Iran Country Code: +98
+98 is the country code of Iran, its international calling code. To call Iran from abroad, dial your exit code (011 from the US and Canada, 00 from most other countries, or + on a mobile), then 98, then the number without its first 0.
Example: the Tehran province number 021 1234 is +98 21 1234 from abroad.
Iran
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ISO country codes
IR
IRN
Local time in Tehran
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UTC+3:30Emergency numbers
110 · 112 · 115 · 125 · 911
How to Call Iran
Dial the exit code of the country you are calling from, then 98, then the number without its first 0.
1. Dial your exit code
011 from the US and Canada, 00 from the UK, Europe and most other countries, 0011 from Australia. On a mobile you can type + instead: press and hold 0.
2. Dial 98, the country code
+98 is the code for every phone number in Iran, mobile or landline.
3. Dial the number without the 0
Inside Iran numbers start with 0; from abroad you leave it out: 021 1234 becomes +98 21 1234.
What to dial to call Iran
United States
Landline (Tehran province)
011 98 21 1234Mobile
011 98 912 345 6789
United Kingdom
Landline (Tehran province)
00 98 21 1234Mobile
00 98 912 345 6789
India
Landline (Tehran province)
00 98 21 1234Mobile
00 98 912 345 6789
Australia
Landline (Tehran province)
0011 98 21 1234Mobile
0011 98 912 345 6789
Nigeria
Landline (Tehran province)
009 98 21 1234Mobile
009 98 912 345 6789Any mobile phone
Landline (Tehran province)
+98 21 1234Mobile
+98 912 345 6789WhatsApp: save numbers from Iran with + and the country code, leaving out the first 0, for example +98 912 345 6789.
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Phone Numbers in Iran: Format and Examples
How numbers in Iran are written, with an example of each type.
Key facts
- Country code (dialing code)
+98, or 0098 from most countries
- Exit code (to call abroad from Iran)
00
- Trunk prefix (dialled before a number inside Iran)
0
- Mobile numbers
10 digits after +98
- Emergency numbers
110, 112, 115, 125, 911
- Time zone
UTC+3:30
Number types with examples
Mobile
0912 345 6789+98 912 345 6789Landline (Tehran province)
021 1234+98 21 1234UAN
09601+98 9601
Area Codes in Iran
Landline numbers start with an area code. From abroad, dial +98 and the area code without the 0.
- 011+98 11Mazandaran
- 013+98 13Gilan
- 017+98 17Golestan
- 021+98 21Tehran province
- 023+98 23Semnan province
- 024+98 24Zanjan province
- 025+98 25Qom province
- 026+98 26Alborz
- 028+98 28Qazvin province
- 031+98 31Isfahan province
- 034+98 34Kerman province
- 035+98 35Yazd province
- 038+98 38Chahar-mahal and Bakhtiari
- 041+98 41East Azarbaijan
- 044+98 44West Azarbaijan
- 045+98 45Ardabil province
- 051+98 51Razavi Khorasan
- 054+98 54Sistan and Baluchestan
- 056+98 56South Khorasan
- 058+98 58North Khorasan
- 061+98 61Khuzestan
- 066+98 66Lorestan
- 071+98 71Fars
- 074+98 74Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
- 076+98 76Hormozgan
- 077+98 77Bushehr province
- 081+98 81Hamadan province
- 083+98 83Kermanshah province
- 084+98 84Ilam province
- 086+98 86Markazi
- 087+98 87Kurdistan
Missed Call from +98?
The digits after +98 tell you what kind of number called.
- +98 and an area code: a landline, for example +98 21 in Tehran province.
Don't call back numbers you don't know
One-ring scams ring once so that you call back a line that charges by the minute. If the call matters, the caller will try again or leave a message.
Our free phone number checker shows whether a number is valid, if it is mobile or landline, and the network it was issued to. It runs in your browser.
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Prepaid calls from your Bitcall account to phone numbers in Iran, billed per second.
Iran
Rate per minute
€0.3
Billing increment: 1/1 secAbout Iran
The facts that help when you call Iran: capital, time, currency and languages.
Iran
Time zone
UTC+3:30
Local time in TehranCurrency
Iranian Rial (IRR)
Official currency and symbolLanguages
Persian
Official languages spokenPopulation
87,134,000
ResidentsArea
1,648,195 km²
Total land areaNeighbouring countries
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Iran Country Code: Frequently Asked Questions
Dialling Iran, number formats and calls.
+98 is the country code of Iran; from most countries you dial it as 0098. Every phone number in Iran, mobile or landline, starts with +98 in international format, for example +98 912 345 6789.
Dial 011, then 98, then the number without the first 0: 021 1234 becomes 011 98 21 1234. On a mobile you can also dial +98 21 1234.
Yes. The 0 is only dialled inside Iran. From abroad, 021 1234 is +98 21 1234.
10 digits after +98, for example +98 912 345 6789. Inside Iran the same number is written 0912 345 6789.
Save it in your contacts with + and the country code, and leave out the first 0 of the number: +98 912 345 6789. WhatsApp needs the full international format.
Not necessarily: +98 numbers belong to people and companies in Iran. If you don't know the caller, don't call back: one-ring scams make you call a line that charges by the minute. Check the number first with our free phone number checker.
Dial 110, 112, 115, 125, or 911 for emergencies in Iran.
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