The +227 prefix belongs to Niger. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +227 (calling code 227), it came from Niger.
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Code
+227
ISO
NE
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Niamey
The +227 code identifies Niger on the international telephone network. Country code 227 is assigned to Niger under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +227 — written +227 or 00227 — is a Niger number.
Every Niger 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 Niger from abroad, the only fixed part is +227 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Niger.
+XXX XX XX XX XX
Example: +227 93 12 34 56
+227 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +227 when dialing Niger from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Niger:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +227 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +227 code belongs to Niger. Any phone number that starts with +227 — or with 00227 — is a Niger number.
The 00227 prefix is Niger. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +227, the Niger country code.
Dialing code 227 (dialed as +227 or 00227) belongs to Niger. Any phone number that starts with +227 is a Niger number.
Country code 227 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Niger. To call Niger from abroad, dial +227 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Niger is +227. To call Niger from abroad, dial +227 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+227 is Niger's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "227 area code". Any phone number starting with +227 is a Niger number.
From TwinPhone, just type +227 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +227, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Niger'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 Niger 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 Niger 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 +227 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 +227 and the Niger number, and the call connects.
A +227 number is not automatically a scam — +227 is simply the country code 227 assigned to Niger under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Niger. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +227 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Niger are shown above.
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