Telephone numbers in Iran


Number length

All telephone numbers are 11 digits long. The first two or three digits after the zero are the area code. The possibilities are: xxxx xxxx, 09xx xxx xxxx and 099xx xxx xxx.
When making a call within the same landline area code, initial 0 plus the area code must be omitted.

Example for calling

The international call prefix depends on the country you are calling from; e.g., 00 for most European countries, and 011 from North America. For domestic calls, 0 must be dialed before the area code. The prefix for international calls from Iran is 00.
An example for calling telephones in the city of Tehran is as follows:
An example for mobile numbers is as follows:
Originally, there was only one provider of landline telephony, Telecommunication Company of Iran.

Area Code

Landlines telephone numbers have these formats : xxxx xxxx and +98 ac xxxx xxxx. ac shown in below list :

Premium-rate telephone number

has this format : 909 aac xxxx. aac shown in below list :
No.AreaAvailable Area CodeNumbers Format
1access from all provinces907909 907 xxxx
2universal access numbers221909 221 xxxx
3access from Tehran province230909 230 xxxx
4access from Qom province252909 252 xxxx
5access from West Azerbaijan province444909 444 xxxx
6access from Razavi Khorasan province512909 512 xxxx

Free phone numbers

Free phone numbers have this format : 900 212 xxxx

Personal number service

Personal number service has this format : 8080 xxxx

Universal access number

This service allows a subscriber to publish a national number and have the incoming calls routed to different destinations based on various criteria such as the geographical location of the caller, the time of day and the date on which the call is made.
Universal access number has these formats :
There are 7 mobile phone providers in Iran, listed below.

IR-MCI">Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran">IR-MCI

; 0910-xxx-xxxx
; 0911-xxx-xxxx
; 0912-xxx-xxxx
; 0913-xxx-xxxx
; 0914-xxx-xxxx
; 0915-xxx-xxxx
; 0916-xxx-xxxx
; 0917-xxx-xxxx
; 0918-xxx-xxxx
; 0919-xxx-xxxx
; 0990-xxx-xxxx
; 0991-xxx-xxxx
; 0992-xxx-xxxx
; 0993-xxx-xxxx
; 0994-xxx-xxxx
; 2nd digit after 091 is the code of mobile number. 09124xxxxxx is code4 or 09121xxxxxx is code1. The lowest code has the highest price, meaning that the owner is wealthier.

Premium-rate telephone

Premium-rate telephone number for IR-MCI has this format : 9922-xxxx

Spadan (MTCE)

; 0931-xxx-xxxx: pre-paid.

Taliya">Taliya Communications">Taliya

; 0932-xxx-xxxx

TeleKish

; 0934-xxx-xxxx: post-paid

[MTN Irancell]

; 0901-xxx-xxxx
; 0902-xxx-xxxx
; 0903-xxx-xxxx
; 0904-xxx-xxxx
; 0905-xxx-xxxx
; 0930-xxx-xxxx
; 0933-xxx-xxxx
; 0935-xxx-xxxx
; 0936-xxx-xxxx
; 0937-xxx-xxxx
; 0938-xxx-xxxx
; 0939-xxx-xxxx

RighTel">RighTel Communications">RighTel

; 0920-xxx-xxxx: post-paid
; 0921-xxx-xxxx: pre-paid & data SIM
; 0922-xxx-xxxx: pre-paid & data SIM

[SamanTel]

; 0999-99x-xxxx: post-paid
; 0999-98x-xxxx: pre-paid & data SIM

Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO)

Shatel mobile">Shatel">Shatel mobile

;0998 1xx-xxxx: post-paid, pre-paid & data SIM

PH.Lotus

;09990 xxx-xxx: pre-paid

UpTel

;0999 1xxx-xxx: post-paid

AzarTel

;0999 14xx-xxx: pre-paid

Other

; 0955-xxx-xxxx: MobinNet special simcards for TD-LTE
; 0941-xxx-xxxx: IranCell special simcards for TD-LTE

Emergency Numbers

The following numbers are used for emergency services within Iran
110 - Police
125 - Fire Department
115 - Ambulance