Country Greece Country calling code +30 Trunk prefix none | Continent Europe International call prefix 00 | |
This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. The first digit represents type of service. 1 is used for short codes, 2 for geographical numbers (3 and 4 are reserved for that purpose too), 5 is used for inter-network routing purposes (non-dialable codes) and VPNs, 6 for mobile services, 7 is reserved for universal access numbers (not active), 8 for reduced fee services (like 800 toll-free, 801 local call, 89 dial-up and data services), 9 is used for premium rate services (901 for general purpose and 909 for adult-only services). All dialable numbers are ten digits, except for short codes (3-5 digits on the 1 range), 807-XXXX (seven digits) used for calling card access codes, and numbers on the 5 range, used for routing purposes and not dialable by end subscribers.
Contents
- Zone 21 Greater Athens Metropolitan Area
- 222x Euboea
- 223x Evrytania and Phthiotis
- 224x Dodecanese
- 225x Lesbos Lemnos
- 226x Boeotia eastern Phocis
- 227x Chios Samos and Icaria islands
- 228x Cyclades
- 229x Attica excluding the area that uses 21
- 231 Thessaloniki
- 232x Serres prefecture
- 233x Imathia prefecture
- 234x Kilkis prefecture
- 235x Pieria prefecture
- 237x Chalkidiki prefecture
- 238x Pella and Florina Prefectures
- 239x parts of Chalkidiki and Thessaloniki prefectures
- 241 Larissa area
- 242x Magnesia including the Northern Sporades
- 243x Trikala prefecture
- 244x Karditsa
- 246x West Macedonia excluding the Florina area
- 249x Larissa prefecture except for the Larissa area
- 251 Kavala area
- 252x Drama prefecture
- 253x Rhodope prefecture
- 254x Xanthi prefecture
- 255x Evros Prefecture
- 259x Kavala prefecture except for the Kavala area
- 261 Patras and Area
- 262x Elis Prefecture
- 263x Aetolia and western Phocis
- 264x Acarnania Lefkada
- 265x Ioannina Prefecture
- 266x Corfu prefecture and Thesprotia
- 267x Kefalonia
- 268x Arta and Preveza
- 269x Achaea except Patras and Zakynthos
- 271 Tripoli and area
- 272x southern and eastern part of Messenia
- 273x Laconia and Kythera
- 274x Corinthia
- 275x eastern Arcadia and Argolis
- 276x Messenia
- 279x Western Arcadia
- 281 Heraklion prefecture
- 282x Chania prefecture
- 283x Rethymno prefecture
- 284x Lasithi
- 289x rest of Heraklion prefecture
- Non geographic numbers
- References
Geographical area codes start with the digit 2. There are currently two-, three-, and four-digit area codes. The only two-digit area code is 21 for the Athens Metropolitan area: three-digit codes are used for the cities Thessaloniki, Patras, Larissa, Heraklion, Kavala, Tripoli. The rest of the codes are four-digit codes.
Generally speaking, the second digit of a geographical area code signifies a broader geographical area of Greece, That is how area codes are sorted in this article.
Two-digit codes are used with eight-digit subscriber numbers, three-digit codes with seven-digit numbers, and four-digit codes with six-digit numbers so the full telephone number is always ten digits.
Subscriber numbers in most areas start with 0. That is the digit that was inserted between the area code and the subscriber number to form the new ten-digit numbering plan back in 2002. Thus, many Greeks erroneously think that the area codes include this leading 0. For example, they think that Athens's area code is 210 while, actually, Athens's area code is 21, 0 being the first digit of the subscriber number.
Subscriber numbers starting with 0 are assigned to the former monopoly OTE. In bigger cities like Athens and Thessaloniki, subscriber numbers starting with other digits except 0 are becoming more and more common, especially amongst business subscribers. In this case many people think that the area code is different. For example, a subscriber number in Athens might start with 211, with people thinking that 211 is a distinct area code from 210 while, in reality, both numbers are in the 21 area code and the third digit of the number belongs to the subscriber number.
The international call prefix depends on the country from which you are calling, for example, 00 for most European countries and 011 from North America.
In 2001-2002, Greece moved to a closed ten-digit numbering scheme in two stages, with the result that subscribers' numbers changed twice. For example, before the change, a number in Athens would have been dialed as follows:
In 2001, a '0' was added after the area code, which was incorporated into the subscriber's number:
Finally, in 2002, the leading '0' was changed to a '2' (for geographic numbers) :
For mobile phone numbers, the leading '0' was changed to a '6'.
Note that because of number portability, for both geographical and non-geographical (mobile, toll-free, premium rate) numbers, one cannot be sure about the operator that a number belongs to. All geographical codes (21x, 231x) end in a number from 0 to 6 (210 or 212 for Athens, 2310 or 2312 for Thessaloniki). Numbers that their code ends in "0" are or were originally operated by OTE. The same is with mobile phones: All mobile codes (69x) end in 0,3,4,5,7,8 or 9 (690, 698). Mobile code "696" is assigned to OTE pagers. Numbers starting with 690 and 693 are originally assigned to WIND, with 694 and 695 to Vodafone, with 697 and 698 to Cosmote and with 699 to Q-Telecom until 2007 when it merged with WIND.
Zone 21: Greater Athens Metropolitan Area
21 - (0-9)XXXXXXX Athens-Piraeus-Eleusis area222x - Euboea
2221 - Chalkida City 2222 - Kymi 2223 - Aliveri 2224 - Karystos 2226 - Aidipsos 2227 - Mantoudi 2228 - Psachna 2229 - Eretria223x - Evrytania and Phthiotis
2231 - Lamia 2232 - Domokos 2233 - Atalanta 2234 - Amfikleia 2235 - Kamena Vourla 2236 - Spercheiada, Makrakomi 2237 - Karpenisi 2238 - Stylida 2239 - not used224x - Dodecanese
2241 - Rhodes, Rhodes City 2242 - Kos and Nisyros islands 2243 - Kalymnos, Astypalaia 2244 - Rhodes Island, Archangelos Area 2245 - Karpathos and Kasos islands 2246 - Rhodes Island, Salakos Area - Chalki, Kastellorizo, Symi and Tilos islands 2247 - Agathonisi, Leros, Leipsoi and Patmos islands 2248 and 2249 - not used225x - Lesbos, Lemnos
2251 - Lesbos, Mytilini Area 2252 - Lesbos, Agiasos Area 2253 - Lesbos, Kalloni Area 2254 - Lemnos, Agios Efstratios 2255 through 2259 - not used226x - Boeotia, eastern Phocis
2261 - Livadia 2262 - Thiva 2263 - Dervenochoria, Villia 2264 - Thisvi 2265 - Amfissa 2266 - Lidoriki 2267 - Arachova, Distomo 2268 - Aliartos 2269 - not used227x - Chios, Samos and Icaria islands
2271 - Chios, Town Area 2272 - Chios, Kardamyla Area 2273 - Samos 2274 - Chios, Volissos Area - Psara island 2275 - Ikaria, Fournoi island 2276 through 2279 - not used228x - Cyclades
2281 - Syros, including Kythnos, Serifos and Syros islands 2282 - Andros 2283 - Tinos 2284 - Paros and Sifnos islands 2285 - Amorgos and Naxos islands 2286 - Folegandros, Ios, Santorini and Sikinos islands 2287 - Kimolos and Milos 2288 - Kea Island 2289 - Mykonos229x - Attica excluding the area that uses 21
2291 - Lagonissi 2292 - Lavrio, Sounio 2293 - Agia Sotira 2294 - Rafina, Artemida, Marathonas 2295 - Afidnes 2296 - Megara 2297 - Aigina 2298 - Troezen, Poros isl., Hydra isl., Spetses isl. 2299 - Markopoulo Mesogaias231 - Thessaloniki
231 - (0-9)XXXXXX Thessaloniki232x - Serres prefecture
2321 - Serres 2322 - Nigrita 2323 - Sidirokastro 2324 - Nea Zichni 2325 - Heraklia 2327 - Rodopoli 2326, 2328 & 2329 - not used233x - Imathia prefecture
2331 - Veria (Verroia) 2332 - Naoussa 2333 - Alexandria 2334 through 2339 - not used234x - Kilkis prefecture
2341 - Kilkis 2343 - Polykastro 2342 and 2344 through 2349 - not used235x - Pieria prefecture
2351 - Katerini 2352 - Litochoro 2353 - Aiginio 2354 through 2359 - not used237x - Chalkidiki prefecture
2371 - Polygyros 2372 - Arnaia 2373 - Nea Moudania 2374 - Potidaia 2375 - Nikiti 2376 - Stratoni 2377 - Ierissos, Mount Athos 2378 and 2379 - not used238x - Pella and Florina Prefectures
2381 - Edessa 2382 - Giannitsa 2383 - not used 2384 - Aridaia 2385 - Florina 2386 - Amyntaio 2387 through 2389 - not used239x - parts of Chalkidiki and Thessaloniki prefectures
2391 - Chalkidona 2392 - Peraia 2393 - Lagkadikia 2394 - Lagkadas 2395 - Sochos 2396 - Vasilika 2397 - Asprovalta 2399 - Nea Kallikrateia236x is not used.
241 - Larissa area
241 - (0-7)XXXXXX Larissa (and area)242x - Magnesia including the Northern Sporades
2421 - Volos 2422 - Almyros 2423 - Kala Nera 2424 - Skopelos 2425 - Velestino 2426 - Zagora 2427 - Skiathos 2428 - Keramidi, suburban Volos 2429 - not used243x - Trikala prefecture
244x - Karditsa
2441 - Karditsa 2442 - not used 2443 - Sofades 2444 - Palamas 2445 - Mouzaki 2446 through 2449 - not used246x - West Macedonia excluding the Florina area
2461 - Kozani 2462 - Grevena 2463 - Ptolemaida 2464 - Servia 2465 - Siatista 2466 - not used 2467 - Kastoria 2468 - Neapoli 2469 - not used249x - Larissa prefecture except for the Larissa area
2491 - Farsala 2492 - Tyrnavos 2493 - Elassona 2494 - Agia 2495 - Makrychori 2496 through 2499 - not used245x, 247x and 248x are not used.
251 - Kavala area
251: Kavala or Kavalla252x - Drama prefecture
2521 - Drama 2522 - Prosotsani 2523 - Kato Nevrokopi 2524 - Paranesti 2525 through 2559 - not used253x - Rhodope prefecture
2531 - Komotini 2532 - Sapes 2533 - Xylagani 2534 - Iasmos 2535 - Nea Kallisti 2536 through 2539 - not used254x- Xanthi prefecture
2541 - Xanthi 2542 - Stavroupoli 2543 - not used 2544 - Echinos 2545 through 2549 - not used255x - Evros Prefecture
2551: Alexandroupolis 2552: Orestiada 2553 - Didymoteicho 2554 - Soufli 2555 - Feres 2556 - Kyprinos 2557 through 2559 - not used259x - Kavala prefecture except for the Kavala area
2591 - Chrysoupoli 2592 - Eleftheroupoli 2593 - Thasos 2594 - Nea Peramos, Kavala 2595 through 2599 - not used256x through 258x are not used.
261 - Patras and Area
261 - Patras (and area)262x - Elis Prefecture
2621 - Pyrgos 2622 - Amaliada 2623 - Lechaina 2624 - Olympia 2625 - Krestena 2626 - Andritsaina 2627 through 2629 - not used263x - Aetolia and western Phocis
2631 - Missolonghi 2632 - Etoliko 2634 - Nafpaktos 2635 - Mataranga, Aetolia-Acarnania 2633 and 2636 through 2639 - not used264x - Acarnania, Lefkada
2641 - Agrinio 2642 - Amfilochia 2643 - Vonitsa 2644 - Thermo 2645 - Lefkada 2646 - Astakos 2647 - Fyteies 2648 and 2649 - not used265x - Ioannina Prefecture
2651 - Ioannina 2652 - not used 2653 - Asprangeli 2654 - Metamorfosi? 2655 - Konitsa 2656 - Metsovo 2657 - Delvinaki 2658 - Zitsa 2659 - Kalentzi266x - Corfu prefecture and Thesprotia
2661 - Corfu (city) 2662 - Lefkimmi 2663 - rest of Corfu 2664 - Filiates 2665 - Igoumenitsa 2666 - Paramythia 2667 through 2669 - not used267x - Kefalonia
2671 - Argostoli (central and western Kefalonia) 2674 - Sami (Eastern Kefalonia and Ithaca) 2672, 2673 and 2675 through 2679 - not used268x - Arta and Preveza
2681 - Arta 2682 - Preveza 2683 - Filippiada 2684 - Kanalaki 2685 - Athamania 2686 through 2689 - not used269x - Achaea (except Patras) and Zakynthos
2691 - Aegion/Aigion 2692 - Kalavryta 2693 - Kato Achaia 2694 - Chalandritsa 2695 - the island of Zakynthos 2696 - Akrata 2697 through 2699 - not used271 - Tripoli and area
271: Tripoli (and area)
272x - southern and eastern part of Messenia
2721 - Kalamata 2722 - Messene 2723 - Pylos 2724 - Meligalas 2725 - Koroni 2726 through 2729 - not used273x - Laconia and Kythera
2731: Sparta 2732: Monemvasia 2733: Gythio 2734: Neapoli 2735: Molaoi 2736: Kythera 2737 through 2739 - not used274x - Corinthia
2741 - Corinth (and area) 2742 - Kiato 2743 - Xylokastro 2744 - Loutraki 2746 - Nemea 2747 - Stymfalia 2748 and 2749 - not used275x - eastern Arcadia and Argolis
2751 - Argos 2752 - Nafplio 2753 - Lygourio 2754 - Kranidi 2755 - Astros 2756 - not used 2757 - Leonidio 2758 and 2759 - not used276x - Messenia
2761 - Kyparissia 2763 - Gargalianoi 2765 - Kopanaki 2762, 2764 and 2766 through 2769 - not used279x - Western Arcadia
2791 - Megalopoli 2792 - Kastri Kynourias 2795 - Vytina 2796 - Levidi 2797 - Tropaia 2793, 2794, 2798 and 2799 - not used277x and 278x are not used.
281 - Heraklion prefecture
281 - Heraklion (and area)282x - Chania prefecture
2821 - Chania 2822 - Kissamos 2823 - Kantanos 2824 - Kolymvari 2825 - Apokoronas 2826 through 2829 - not used283x - Rethymno prefecture
2831 - Rethymno 2832 - Spyli 2833 - Amari 2834 - Perama Mylopotamou 2835 through 2839 - not used284x - Lasithi
2841 - Agios Nikolaos 2842 - Ierapetra 2843 - Siteia 2844 - Tzermadio 2845 through 2849 - not used289x - rest of Heraklion prefecture
2891 - Arkalochori 2892 - Moires 2893 - Pyrgos 2894 - Agia Varvara 2895 - Ano Viannos 2896 - not used 2897 - Limenas Chersonisou 2898 and 2899 - not used285x through 288x are not used.