Telephone numbers in Vietnam
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Country Code: +84
International Call Prefix: 02 3001234
Trunk Prefix
: 0
follow the format Area Code + Phone Number. The area codes depend on the province and/or city.
To dial a number within the same province or city, only the phone number needs to be dialed.
When dialing from a different province/city, follow the format 0 + Area Code + Phone Number.
The user's phone number has 5 to 6 digits, and area code for 3 to 4 digits, but to dial within same province, the caller has to dial the whole 7 digits, not including area codes. For example, in Vung Tau
the area code is 03 134 XXXX, for example number 03 134 1234, when dialing, even within Vung Tau, the caller have to dial 134 1234 NOT only 1234. But for callers outside Vung Tau dials 03 134 1234. For Sai Gon, the code is 02 2 XXXXXX caller within Sai Gon dials whole 7 digits, 2 XXXXXX. The dialing plan is different to Malaysia, which use the similar plan. For example in Malaysia area code 03 used in Kuala Lumpur
, Selangor
and Putrajaya
, but there are no exact border between provinces.
At the moment, area codes may have from 1 to 3 digits, while phone numbers from 3 to 7 digits.
The different area codes are described below.
Numbers in bold means what the caller within same area code have to dial. Dialing within same area code with area code is possible, but higher call rates.
These codes are as of November 2003.
International dialing was illegal in Vietnam until September 1998, and since September 1998, to dial to other countries with Vietnamese phone must use the international dialing center at (02) 3001234. Foreigner's phones can dial to other countries without dialing to center by using direct +.
International Call Prefix: 02 3001234
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...
: 0
Land lines
Telephone numbers in VietnamVietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
follow the format Area Code + Phone Number. The area codes depend on the province and/or city.
To dial a number within the same province or city, only the phone number needs to be dialed.
When dialing from a different province/city, follow the format 0 + Area Code + Phone Number.
The user's phone number has 5 to 6 digits, and area code for 3 to 4 digits, but to dial within same province, the caller has to dial the whole 7 digits, not including area codes. For example, in Vung Tau
Vung Tàu
Vũng Tàu is a city in southern Vietnam. Its population in 2005 was 240,000. The city area is including 13 urban wards and one village. It is the capital of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, and is the crude oil extraction center of Vietnam. It is also known as one of the most beautiful cities of tourism...
the area code is 03 134 XXXX, for example number 03 134 1234, when dialing, even within Vung Tau, the caller have to dial 134 1234 NOT only 1234. But for callers outside Vung Tau dials 03 134 1234. For Sai Gon, the code is 02 2 XXXXXX caller within Sai Gon dials whole 7 digits, 2 XXXXXX. The dialing plan is different to Malaysia, which use the similar plan. For example in Malaysia area code 03 used in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Selangor
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...
and Putrajaya
Putrajaya
Putrajaya is a planned city, located 25km south of Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. The seat of government was shifted in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya, due to the overcrowding and congestion in the Kuala Lumpur areas...
, but there are no exact border between provinces.
At the moment, area codes may have from 1 to 3 digits, while phone numbers from 3 to 7 digits.
The different area codes are described below.
Numbers in bold means what the caller within same area code have to dial. Dialing within same area code with area code is possible, but higher call rates.
These codes are as of November 2003.
| Numbers | Location |
|---|---|
| 01 XXXXXXX | Mobile |
| 02 2 XXXXXX | Sai Gon |
| 02 300 XXXX | Government |
| 02 4 XXXXXX | Tay Ninh Tay Ninh Tây Ninh is a town in southwestern Vietnam. It is the capital of Tay Ninh province, which encompasses the town and much of the surrounding farmland.... |
| 02 5 XXXXXX | Binh Duong |
| 02 6 XXXXXX | Long An |
| 02 7 XXXXXX | Hau Nghia Hậu Nghĩa Hậu Nghĩa is former province of South Vietnam. It was formed on October 15, 1963 by separating land from provinces Long An, Gia Định and Tây Ninh. Its capital city was Khiêm Cường. It had 4 districts: Củ Chi, Đức Hòa, Đức Huệ and Trảng Bàng.... |
| 03 1 XXXXXX | Phuoc Tuy |
| 03 134 XXXX | Vung Tau Vung Tàu Vũng Tàu is a city in southern Vietnam. Its population in 2005 was 240,000. The city area is including 13 urban wards and one village. It is the capital of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, and is the crude oil extraction center of Vietnam. It is also known as one of the most beautiful cities of tourism... |
| 03 2 XXXXXX | Binh Tuy |
| 03 32 XXXXX | Bien Hoa Bien Hoa Biên Hòa is a city in Dong Nai province, Vietnam, about east of Ho Chi Minh City , to which Bien Hoa is linked by Vietnam Highway 1.- Demographics :In 1989 the estimated population was over 300,000. In 2005, the population wss 541,495... |
| 03 33 XXXXX | Long Khanh Long Khanh Long Khanh is a district of Đồng Nai Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 137,444. The district covers an area of 194 km². The district capital lies at Long Khánh.... |
| 03 4 XXXXXX | Phuoc Long Phuoc Long Phuoc Long may refer to:*Phuoc Long, Bac Lieu, a district in Bac Lieu Province, Vietnam*Phước Long, Bạc Liêu -district seat*Phuoc Long, Binh Phuoc, a district in Binh Phuoc Province in Vietnam... |
| 03 5 XXXXXX | Gia Dinh |
| 04 11 XXXXX | Da Lat |
| 04 1 XXXXXX | Tuyen Duc |
| 04 2 XXXXXX | Binh Thuan |
| 04 212 XXXX | Ninh Thuan |
| 04 3 XXXXXX | Lam Dong |
| 04 4 XXXXXX | Quang Duc |
| 04 5 XXXXXX | Darlac |
| 04 61 XXXXX | Phu Bon |
| 04 62 XXXXX | Phu Yen |
| 04 63 XXXXX | Khanh Hoa Khánh Hòa Khánh Hòa may refer to a number of places in Vietnam:*Khanh Hoa Province*Khánh Hòa, An Giang - a commune of An Giang Province... |
| 04 64 XXXXX | Binh Dinh |
| 04 71 XXXXX | Kontum Kontum Kon Tum is the capital town of Kon Tum province in Vietnam. It is located inland in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam, near the borders with Laos and Cambodia.... |
| 04 72 XXXXX | Pleiku Pleiku Pleiku is a town in central Vietnam, located in that nation's central highland region. It is the capital of the Gia Lai Province; it is inhabited primarily by the Bahnar and Jarai ethnic groups, sometimes known as the Montagnards or Degar.... |
| 05 111 XXXX | Hue Hue Hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically , as "the degree to which a stimulus can be describedas similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,"... |
| 05 122 XXXX | Da Nang Da Nang Đà Nẵng , occasionally Danang, is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea at the mouth of the Han River. It is the commercial and educational center of Central Vietnam; its well-sheltered, easily accessible port and its location on the path of... |
| 05 1 XXXXXX | Thua Thien |
| 05 2 XXXXXX | Quang Nam |
| 05 3 XXXXXX | Quang Tin Quang Tin Quảng Tín was a province of South Vietnam. It was created from the part of Quang Nam province on the south side of the Que Son Valley on July 31, 1962. The capital was Tam Ky. During the Vietnam War it was the site of heavy fighting, including Operation Union I & II... |
| 05 4 XXXXXX | Quang Ngai |
| 05 5 XXXXXX | Quang Tri Quang Tri Quảng Trị is a town district of Quang Tri province in the North Central Coastal region of Vietnam. Significantly, it was the only South Vietnamese provincial capital to be captured by the North Vietnamese forces for a limited period in the 1972 offensive.... |
| 06 12 XXXXX | Kien Giang |
| 06 13 XXXXX | An Xuyen |
| 06 14 XXXXX | Chuong Thien |
| 06 21 XXXXX | An Giang |
| 06 22 XXXXX | Chau Doc Chau Doc Châu Đốc is a district and town in An Giang Province, bordering Cambodia, in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 112,155. The district covers an area of 100 km².... |
| 06 23 XXXXX | Sa Dec Sa Dec Sa Đéc is a city in Đồng Tháp Province in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam. It is a river port and agricultural and industrial trading center. During the Vietnam War in 1966 and 1967, it was the site of an American PBR Patrol Boat, River base... |
| 06 24 XXXXX | Vinh Long Vinh Long Vĩnh Long is the capital of the Vinh Long province in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. The name was spelled 永隆 in the former Hán Tự writing system.... |
| 06 31 XXXXX | Vinh Binh Vĩnh Bình Vĩnh Bình is a commune and village in Hòa Binh District, Bạc Liêu Province, in south-western Vietnam.-References:... |
| 06 32 XXXXX | Bac Lieu |
| 06 33 XXXXX | Ba Xuyen Ba Xuyen The Ba Xuyen is a breed of domestic pig from South Vietnam, specifically the Mekong Delta. It is a spotted black and white pig with white feet. It was bred from a cross between a Berkshire and a Boxu from 1932 to 1956.-Description:... |
| 06 41 XXXXX | Kien Phong |
| 06 42 XXXXX | Kien Tuong |
| 06 43 XXXXX | Kien Hoa |
| 06 44 XXXXX | Dinh Tuong |
| 06 45 XXXXX | Go Cong Gò Công Gò Công is a town district of Tien Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. The town of Gò Công is not to be confused with East Gò Công and West Gò Công Districts which also belong to Tiền Giang Province.... |
| 0998 XXX | Temporary mobile phone |
| 0999 XXX | Foreigner mobile phone |
International dialing from Vietnam
Dialing directly from Vietnam to other countries is not possible. Dialing with + from mobile phones will be redirected to recorded warning message.International dialing was illegal in Vietnam until September 1998, and since September 1998, to dial to other countries with Vietnamese phone must use the international dialing center at (02) 3001234. Foreigner's phones can dial to other countries without dialing to center by using direct +.
Emergency Contact Numbers
Used in major centers in Vietnam:- 113 – PolicePoliceThe police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
- 114 – FireFireFire is the rapid oxidation of a material in the chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Slower oxidative processes like rusting or digestion are not included by this definition....
- 115 – AmbulanceAmbulanceAn ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...
/First AidFirst aidFirst aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by non-expert, but trained personnel to a sick or injured person until definitive medical treatment can be accessed. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require further medical care...