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+256: which country is it?
+256 (also written 00256) is the international calling code of Uganda.
- Code
- +256 · 00256
- Country or territory
- Uganda
- Example
- +256 712 345678
- Time zone
- UTC+3
How to call Uganda
From Australia, dial 0011 (or +), then 256, then the local number. Leave out the leading 0 of the local number.
A mobile number there looks like this in international format: +256 712 345678.
Local time zone: UTC+3.
Got a call from +256?
If you don’t know anyone there, be careful. A common trick is the one-ring call: the phone rings once so that you call back, and the call is charged at an expensive international rate.
Don’t call back unknown international numbers, never share codes or bank details, and search the full number here to see what other people have reported.