Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka
Location of Sri Lanka (dark green) | |
Location | |
---|---|
Country | Sri Lanka |
Continent | Asia |
Regulator | Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka |
Type | Open |
NSN length | 7 |
Typical format | 0XX-XXXXXXX (10 digits) |
Access codes | |
Country calling code | +94 |
International call prefix | 00 |
Trunk prefix | 0 |
Short Codes
Emergency Services
- 110 - Fire and Rescue Service
- 112 - Police Emergency Service (Mobile)
- 114 - Operational Commander Colombo (Sri Lanka Army)
- 116 - Sri Lanka Air Force Emergency Service
- 117 - Disaster Management Call Centre
- 118 - National Help Desk (Ministry of Defence)
- 119 - Police Emergency Service
4 Digit Short Codes
- Short Codes in 19XX Range for Government Organizations
- Short Codes in 13XX Range for Private Sector Organizations
Fixed line Operator Hotlines
- 1212- Sri Lanka Telecom
- 1575 - Lanka Bell
Mobile Operator Hotlines
Fixed line (landline) codes
Fixed Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx y zzzzzz format where:
- "xxx" represents the area code. All area codes begin with 0.
- "y" represents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers.
- "zzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of six digits.
Area codes
Operator codes
Area code | Operator code |
Operator |
---|---|---|
0xx | 0 | Lanka Bell |
1 | N/A | |
2 | Sri Lanka Telecom | |
3 | ||
4 | Dialog* | |
5 | Lanka Bell | |
6 | N/A | |
7 | Dialog* | |
8 | N/A | |
9 | Tritel** |
*Operated by Dialog Axiata's subsidiary, Dialog Broadband Networks.
**Public Payphones
Mobile operator codes
Mobile numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx zzzzzzz format where:
- "xxx" represents the mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number. All mobile operator codes begin with 07.
- "zzzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of seven digits.
Code | Operator |
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070 | Mobitel |
071 | |
072 | Etisalat |
073 | N/A |
074 | N/A |
075 | Airtel |
076 | Dialog |
077 | |
078 | Hutch |
079 | N/A |
- Mobile phone users must always enter area codes when dialing a fixed (landline) number
Dialling into Sri Lanka
To Fixed telephone
To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx y zzzzzz format where:
- "+" is the international call prefix (usually 00).
- "94" is Sri Lanka's country code.
- "xx" represents the area code. (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka)
- "y" represents the operator code.
- "zzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of six digits.
To Mobile phone
To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx zzzzzzz format where:
- "+" is the international call prefix (usually 00).
- "94" is Sri Lanka's country code.
- "xx" represents the mobile operator code (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka).
- "zzzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of seven digits.
See also
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