Area Code of Nepal

The area code is the code reserved for the region you are staying and is only applicable for telephones and not mobile telephones.Eg. the area code for Jhapa is 23, for Dhankuta is 26, etc. If your telephone number is 123456 and you stay in Jhapa then if anyone leaving outside Jhapa District wants to call you than they have to dial as 23 456263. If anyone is in Jhapa and they try to call you then they should not have to dialed area code(ie. in my case: 23). This code is district identification telephone code and is popularly called as " STD Code ".

                        Under the National Numbering Plan, the Department of Telecommunications of the Government of Nepal regulates telephone numbers in Nepal. And this numbering is very important in the telecommunication sector. It should, therefore, be managed efficiently and effectively.

National Significant Number of Nepal: 8 digits. ( includes std code and unique number )

• Call Nepal From India
• Call Nepal From USA
• Call Nepal From United Kingdom(UK)
• Call Nepal From Malaysia
• Call Nepal From Canada

Area code For Eastern Development Region, Nepal

Mechi Zone

Koshi Zone

Sagarmatha Zone

Area code For Central Development Region, Nepal

Janakpur Zone

Bagmati Zone

Narayani Zone

Area code For Western Development Region, Nepal

Lubmini Zone

Gandaki Zone

Dhaulagiri Zone

Area code For Mid Western Development Region, Nepal

Karnali Zone

Rapti Zone

Bheri Zone

Area code For FarWestern Development Region, Nepal

Seti Zone

Mahakali Zone

Country Level Code 

Means if you are outside Nepal and you want to call your friends living in Nepal then you have to start with '+977', followed by the Area Code and unique individual number.

Eg: +977 23 xxxxxx means a landline call to Jhapa.

     +977 23 xxxxxx means a landline to Kathmandu.

Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs)

1) What Is Nepal's ISD Code?

Ans: For Nepal, the ISD code is 977. Nepal's area dialing codes are shown in the table above.

2)What country possesses ISD code 977?

Ans: 977 is Nepalese ISD code.

3)How to call India to Nepal?

Ans: In order to make an international mobile or landline call from India to Nepal, you should know Nepal's ISD code which is 977. You also have to know the std code of district that you are planning to call. For this look at the above table for getting the area code of the district of Nepal.

Then suppose you want to call Jhapa district of Nepal from India then you have to dial in below format:

 Format:  EXIT CODE + 977 + STD CODE + Landline Number / Mobile Number

 Example: 00 977 023 xxxxxx  , where xxxxxx represents unique telephone number/ mobile number.

Here, exit code of India: 00

3)How to call the United Kingdom to Nepal?

Ans: In order to make an international mobile or landline call from the United Kingdom to Nepal, you should know Nepal's ISD code which is 977 and Exit Code of the United Kingdom which is 00. You also have to know the std code of district that you are planning to call. For this look at the above table for getting the area code of the district of Nepal.

Then suppose you want to call Jhapa district of Nepal from India then you have to dial in below format:

 Format:  EXIT CODE + COUNTRY CODE  + STD CODE + Landline Number / Mobile Number

 Example: 00 977 023 xxxxxx  , where xxxxxx represents unique telephone number/ mobile number.

Here, exit code of the United Kingdom: 00

4) How to Call Nepal From United States

Where 011 is exit code for the United States

5) How to Call Nepal From United Kingdom

Where 011 is exit code for the United Kingdom

6) How to Call Nepal From Canada

Where 011 is exit code for Canada

7) How to Call Nepal From Malaysia

Where 00 is exit code for Malaysia