Telephone numbers in Vietnam
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | Vietnam |
| Continent | Asia |
| Access codes | |
| Country calling code | +84 |
| International call prefix | 00 |
| Trunk prefix | 0 |
Land lines
Fixed line phone numbers in Vietnam follow the format Area Code + Phone Number. The area codes depend on the province and/or city.
To dial a number within the same province or city, only the phone number needs to be dialed.
When dialing from a different province/city, follow the format 0 + Area Code + Phone Number.
At the moment, area codes may have from 1 to 3 digits, while phone numbers from 5 to 8 digits.
The different area codes are described below.
Area codes starting with 1
In the past 18 and 19 used to be the area codes for Hòa Bình Province and Hà Giang Province respectively. However, with effect from 24 November 2007, the area codes for these provinces have been changed to 218 and 219. All area codes in Area 1, which used to belong to fixed line numbers, are now reserved for mobile phone numbers.
Area codes starting with 2
All telephone numbers in this area have 7 digits.
- 20 – Lào Cai Province
- 210 – Phú Thọ Province
- 211 – Vĩnh Phúc Province
- 218 – Hòa Bình Province (18 before 24 Nov 2007)
- 219 – Hà Giang Province (19 before 24 Nov 2007)
- 22 – Sơn La Province
- 230 – Điện Biên Province (23 before 24 Nov 2007)
- 231 – Lai Châu Province (23 before 24 Nov 2007)
- 240 – Bắc Giang Province
- 241 – Bắc Ninh Province
- 25 – Lạng Sơn Province
- 26 – Cao Bằng Province
- 27 – Tuyên Quang Province
- 280 – Thái Nguyên Province
- 281 – Bắc Kạn Province
- 29 – Yên Bái Province
Area codes starting with 3
Effective 5 October 2008, all telephone numbers in this area have 7 digits.
- 30 – Ninh Bình Province
- 31 – Hai Phong city
- 320 – Hải Dương Province
- 321 – Hưng Yên Province
- 33 – Quảng Ninh Province
- 350 – Nam Định Province
- 351 – Hà Nam Province
- 36 – Thái Bình Province
- 37 – Thanh Hóa Province
- 38 – Nghệ An Province
- 39 – Hà Tĩnh Province
Area code 4
This area code is used exclusively by Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. All telephone numbers in this area have 8 digits.
- 4 – Hanoi city
Area codes starting with 5
Effective 5 October 2008, all telephone numbers in this area have 7 digits.
- 500 – Đắk Lắk Province (50 before 24 Nov 2007)
- 501 – Đắk Nông Province (50 before 24 Nov 2007)
- 510 – Quảng Nam Province
- 511 – Da Nang city
- 52 – Quảng Bình Province
- 53 – Quảng Trị Province
- 54 – Thừa Thiên–Huế Province
- 55 – Quảng Ngãi Province
- 56 – Bình Định Province
- 57 – Phú Yên Province
- 58 – Khánh Hòa Province
- 59 – Gia Lai Province
Area codes starting with 6
Effective 5 October 2008, all telephone numbers in this area have 7 digits.
- 60 – Kon Tum Province
- 61 – Đồng Nai Province
- 62 – Bình Thuận Province
- 63 – Lâm Đồng Province
- 64 – Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province
- 650 – Bình Dương Province
- 651 – Bình Phước Province
- 66 – Tây Ninh Province
- 67 – Đồng Tháp Province
- 68 – Ninh Thuận Province
Area code 69
69 is the special area code dedicated for the Ministry of Defence (Vietnam) and the Ministry of Public Security (Vietnam).
Area codes starting with 7
Effective 5 October 2008, all telephone numbers in this area have 7 digits.
- 70 – Vĩnh Long Province
- 710 – Cần Thơ city (71 before 24 Nov 2007)
- 711 – Hậu Giang Province (71 before 24 Nov 2007)
- 72 – Long An Province
- 73 – Tiền Giang Province
- 74 – Trà Vinh Province
- 75 – Bến Tre Province
- 76 – An Giang Province
- 77 – Kiên Giang Province
- 780 – Cà Mau Province
- 781 – Bạc Liêu Province
- 79 – Sóc Trăng Province
Area code 8
- 80 – used exclusively by the national government of Vietnam (based in Hanoi)
- 82 – Ho Chi Minh City (landlines, provided by Viettel)
- 83 – Ho Chi Minh City (landlines, provided by VNPT)
- 84 – Ho Chi Minh City (landlines, provided by VTC)
- 85 – Ho Chi Minh City (landlines, provided by SPT)
- 862 – Ho Chi Minh City (landlines, provided by Viettel)
- 863 – Ho Chi Minh City (landlines, provided by Viettel)
- 866 – Ho Chi Minh City (landlines, provided by Viettel)
- 868 – Viettel (mobile, used nationwide)
- 871 – Ho Chi Minh City (landlines, provided by CMC Telecom)
- 873 – Ho Chi Minh City (landlines, provided by FPT Telecom)
- 88 – Vinaphone (mobile, used nationwide)
- 89 – MobiFone (mobile, used nationwide)
Area codes starting with 9
Most area codes starting with 9 are now used for mobile phone numbers, except 992, which is used for VSAT.
NEW area codes to be implemented in the near future (around year 2017) as per decision from Ministry of Information & Communication [1]
| 20x | 21x | 22x | 23x | 24 | 25x | 26x | 27x | 28 | 29x |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 - Reserved | 210 - Phú Thọ | 220 - Hải Dương | 230 - Reserved | 24 - Hanoi | 250 - Reserved | 260 - Kon Tum | 270 - Vĩnh Long | 28 - Ho Chi Minh City | 290 - Cà Mau |
| 201 - Reserved | 211 - Vĩnh Phúc | 221 - Hưng Yên | 231 - Reserved | 251 - Đồng Nai | 261 - Đăk Nông | 271 - Bình Phước | 291 - Bạc Liêu | ||
| 202 - Reserved | 212 - Sơn La | 222 - Bắc Ninh | 232 - Quảng Bình | 252 - Bình Thuận | 262 - Đăk Lăk | 272 - Long An | 292 - Cần Thơ | ||
| 203 - Quảng Ninh | 213 - Lai Châu | 223 - Reserved | 233 - Quảng Trị | 253 - Reserved | 263 - Lâm Đồng | 273 - Tiền Giang | 293 - Hậu Giang | ||
| 204 - Bắc Giang | 214 - Lào Cai | 224 - Reserved | 234 - Thừa Thiên - Huế | 254 - Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu | 264 - Reserved | 274 - Bình Dương | 294 - Trà Vinh | ||
| 205 - Lạng Sơn | 215 - Điện Biên | 225 - Hải Phòng | 235 - Quảng Nam | 255 - Quảng Ngãi | 265 - Reserved | 275 - Bến Tre | 295 - Reserved | ||
| 206 - Cao Bằng | 216 - Yên Bái | 226 - Hà Nam | 236 - Đà Nẵng | 256 - Bình Định | 266 - Reserved | 276 - Tây Ninh | 296 - An Giang | ||
| 207 - Tuyên Quang | 217 - Reserved | 227 - Thái Bình | 237 - Thanh Hóa | 257 - Phú Yên | 267 - Reserved | 277 - Đồng Tháp | 297 - Kiên Giang | ||
| 208 - Thái Nguyên | 218 - Hòa Bình | 228 - Nam Định | 238 - Nghệ An | 258 - Khánh Hòa | 268 - Reserved | 278 - Reserved | 298 - Reserved | ||
| 209 - Bắc Kạn | 219 - Hà Giang | 229 - Ninh Bình | 239 - Hà Tĩnh | 259 - Ninh Thuận | 269 - Gia Lai | 279 - Reserved | 299 - Sóc Trăng |
Mobile telephone numbers
In Vietnam, mobile phone numbers follow the format 01yy xxx-xxxx or 08y xxx-xxxx or 09y xxx-xxxx. The first 0 is known as the trunk code.
Excluding the leading zero, the next 2 or 3 digits (1yy or 8y or 9y) specify the mobile phone operator. Some mobile phone operators have been given more than one operator code.
The mobile phone operator codes are distributed as followed:
| 12y | 16y | 18y | 19y | 8y | 9y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 - MobiFone | 90 - MobiFone | ||||
| 121 - MobiFone | 91 - Vinaphone | ||||
| 122 - MobiFone | 162 - Viettel | 92 - Vietnamobile (previously HT Mobile) | |||
| 123 - Vinaphone | 163 - Viettel | 93 - MobiFone | |||
| 124 - Vinaphone | 164 - Viettel | 94 - Vinaphone | |||
| 125 - Vinaphone | 165 - Viettel | 95 - S-Fone (has stopped providing service) | |||
| 126 - MobiFone | 166 - Viettel | 186 - Vietnamobile | 868 - Viettel | 96 - Viettel (previously EVN Telecom) | |
| 127 - Vinaphone | 167 - Viettel | 97 - Viettel | |||
| 128 - MobiFone | 168 - Viettel | 188 - Vietnamobile | 88 - Vinaphone | 98 - Viettel | |
| 129 - Vinaphone | 169 - Viettel | 199 - Gmobile | 89 - MobiFone | 99 (2) - VSAT | |
| 99 (3)(4)(5)(6)(7) - Gmobile (traded as Beeline) | |||||
| 99 (8)(9) - Indochina Telecom |
Emergency contact numbers
Used in major centers in Vietnam:
- 112 - Search & Rescue
- 113 – Police
- 114 – Fire
- 115 – Ambulance/First Aid