The +356 prefix belongs to Malta. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +356 (calling code 356), it came from Malta.
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Code
+356
ISO
MT
Region
Europe
Time zone
Europe/Malta
The +356 code identifies Malta on the international telephone network. Country code 356 is assigned to Malta under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +356 — written +356 or 00356 — is a Malta number.
Every Malta 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 Malta from abroad, the only fixed part is +356 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Malta.
+XXX XXXX XXXX
Example: +356 9696 1234
+356 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +356 when dialing Malta from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Malta:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +356 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +356 code belongs to Malta. Any phone number that starts with +356 — or with 00356 — is a Malta number.
The 00356 prefix is Malta. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +356, the Malta country code.
Dialing code 356 (dialed as +356 or 00356) belongs to Malta. Any phone number that starts with +356 is a Malta number.
Country code 356 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Malta. To call Malta from abroad, dial +356 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Malta is +356. To call Malta from abroad, dial +356 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+356 is Malta's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "356 area code". Any phone number starting with +356 is a Malta number.
From TwinPhone, just type +356 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +356, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Malta'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 Malta 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 Malta 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 +356 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 +356 and the Malta number, and the call connects.
A +356 number is not automatically a scam — +356 is simply the country code 356 assigned to Malta under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Malta. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +356 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Malta are shown above.
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