The +263 prefix belongs to Zimbabwe. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +263 (calling code 263), it came from Zimbabwe.
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Code
+263
ISO
ZW
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Harare
The +263 code identifies Zimbabwe on the international telephone network. Country code 263 is assigned to Zimbabwe under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +263 — written +263 or 00263 — is a Zimbabwe number.
Every Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe from abroad, the only fixed part is +263 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Zimbabwe.
+XXX XX XXX XXXX
Example: +263 71 234 5678
+263 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +263 when dialing Zimbabwe from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Zimbabwe uses +263 as the country code. Mobile numbers start with various prefixes: 077/078 (Econet), 071 (NetOne), 073 (Telecel). From abroad, drop the leading 0: Econet number 0772-xxx-xxx becomes +263-772-xxx-xxx.
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Dialing codes immediately above and below +263 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +263 code belongs to Zimbabwe. Any phone number that starts with +263 — or with 00263 — is a Zimbabwe number.
The 00263 prefix is Zimbabwe. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +263, the Zimbabwe country code.
Dialing code 263 (dialed as +263 or 00263) belongs to Zimbabwe. Any phone number that starts with +263 is a Zimbabwe number.
Country code 263 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Zimbabwe. To call Zimbabwe from abroad, dial +263 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Zimbabwe is +263. To call Zimbabwe from abroad, dial +263 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+263 is Zimbabwe's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "263 area code". Any phone number starting with +263 is a Zimbabwe number.
From TwinPhone, just type +263 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +263, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Zimbabwe'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 Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe 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 +263 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 +263 and the Zimbabwe number, and the call connects.
A +263 number is not automatically a scam — +263 is simply the country code 263 assigned to Zimbabwe under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Zimbabwe. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +263 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Zimbabwe are shown above.
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