The +250 prefix belongs to Rwanda. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +250 (calling code 250), it came from Rwanda.
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Code
+250
ISO
RW
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Kigali
The +250 code identifies Rwanda on the international telephone network. Country code 250 is assigned to Rwanda under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +250 — written +250 or 00250 — is a Rwanda number.
Every Rwanda 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 Rwanda from abroad, the only fixed part is +250 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Rwanda.
+XXX XXX XXX XXX
Example: +250 720 123 456
+250 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +250 when dialing Rwanda from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Rwanda:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +250 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +250 code belongs to Rwanda. Any phone number that starts with +250 — or with 00250 — is a Rwanda number.
The 00250 prefix is Rwanda. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +250, the Rwanda country code.
Dialing code 250 (dialed as +250 or 00250) belongs to Rwanda. Any phone number that starts with +250 is a Rwanda number.
Country code 250 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Rwanda. To call Rwanda from abroad, dial +250 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Rwanda is +250. To call Rwanda from abroad, dial +250 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+250 is Rwanda's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "250 area code". Any phone number starting with +250 is a Rwanda number.
From TwinPhone, just type +250 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +250, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Rwanda'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 Rwanda 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 Rwanda 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 +250 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 +250 and the Rwanda number, and the call connects.
A +250 number is not automatically a scam — +250 is simply the country code 250 assigned to Rwanda under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Rwanda. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +250 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Rwanda are shown above.
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