Country Code: +41

International Call Prefix: 00

Trunk Prefix

Trunk prefix

A trunk prefix is the number to be dialed in a domestic telephone call, preceding any necessary area codes and subscriber numbers. When the number is called from overseas, the trunk prefix is omitted by the caller. In most countries, such as Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom, the trunk...

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The Swiss telephone numbering plan describes the Telephone numbering plan

Telephone numbering plan

A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunications to allocate telephone numbers to subscribers and to route telephone calls in a telephone network. A closed numbering plan, such as found in North America, imposes a fixed total length to numbers...

 in Switzerland

Switzerland

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. It has changed many times, the most recent major reorganisation being made by the Swiss Federal Office of Communications in March 2002.

Current Plan (E.164/2002)

The current plan, E.164/2002, has been in effect since 2002. The major change was the transition between an open dialing plan to a closed dialing plan (see Telephone numbering plan

Telephone numbering plan

A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunications to allocate telephone numbers to subscribers and to route telephone calls in a telephone network. A closed numbering plan, such as found in North America, imposes a fixed total length to numbers...

 for a description of the two terms), i.e. the old area code is now also required for local calls. The plan has been amended few times, i.e. the transition of numbering zone 01 into 044.

National Destination Code

The national destination code (NDC) is the area code prefix for Swiss telephone numbers. Within Switzerland dial the 0 trunk code before the NDC. From abroad this 0 should not be dialled.

Usually a phone number is nine digits long (not including the initial 0 trunk code). There are two styles: 2 digits for NDC (after the initial 0) and 7 digits for the subscriber number, or 3 digits for NDC (after the initial 0) and 6 digits for the subscriber number, with a few exceptions described in the following table.

The numbers are portable between numbering zones (ZN) or between GSM/UTMS mobile operators, so
an NDC does not imply that the subscriber is in a particular zone or that he uses a particular mobile operator.

NDC

• 1 – Short numbers, see table below (3, 4 or 5 digit length)
• 107xx – Carrier selection code (+ national or international number)
• 108xx – Carrier selection code (+ national or international number)
• 00 – international call prefix
• 01 – ZN Zurich (until 1 April 2007, replaced by 044)
• 021 – ZN Lausanne
• 022 – ZN Geneva
• 024 – ZN Yverdon, Aigle
• 026 – ZN Fribourg
• 027 – ZN Sion
• 031 – ZN Bern and surrounding areas.
• 032 – ZN Biel/Bienne, Neuchâtel, Solothurn, Jura
• 033 – ZN Berner Oberland
• 034 – ZN Region Bern-Emme
• 041 – ZN Central Switzerland (Luzern etc.)
• 043 – ZN Zurich
• 044 – ZN Zurich (old 01)
• 051 – all of Switzerland
• 052 – ZN Winterthur
• 055 – ZN Rapperswil
• 056 – ZN Baden
• 058 – business telecommunication networks
• 061 – ZN Region Basel
• 062 – ZN Region Olten-Langenthal(Oberaargau)-Aargau-West
• 071 – ZN Region Eastern Switzerland (St. Gallen etc.)
• 074 – mobile services: paging services
• 076 – mobile services: GSM / UMTS - Sunrise (with Yallo, Cablecom, talktalk)
• 077 – mobile services: GSM / UMTS - various (M-Budget, Tele2)
• 078 – mobile services: GSM / UMTS - Orange (with CoopMobile)
• 079 – mobile services: GSM / UMTS - Swisscom
• 0800 – freephone numbers
• 081 – ZN Chur
• 0840 – shared-cost numbers
• 0842 – shared-cost numbers
• 0844 – shared-cost numbers
• 0848 – shared-cost numbers
• 0860 – voice mail access (+ 9 digits phone without the initial 0, i.e. 086 066 555 44 33 is the voice mail of 066 555 44 33)
• 0868 – test numbers - Not accessible from abroad
• 0869 – VPN access code ( + 3 - 10 digits)
• 0878 – personal numbers (UPT)
• 0900 – Premium rate service for business, marketing
• 0901 – Premium rate service for entertainment,
• 0906 – Premium rate service for adult entertainment
• 091 – ZN Bellinzona
• 098 – Inter-network routing numbers - Not accessible from abroad - Non diallable
• 099 – Internal network numbers - Not accessible from abroad - Non diallable

Short numbers

• 111 – Directory Enquiries (no longer in service - replaced with 1811)
• 112 – European emergency number (1-1-2
  1-1-2
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• 113 – .
• 1141 – .
• 1144 – .
• 1145 – .
• 1151 – .
• 1152 – .
• 1153 – .
• 1154 – .
• 1159 – .
• 117 – Police
• 118 – Fireman / fire Rescue Service
• 140 – TCS
  Touring Club Suisse
  The Touring Club Suisse is a Swiss organisation supplying support for stranded vehicles. It was founded in 1896....
  
   (car assistance)
• 1414 – REGA
  Rega (air rescue)
  The Rega is the air rescue service which provides emergency medical assistance in Switzerland, notably in mountains but also in cases of life-threatening emergencies elsewhere. They will also return a patron to Switzerland from a foreign country if they are in need of urgent medical care. Rega was...
  
   (helicopter rescue, outside Valais)
• 1415 – Air Glaciers
  Air Glaciers
  Air Glaciers is an airline based in Sion, Switzerland. It operates air taxi, air ambulance, heli-skiing, crop treatment and some scheduled services.-History:The airline was started in 1965 as an air ambulance with just one helicopter...
  
   (helicopter rescue, Valais only)
• 143 – "The Helping Hand" (psychological assistance)
• 144 – Ambulance service and medical assistance
• 145 – Poisoning/intoxication emergencies
• 147 – Child help line
• 1600 – Regional announcement voice mail
• 161 – Speaking clock
• 162 – Weather forecasts and meteorological conditions
• 163 – Traffic reports and travel information
• 164 – Sports news
• 171 – .
• 175 – .
• 176 – .
• 1811 – Directory Enquiries (Swisscom)
• 1818 - Directory Enquiries
• 1850 - International Directory Enquiries
• 187 – Snow/avalanche threat information

Alternate Proposed Plan

Instead of E.164/2002, another more ambitious numbering plan was also proposed. In this plan the 0 prefix was discarded, and the area codes were defined differently, with 20 to 49 for geographic areas, 50 to 59 reserved, 60-69 for nationwide numbering, 70-79 for mobile services, 80-89 for shared cost and toll free numbers, and 90 for the premium rate service. The plan was abandoned because it required too many phone number and prefix changes, with associated high costs.

Between 1996 to 2002 (plan 2002)

In 29 March 2002 the Swiss plan changed to a closed dialing plan, i.e. the zone prefix become mandatory also for local calls.

• 058 Corporate Access - Landesweite Firmennummer (since 1. June 2000)

Until 1996 (plan 1996)

The previous plan removed a lot of zone prefixes and at the same time added the seventh digit in the phone numbers (usually a phone number (0cc) yx xx xx become (0dd) zzx xx xx).

• 023 short prefix for some region in France
• 025 Chablais, since 2 November 1996 in 024
• 026 Martigny, since 2 November 1996 in 027
• 028 high Valais, since 2 November 1996 in 027
• 029 Greyerzerland/Pays d'Enhaut, since 2 November 1996 in 026
• 030 Zweisimmen, since 9 November 1996 in 033
• 035 Langnau im Emmental, since 9 November 1996 in 033
• 036 Interlaken, since 9 November 1996 in 033
• 037 Fribourg, since 9 November 1996 in 026
• 038 Neuchâtel, since 9 November 1996 in 032
• 039 La-Chaux-de-Fonds, since 9 November 1996 in 032
• 040 Telepage Swiss (pager
  Pager
  A pager is a simple personal telecommunications device for short messages. A one-way numeric pager can only receive a message consisting of a few digits, typically a phone number that the user is then requested to call...
  
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• 042 Zug, since 23 March 1996 in 041
• 043 Schwyz, since 23 March 1996 in 041
• 044 Altdorf, since 23 March 1996 in 041
• 045 Sursee, since 23 March 1996 in 041
• 046 toll free, moved into 155 and then into 0800
• 051 Zürich, moved into 01+7 digits, then replaced with 044
• 053 Schaffhausen, since 23 March 1996 in 052
• 054 Frauenfeld, since 23 March 1996 in 052
• 057 Wohlen, since 23 March 1996 in 056
• 058 Glarus, since 23 March 1996 in 055
• 059 short prefix for some region in Germany, also for parts of France surrounding Geneva
  Geneva
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   and northern Italy
  Italy
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• 061 Basel
• 062 Olten
• 063 Langenthal, withdrawn and integrated into 062 Region Langenthal Oberaargau
• 064 Aarau withdrawn and integrated into 062 Region Aarau, Fricktal
• 065 Solothurn, since 9 November 1996 integrated into 032
• 066 Delémont, since 9 November 1996 integrated into 032
• 067 short prefix for some region in Germany
• 068 short prefix for some region in Germany
• 069 short prefix for some region in Germany
• 071 St. Gallen, 30 March 1996
• 072 Weinfelden, withdrawn and integrated into 071 Region Weinfelden (Thurgau
  Thurgau
  Thurgau is a northeast canton of Switzerland. The population, , is . In 2007, there were a total of 47,390 who were resident foreigners. The capital is Frauenfeld.-History:...
  
  ) since 30 March 1996
• 073 Wil, withdrawn and integrated into 071 Region Wil since 30 March 1996
• 074 Wattwil, withdrawn and integrated into 071 Region Wattwil (Toggenburg
  Toggenburg
  Toggenburg is the name given to the upper valley of the Thur River, in the Swiss Canton of St. Gallen. Currently, it is one of the eight constituencies into which the canton is divided....
  
  ) since 30 March 1996
• 074 Pager
• 075 Liechtenstein
  Liechtenstein
  The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...
  
  , until 31 December 2000, now +423
• 076 Mobile phone Sunrise
  Sunrise
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• 077 Mobile phone ":fr:Natel C"
• 078 Mobile phone Orange (telecommunications)
• 079 Mobile phone ":fr:Natel D" (Swisscom
  Swisscom
  Swisscom AG is a major telecommunications provider in Switzerland. Along with Swiss Post, it is a successor company to the former state-owned PTT. Its headquarters are located at Worblaufen near Bern...
  
  )
• 092 Bellinzona, Misox and Calanca Valley (GR), withdrawn and integrated into 091 (Ticino)
• 093 Locarno, withdrawn and integrated into 091 (Ticino)
• 094 Leventina Valley, withdrawn and integrated into 091 (Ticino)