTalk (Shatel)
  • 9101 xxxx: AsiaTel (AsiaTech)
  • 9102 xxxx: SabaTel (SabaNet)
  • 9103 xxxx: Fanap Telecom
  • 9107 xxxx: NexFon (Respina)
  • 9108 xxxx: FanAva
  • 9109 xxxx: Pishgaman
  • 9130 xxxx: AsiaTel (AsiaTech)
  • 9131 xxxx: Lazer
  • 9132 xxxx: Shatel
  • 9155 xxxx: TakNet
  • 9311 xxxx: Wenex (Ertebatat-e Farzanegan Pars)
  • 9411 xxxx: AloIran (MacTel, MagTel, Montazeran-e Adl Gostar) (Not Working)
  • 9511 xxxx: Arian Rasaneh Pars (Not Working)
  • 966x xxxx: AloTehran (Zoha Kish, Mehr Media)
  • 9686 xxxx: AloTehran (Zoha Kish, Mehr Media)
Country
  • 94220 xxxxx: AsiaTel
  • 94260 xxxxx: NexFon

Universal access number

This service allows a subscriber to publish a national number and have the incoming calls routed to different destinations based on various criteria such as the geographical location of the caller, the time of day and the date on which the call is made.

only landline numbers can call these numbers

Universal access number has these formats :

  • 909 221 xxxx
  • 8081 xxxx

Mobile phones

In order to identify the country which a mobile subscriber belongs to, in wireless telephone networks (GSM, CDMA, UMTS, etc.) Mobile Country Codes (MCC) are used. MCC is allocated by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and MCC for Iran is 432.

If you intend to use your SIM card, make sure to put your phone on flight mode after using SIM cards from Iranian companies. Irancell, Hamrah Aval and RighTel are the main 3 phone operators in Iran. Fortunately the existing mobile network provides 4G & 5G cellular data coverage in all the small and big cities around the country. Also in most of the main roads between cities you can have access to call and data services.[1]

In order to identify mobile subscriber in a country, Mobile Network Code (MNC) are used. MNC is allocated by the national regulator. (e.g. MNC for IR-MCI is 11)

The Home Network Identity (HNI) is the combination of the MCC and the MNC. This is the number which fully identifies a mobile subscriber. This combination is also known as the PLMN. (e.g. HNI for IR-MCI with MNC = 11 and MCC of Iran = 432 will be 43211)

There are 9 mobile phone providers in Iran, listed below.

IR-MCI (HNI : 43211)

0910-xxx-xxxx
0911-xxx-xxxx (mobile owner lives in Area 1)
0912-xxx-xxxx (mobile owner lives in Area 2)
0913-xxx-xxxx (mobile owner lives in Area 3)
0914-xxx-xxxx (mobile owner lives in Area 4)
0915-xxx-xxxx (mobile owner lives in Area 5)
0916-xxx-xxxx (mobile owner lives in Area 6)
0917-xxx-xxxx (mobile owner lives in Area 7)
0918-xxx-xxxx (mobile owner lives in Area 8)
0919-xxx-xxxx (mobile owner lives in Area 2)
0990-xxx-xxxx (pre-paid)
0991-xxx-xxxx
0992-xxx-xxxx (pre-paid)
0993-xxx-xxxx (pre-paid)
0994-xxx-xxxx (pre-paid and data SIM)
2nd digit after 091 is the code of mobile number. 09124xxxxxx is code4 or 09121xxxxxx is code1. The lowest code has the highest price, meaning that the owner is (probably) wealthier.

Premium-rate telephone

Premium-rate telephone number for IR-MCI has this format : 9922-xxxx

only IR-MCI numbers can call these numbers

Espadan (HNI : 43219)

only in Isfahan province
0931-xxx-xxxx
pre-paid.

MTCE (HNI : 43270)

Iraphone (HNI : 43290)

only in Gheshm island

Taliya (HNI : 43232)

0932-xxx-xxxx

TeleKish (HNI : 43214)

0934-xxx-xxxx
post-paid

MTN Irancell (HNI : 43235)

0900-xxx-xxxx
0901-xxx-xxxx
0902-xxx-xxxx
0903-xxx-xxxx
0904-xxx-xxxx
0905-xxx-xxxx
0930-xxx-xxxx
0933-xxx-xxxx
0935-xxx-xxxx
0936-xxx-xxxx
0937-xxx-xxxx
0938-xxx-xxxx
0939-xxx-xxxx
pre-paid, post-paid and data SIM
0941-xxx-xxxx
(special for TD-LTE)

RighTel (HNI : 43220 & 43221)

0920-xxx-xxxx
post-paid
0921-xxx-xxxx
pre-paid & data SIM
0922-xxx-xxxx
pre-paid & data SIM
0923-xxx-xxxx
pre-paid & data SIM

MobinNet (HNI : 43240)

0955-xxx-xxxx
(special for TD-LTE)

Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO)

Shatel Mobile (HNI : 43208 & 43250)

0998-1xx-xxxx
pre-paid & data SIM

PH.Lotus

0999-0xx-xxxx
pre-paid

ApTel (NeginTel) (HNI : 43202)

0999-1xxx-xxx
post-paid

Avacell (HiWeb) (HNI : 43212)

0999-14xx-xxx
pre-paid

SamanTel (HNI : 43210)

0999-99x-xxxx
post-paid
0999-98x-xxxx
pre-paid & data SIM

Farabord Dadeh Haye Iranian Co. (Zi-Tel) (HNI : 43245)

0999-99x-xxxx
data SIM

Ertebatat-e Arian Tel Co. (Arian-Tel) (HNI : 43206)

0999-87x-xxxx
0999-88x-xxxx
0999-89x-xxxx

Ertebatat-e Farzanegan Pars (Wenex) (HNI : 43293)

data SIM

Emergency numbers

The following numbers are used for emergency services within Iran

110 - Police

112 - Hilal Ahmar Ambulance

115 - Ambulance

125 - Fire Department

911 - Redirected to 112 on mobile phones

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Iran SIM Card=https://www.visitouriran.com/sim-card".
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