Telephone numbers in Norway
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Country Code: +47

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...

: none
(may bring back when Norway joins European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

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Since 1992, land-line and mobile telephone numbers in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 consist of eight digits, without any area codes. The numbers are apportioned in blocks, which vary in size between a thousand and over a million, among counties and telephone companies.

Geographic numbers

2x xx xx xx geographic numbers, mainly Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...


3x xx xx xx geographic numbers in south-central counties, except Oppland
5x xx xx xx (except 58 and 59) geographic numbers in south-western counties, including Bergen
6x xx xx xx geographic numbers in south-eastern counties and Oppland
Oppland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration is in Lillehammer. Oppland is, together with Hedmark, one of the only two landlocked counties of Norway....


7x xx xx xx geographic numbers in the mid and north, from Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

, Trøndelag
Trøndelag
Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the central part of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag. The region is, together with Møre og Romsdal, part of a larger...

 (Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

) and up north
00 international prefix

Non-geographic numbers

8xx xx xxx non-geographical numbers (toll-free, voicemail, television shows, etc.)

Mobile numbers

9xx xx xxx mobile numbers (older)
4xx xx xxx mobile numbers (newer)

Emergency

110 Emergency, fire
112 Emergency, police
113 Emergency, ambulance

Special numbers

01 reserved for future changes
02xxx to 09xxx 5-digit non-geographical numbers
100-189 standardised special numbers
19x operator-specific special numbers

A more complete plan is available from the Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority
Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority
Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority is a Norwegian government agency responsible for controlling and regulating the telecommunication and postal sector of Norway...

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