Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka

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Video Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka

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

• 1755 - Airtel
• 1777 - Dialog
• 1727 - Etisalat
• 1788 - Hutch
• 1717 - Mobitel

Maps Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka

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

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^**No incoming calls are allowed to Public Pay Phones in Sri Lanka.

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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.

• Mobile phone users must always enter area codes when dialing a fixed (landline) numbev 9877648741r.

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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.

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See also

• Telecommunications in Sri Lanka
• ISO 3166-2:LK
• Postal codes in Sri Lanka
• Subdivisions of Sri Lanka

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External links

• Sri Lanka Telecom
• Lanka Bell
• Tritel
• Dialog
• Mobitel
• Etisalat
• Airtel
• Hutch

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References

• ITU allocations list

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