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.
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Code
+256
ISO
UG
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Kampala
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.
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.
+XXX XXX XXXXXX
Example: +256 712 345678
+256 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
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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Example numbers for Uganda:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +256 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +256 code belongs to Uganda. Any phone number that starts with +256 — or with 00256 — is a Uganda number.
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! Virtual numbers in Uganda 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 Uganda 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 +256 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 +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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