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Tanzania mobile number prefixes

19 number prefixes and the 5 networks they were assigned to: Airtel, Vodacom, Yas, Viettel, Tanzania Telecom. Paste a number to see its network.

Prefixes by network

Prefixes are written the way numbers are dialled inside Tanzania, including the trunk prefix 0. From abroad, drop the 0 and add +255: 0621 234 567 becomes +255 621 234 567.

Airtel

5 prefixes
060066068069078

Vodacom

5 prefixes
072074075076079

Yas

5 prefixes
065067070071077

Viettel

3 prefixes
061062063

Tanzania Telecom

1 prefixes
073

Source: Google libphonenumber carrier metadata. Because of number portability, a number may have moved to another network.

Tanzania mobile prefixes: FAQ

How can I tell which network a Tanzania number is on?

Look at the first digits after the trunk prefix and compare them with the table on this page, or paste the number into the network finder. For example, Tanzania numbers starting with 060 were assigned to Airtel.

Which mobile networks are there in Tanzania?

Number ranges in Tanzania are assigned to Airtel, Vodacom, Yas, Viettel, Tanzania Telecom.

Is the prefix always correct for the current network?

No. Tanzania numbers can usually be ported to another operator while keeping the number, so the prefix tells you which network the number range was originally assigned to. A carrier lookup through the numlookupapi API returns the carrier the number data points to.

What is the country code of Tanzania?

The country code of Tanzania is +255. See the Tanzania country code page for dialing instructions and number formats.

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{
  "valid": true,
  "number": "12069220880",
  "local_format": "2069220880",
  "international_format": "+12069220880",
  "country_prefix": "+1",
  "country_code": "US",
  "country_name": "United States of America",
  "location": "Seattle",
  "line_type": "landline",
  "e164_format": "+12069220880",
  "national_format": "(206) 922-0880"
}

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