+260Zambia
The +260 prefix belongs to Zambia. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +260 (calling code 260), it came from Zambia. You can also call Zambia from your web browser with TwinPhone — no app and no SIM.
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Code
+260
ISO
ZM
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Lusaka
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Which country is +260?
The +260 code identifies Zambia on the international telephone network. Country code 260 is assigned to Zambia under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +260 — written +260 or 00260 — is a Zambia number. You can call any Zambia number directly from your browser with TwinPhone — no app, no SIM — paying only for the minutes you talk.
Anatomy of a Zambia phone number
Every Zambia 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 Zambia from abroad, the only fixed part is +260 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Zambia.
Mobile example
+XXX XX XXXXXXX
Example: +260 95 5123456
Landline example
+260 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
How to call Zambia (+260) step by step
Enter the country code +260 when dialing Zambia from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Country codes near +260
Dialing codes immediately above and below +260 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 +260 code belongs to Zambia. Any phone number that starts with +260 — or with 00260 — is a Zambia number. To reach one, TwinPhone connects Zambia numbers straight from your browser — no app or SIM needed.
The 00260 prefix is Zambia. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +260, the Zambia country code.
Dialing code 260 (dialed as +260 or 00260) belongs to Zambia. Any phone number that starts with +260 is a Zambia number.
Country code 260 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Zambia. To call Zambia from abroad, dial +260 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Zambia is +260. To call Zambia from abroad, dial +260 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+260 is Zambia's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "260 area code". Any phone number starting with +260 is a Zambia number.
From TwinPhone, just type +260 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +260, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Zambia'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 Zambia 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 +260 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 +260 and the Zambia number, and the call connects.
A +260 number is not automatically a scam — +260 is simply the country code 260 assigned to Zambia under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Zambia. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +260 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Zambia are shown above.
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