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+255: which country is it?
+255 (also written 00255) is the international calling code of Tanzania.
- Code
- +255 · 00255
- Country or territory
- Tanzania
- Example
- +255 621 234 567
- Time zone
- UTC+3
How to call Tanzania
From Canada, dial 011 (or +), then 255, then the local number. Leave out the leading 0 of the local number.
A mobile number there looks like this in international format: +255 621 234 567.
Local time zone: UTC+3.
Got a call from +255?
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.