+256Uganda
The +256 prefix belongs to Uganda. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +256 (calling code 256), it came from Uganda. You can also call Uganda from your web browser with TwinPhone — no app and no SIM.
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Code
+256
ISO
UG
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Kampala
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Which country is +256?
The +256 code identifies Uganda on the international telephone network. Country code 256 is assigned to Uganda under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +256 — written +256 or 00256 — is a Uganda number. You can call any Uganda number directly from your browser with TwinPhone — no app, no SIM — paying only for the minutes you talk.
Anatomy of a Uganda phone number
Every Uganda 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 Uganda from abroad, the only fixed part is +256 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Uganda.
Mobile example
+XXX XXX XXXXXX
Example: +256 712 345678
Landline example
+256 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
How to call Uganda (+256) step by step
Enter the country code +256 when dialing Uganda from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Country codes near +256
Dialing codes immediately above and below +256 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 +256 code belongs to Uganda. Any phone number that starts with +256 — or with 00256 — is a Uganda number. To reach one, TwinPhone connects Uganda numbers straight from your browser — no app or SIM needed.
The 00256 prefix is Uganda. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +256, the Uganda country code.
Dialing code 256 (dialed as +256 or 00256) belongs to Uganda. Any phone number that starts with +256 is a Uganda number.
Country code 256 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Uganda. To call Uganda from abroad, dial +256 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Uganda is +256. To call Uganda from abroad, dial +256 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+256 is Uganda's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "256 area code". Any phone number starting with +256 is a Uganda number.
From TwinPhone, just type +256 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +256, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Uganda'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 $3.19/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 Uganda with TwinPhone is pay-as-you-go from your browser, billed by the minute (rounded up to the next full minute, minimum one minute) — no connection fee and no monthly fee. The exact per-minute price for +256 landlines and mobiles is shown live on this page, and that figure is the one you pay.
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 +256 and the Uganda number, and the call connects.
A +256 number is not automatically a scam — +256 is simply the country code 256 assigned to Uganda under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Uganda. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +256 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Uganda are shown above.
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