+243DR Congo
The +243 prefix belongs to DR Congo. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +243 (calling code 243), it came from DR Congo. You can also call DR Congo from your web browser with TwinPhone — no app and no SIM.
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Code
+243
ISO
CD
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Kinshasa
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Which country is +243?
The +243 code identifies DR Congo on the international telephone network. Country code 243 is assigned to DR Congo under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +243 — written +243 or 00243 — is a DR Congo number. You can call any DR Congo number directly from your browser with TwinPhone — no app, no SIM — paying only for the minutes you talk.
Anatomy of a DR Congo phone number
Every DR Congo 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 DR Congo from abroad, the only fixed part is +243 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside DR Congo.
Mobile example
+XXX XXX XXX XXX
Example: +243 991 234 567
Landline example
+243 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
How to call DR Congo (+243) step by step
Enter the country code +243 when dialing DR Congo from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Country codes near +243
Dialing codes immediately above and below +243 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about TwinPhone.
The +243 code belongs to DR Congo. Any phone number that starts with +243 — or with 00243 — is a DR Congo number. To reach one, TwinPhone connects DR Congo numbers straight from your browser — no app or SIM needed.
The 00243 prefix is DR Congo. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +243, the DR Congo country code.
Dialing code 243 (dialed as +243 or 00243) belongs to DR Congo. Any phone number that starts with +243 is a DR Congo number.
Country code 243 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for DR Congo. To call DR Congo from abroad, dial +243 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for DR Congo is +243. To call DR Congo from abroad, dial +243 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+243 is DR Congo's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "243 area code". Any phone number starting with +243 is a DR Congo number.
From TwinPhone, just type +243 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +243, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
DR Congo's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
Yes — we currently rent virtual numbers in the US and Canada, from $3.19/month. Use one as your caller ID so callers see a North American number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser. Numbers for more countries are on the way.
Calling DR Congo with TwinPhone is pay-as-you-go from your browser, billed by the minute (rounded up to the next full minute, minimum one minute) — no connection fee and no monthly fee. The exact per-minute price for +243 landlines and mobiles is shown live on this page, and that figure is the one you pay.
Yes. TwinPhone works entirely in your web browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Brave on desktop or mobile. There is no app to install and no SIM card: open the site, add credit, dial +243 and the DR Congo number, and the call connects.
A +243 number is not automatically a scam — +243 is simply the country code 243 assigned to DR Congo under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from DR Congo. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +243 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call DR Congo are shown above.
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