+27South Africa
The +27 prefix belongs to South Africa. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +27 (calling code 27), it came from South Africa. You can also call South Africa from your web browser with TwinPhone — no app and no SIM.
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Code
+27
ISO
ZA
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Which country is +27?
The +27 code identifies South Africa on the international telephone network. Country code 27 is assigned to South Africa under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +27 — written +27 or 0027 — is a South Africa number. You can call any South Africa number directly from your browser with TwinPhone — no app, no SIM — paying only for the minutes you talk.
Anatomy of a South Africa phone number
Every South Africa 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 South Africa from abroad, the only fixed part is +27 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside South Africa.
Mobile example
+XX XX XXX XXXX
Example: +27 71 123 4567
Landline example
+27 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
How to call South Africa (+27) step by step
Enter the country code +27 when dialing South Africa from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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South Africa at a glance
Country codes near +27
Dialing codes immediately above and below +27 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 +27 code belongs to South Africa. Any phone number that starts with +27 — or with 0027 — is a South Africa number. To reach one, TwinPhone connects South Africa numbers straight from your browser — no app or SIM needed.
The 0027 prefix is South Africa. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +27, the South Africa country code.
Dialing code 27 (dialed as +27 or 0027) belongs to South Africa. Any phone number that starts with +27 is a South Africa number.
Country code 27 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for South Africa. To call South Africa from abroad, dial +27 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for South Africa is +27. To call South Africa from abroad, dial +27 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+27 is South Africa's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "27 area code". Any phone number starting with +27 is a South Africa number.
From TwinPhone, just type +27 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +27, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
South Africa'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 $1.60/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 South Africa 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 +27 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 +27 and the South Africa number, and the call connects.
A +27 number is not automatically a scam — +27 is simply the country code 27 assigned to South Africa under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from South Africa. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +27 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call South Africa are shown above.
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