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03 area code: who called me?
- Area code
- 03
- Serves
- Victoria and Tasmania
- Region
- Victoria
- International format
- +61 3 …
03 is the area code for Victoria and Tasmania, including Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Hobart and Launceston.
How 03 numbers are arranged
Landline numbers have eight digits after the code and are written (03) 1234 5678. Numbers starting 03 8 and 03 9 are in Melbourne. Regional Victoria uses 03 5, so Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo all start 03 5, and Tasmania uses 03 6, including Hobart and Launceston.
One code covering two states means a 03 number does not tell you which state it is from without the next digit.
What to check on a 03 call
Melbourne is home to many contact centres and head offices, so a 03 call may be a genuine business call. It may also be a scam that displays a local number. Calls about an unpaid toll, a parcel waiting for collection, or a problem with your NBN connection are common themes; do not give out details, and check the number first.
Time zone
Victoria and Tasmania both observe daylight saving, so they are on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. Queensland, which uses 07, does not change its clocks, so the gap between Melbourne and Brisbane is one hour for about half the year.
Does the area code show where the caller is?
Not reliably. Scammers and call centers use spoofing to display a local area code because people are more likely to answer. People also keep their number when they move, so a 03 number can belong to someone anywhere.
That is why the full number matters more than the code. If someone has already reported it, you will see it below.
Reported 03 numbers
Nobody has reported a number from this area code yet.