Tanzania Country Code: +255

How to call Tanzania from abroad (+255)

Tanzania 255 Country Code TZ TZA

The country code for Tanzania is +255 (ISO codes TZ and TZA). You need it every time you phone Tanzania from another country.

To call Tanzania in four steps:

  1. Dial your international access prefix: 00 in most countries, 011 from the USA and Canada, or simply + on a mobile phone.
  2. Dial the Tanzania country code: 255.
  3. Dial the local number. If it starts with a 0 (the national trunk prefix), leave that 0 out; a few countries, such as Italy, keep it.
  4. Result: +255 followed by the local number, e.g. +255 [local number].

About Tanzania Codes

Tanzania TZ Phone Code
255
ISO 3166 ALPHA-2
TZ
ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-3
TZA

The ISO 3166-1 codes of Tanzania are TZ (alpha-2) and TZA (alpha-3). Its international dialling code (E.164) is +255, its internet domain is .tz and its ISO numeric code is 834.

Tanzania Country and phone Codes : +255, TZ, TZA

Country codes table

Phone Code+255
ISO alpha-2 (two letters)TZ
ISO alpha-3 (three letters)TZA
.tld.tz
FIPSTZ
ISO numeric-3834
E. 164255
Language Codes
  • sw-TZ
  • en
  • ar
Tanzania country codes table
Tanzania Time Information
Local time at Dodoma :
01:27 AM
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
(GMT+03:00)
  • Time Zones :
    • Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

Global Information about Tanzania

  • Capital : Dodoma
  • Currency : Shilling
  • Surface : 945,087 km²
  • Longitude : 34.888822
  • Latitude : -6.369028