How to call Tanzania from abroad (+255)
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:
- Dial your international access prefix: 00 in most countries, 011 from the USA and Canada, or simply + on a mobile phone.
- Dial the Tanzania country code: 255.
- 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.
- 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.

Country codes table
| Phone Code | +255 |
|---|---|
| ISO alpha-2 (two letters) | TZ |
| ISO alpha-3 (three letters) | TZA |
| .tld | .tz |
| FIPS | TZ |
| ISO numeric-3 | 834 |
| E. 164 | 255 |
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Tanzania Time Information
Local time at Dodoma :
01:27 AM
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
(GMT+03:00)
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Time Zones :
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Global Information about Tanzania
- Capital : Dodoma
- Currency : Shilling
- Surface : 945,087 km²
- Longitude : 34.888822
- Latitude : -6.369028