🇺🇬 Uganda · +256
Uganda mobile number prefixes
24 number prefixes and the 10 networks they were assigned to: Airtel, MTN, LycaMobile, Africell, Hamilton Telecom and more. Paste a number to see its network.
Prefixes by network
Prefixes are written the way numbers are dialled inside Uganda, including the trunk prefix 0. From abroad, drop the 0 and add +256: 0712 345678 becomes +256 712 345678.
Airtel
6 prefixes070073007310732074075
MTN
6 prefixes07240737076077078079
LycaMobile
3 prefixes072107260727
Africell
2 prefixes07980799
Hamilton Telecom
2 prefixes072400736
Roke Telkom
1 prefixes0734
Savanna
1 prefixes07210
Smile
1 prefixes0720
Talkio
1 prefixes0728
UTL
1 prefixes071
Source: Google libphonenumber carrier metadata. Because of number portability, a number may have moved to another network.
Uganda mobile prefixes: FAQ
How can I tell which network a Uganda 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, Uganda numbers starting with 070 were assigned to Airtel.
Which mobile networks are there in Uganda?
Number ranges in Uganda are assigned to Airtel, MTN, LycaMobile, Africell, Hamilton Telecom and others.
Is the prefix always correct for the current network?
No. Uganda 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 Uganda?
The country code of Uganda is +256. See the Uganda country code page for dialing instructions and number formats.
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GET https://api.numlookupapi.com/v1/validate/+256712345678
{
"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"
}Popular country codes
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