Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka

Emergency Services

• 110 - Fire and Rescue Service
• 112 - Police Emergency Service
• 114 - Operational Commander Colombo
• 116 - Sri Lanka Air Force Emergency Service
• 117 - Disaster Management Call Centre
• 118 - National Help Desk
• 119 - Police Emergency Service
• 1990 - Free 1990 Suwaseriya Emergency Ambulance Service Emergency Service

  4 Digit Short Codes

• Short Codes in 19XX Range for Government Organizations
• Short Codes in 13XX Range for Private Sector Organizations

  Fixed line Operator Hotlines

• 1777 - Dialog
• 1575 - Lanka Bell
• 1212 - Sri Lanka Telecom

  Mobile Operator Hotlines

• 1755 - Airtel
• 1777 - Dialog
• 1788 - Hutch
• 1717 - Mobitel

  Fixed line (landline) codes

• "xxx" represents the area code. All area codes begin with 0.
• "y" represents the operator code for fixed numbers.
• "zzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of six digits.

  Area codes

Operator codes

Mobile operator codes

• "xxx" represents the mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number. All mobile operator codes begin with 07.
• "zzzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of seven digits.

• Mobile phone users must always enter area codes when dialing a fixed number

  Dialling into Sri Lanka

To Fixed telephone

• "+" is the international call prefix.
• "94" is Sri Lanka's country code.
• "xx" represents the area code.
• "y" represents the operator code.
• "zzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of six digits.

  To Mobile phone

• "+" is the international call prefix.
• "94" is Sri Lanka's country code.
• "xx" represents the mobile operator code.
• "zzzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of seven digits.