The +853 prefix belongs to Macau. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +853 (calling code 853), it came from Macau.
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Code
+853
ISO
MO
Region
Asia
Time zone
Asia/Macau
The +853 code identifies Macau on the international telephone network. Country code 853 is assigned to Macau under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +853 — written +853 or 00853 — is a Macau number.
Every Macau 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 Macau from abroad, the only fixed part is +853 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Macau.
+XXX XXXX XXXX
Example: +853 6612 3456
+853 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +853 when dialing Macau from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Macau:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +853 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +853 code belongs to Macau. Any phone number that starts with +853 — or with 00853 — is a Macau number.
The 00853 prefix is Macau. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +853, the Macau country code.
Dialing code 853 (dialed as +853 or 00853) belongs to Macau. Any phone number that starts with +853 is a Macau number.
Country code 853 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Macau. To call Macau from abroad, dial +853 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Macau is +853. To call Macau from abroad, dial +853 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+853 is Macau's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "853 area code". Any phone number starting with +853 is a Macau number.
From TwinPhone, just type +853 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +853, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Macau's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
Yes! Virtual numbers in Macau start at $1.60/month. Use it as your caller ID so people see a local number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser.
Calling Macau with TwinPhone starts from $0.02/min, billed by the minute (rounded up to the next full minute). It is pay-as-you-go from your browser — no connection fee and no monthly fee. The exact per-minute price for +853 landlines and mobiles is shown live on this page.
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 +853 and the Macau number, and the call connects.
A +853 number is not automatically a scam — +853 is simply the country code 853 assigned to Macau under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Macau. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +853 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Macau are shown above.
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