Telephone numbers in Iran

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Telephone numbers in Iran

Location of Iran
Location
Country	Iran
Continent	Asia
Regulator	Ministry of Information and Communications Technology
Type	Closed
NSN length	10
Format	+
Access codes
Country code	+98
International access	00
Long-distance	0

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).

The initial zero is replacable with +98.

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

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)

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

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 Codes

No.	Province	Area Code
Area 1
1	Mazandaran	11
2	Gilan	13
3	Golestan	17
Area 2
4	Tehran	21
5	Semnan	23
6	Zanjan	24
7	Qom	25
8	Alborz	26
9	Qazvin	28
Area 3
10	Isfahan	31
11	Kerman	34
12	Yazd	35
13	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari	38
Area 4
14	East Azerbaijan	41
15	West Azerbaijan	44
16	Ardabil	45
Area 5
17	Razavi Khorasan	51
18	Sistan and Baluchestan	54
19	South Khorasan	56
20	North Khorasan	58
Area 6
21	Khuzestan	61
22	Lorestan	66
Area 7
23	Fars	71
24	Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad	74
25	Hormozgan	76
26	Bushehr	77
Area 8
27	Hamadan	81
28	Kermanshah	83
29	Ilam	84
30	Markazi	86
31	Kurdistan	87

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.	Area	Available Area Code	Numbers Format
1	access from all provinces	907	909 907 XXXX
2	universal access numbers	221	909 221 XXXX
3	access from Tehran province	230	909 230 XXXX
4	access from Qom province	252	909 252 XXXX
5	access from West Azerbaijan province	444	909 444 XXXX
6	access from Razavi Khorasan province	512	909 512 XXXX

Free phone numbers have these formats :

• 900 212 XXXX
• 9000 XXXX

only landline numbers can call these numbers

Personal number service has this format : 8080 XXXX

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

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

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.

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 code 1. The lowest code has the highest price, meaning that the owner is (probably) wealthier.

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

only IR-MCI numbers can call these numbers

only in Isfahan province

0931-XXX-XXXX

pre-paid.

only in Gheshm island

0932-XXX-XXXX

0934-XXX-XXXX

post-paid

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)

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

0955-XXX-XXXX

(special for TD-LTE)

0998-1XX-XXXX

pre-paid & data SIM

0999-0XX-XXXX

pre-paid

0999-1XXX-XXX

post-paid

0999-14XX-XXX

pre-paid

0999-99X-XXXX

post-paid

0999-98X-XXXX

pre-paid & data SIM

0999-99X-XXXX

data SIM

0999-87X-XXXX

0999-88X-XXXX

0999-89X-XXXX

data SIM

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

• List of dialling codes in Iran
• Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran
• MTN Irancell
• RighTel Communications
• Shatel
• Taliya Communications
• Telecommunication Company of Iran

• ITU allocations list
• Iran Intelligent Network