How to call Cameroon using the international calling code +237 and area code.
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Example numbers for Cameroon:
Your local time
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Time in Cameroon
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Code
+237
ISO
CM
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Douala
Every Cameroon number in international format follows this shape — colour-coded so you can see where the country code ends and the local number begins.
When dialing Cameroon from abroad, the only fixed part is +237 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Cameroon.
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Dial the country code +237, then the full mobile number.
Example: +237 6 71 23 45 67
+237
Enter the country code +237 when dialing Cameroon from abroad.
Add the local phone number without the leading zero.
Use TwinPhone to connect the call at low per-minute rates.
Cameroon's international country code is +237. It was assigned by the International Telecommunication Union under recommendation E.164 and is the dialing prefix at the start of every Cameroon phone number written in international format.
You'll often see +237 referred to in search as the "237 area code". Strictly speaking, +237 is a country code — area codes are sub-national, used inside Cameroon. The practical meaning is the same: any number starting with +237 or 00237 is a Cameroon number.
TwinPhone routes calls to every +237 number directly from your browser — no app, no SIM card, no calling card. Type +237 followed by the local number, press call, and you're connected.
Dialing codes immediately above and below +237 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
Landline
$0.27
per minute
Mobile
$0.63
per minute
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Everything you need to know about TwinPhone.
The country code (international dialing code) for Cameroon is +237. To call Cameroon from abroad, dial +237 followed by the national number without its leading zero.
+237 is Cameroon's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "237 area code". Any phone number starting with +237 is a Cameroon number.
From TwinPhone, just type +237 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +237, then the number without the leading 0.
Cameroon's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
No. TwinPhone works directly in your browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Brave. Open the site, add credit, dial +237 and your number, done. No installs, no plugins, no SIM card required.
Yes! Virtual numbers in Cameroon start at $1.95/month. Use it as your caller ID so people see a local number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser.
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Calls to Cameroon landlines start at just $0.27/min and mobile at $0.63/min. No connection fees, no hidden charges. Billed per minute in 60-second increments (rounded up to the next minute).
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