Telephone numbers in Saudi Arabia
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Continent | Asia |
| Membership | Premium |
| Type | closed |
| NSN length | 9 |
| Access codes | |
| Country code | +966 |
| International access | 00 |
Telephone numbers in Saudi Arabia have seven digits, five digits (00966) for area codes (from 011 to 017 except 05X whose code is confined to mobile numbers).[1]
Numbering plan
The country's country calling code is +966. Saudi Arabia's numbering plan is the following:
- 011 XXX XXXX - Riyadh & the greater central region
- 012 XXX XXXX - Western region, includes Makkah, Jeddah, Taif, Rabigh
- 013 XXX XXXX- The Eastern Province, which includes, Dammam, Khobar, Qatif, Jubail, Dhahran, Hafar Al-Batin & others
- 014 XXX XXXX - Al-Madinah, Tabuk, Al-Jawf, Yanbu, Turaif, Skaka and Northern Borders Region
- 016 XXX XXXX - Al-Qassim, Buraidah, Majma & Hail
- 017 XXX XXXX - Southern regions like Asir, Al-Baha, Jizan, Najran & Khamis Mushait
- 0811 1XX XXXX - GO (nomadic)
- 050/053/055 XXX XXXX - Saudi Telecom Company
- 051 XXX XXXX - Bravo Telecom (Push-to-talk Motorola)
- 058/059 XXX XXXX - Zain Group
- 054/056 XXX XXXX - Mobily
- 0570/0571/0572 XX XXXX Virgin Mobile
- 0576/0577/0578 XX XXXX Lebara Mobile
Although if you switch between providers the your number prefix stays the same. For example, if the user of 0559565411 (STC) switchs to Zain (059) they still keep their original number (0559565411) without any adjustments.
Internet services
- 36009213914195- Internet Services - Dial-up
- 366 XXXX - Internet Services - Dial-up
- 08 111 XXXXXX - Atheeb GO Telecom phone numbers
Toll-free and universal access
- 800XXX XXXX - Toll free
- 9200 XXXXX - Universal Access Number
Services and emergency
- 959 - Mobile Customer Service Center (Zain)
- 600 - Mobile Customer Service Center (Bravo Telecom)
- 1100 - Mobile Customer Service Center (Mobily)
- 1789 - Mobile Customer Service Center (Virgin Mobile)
- 1755 - Mobile Customer Service Center (Lebara Mobile)
- 900 - Telephone Customer Service Center (STC) (They were separated before, 907 for Landline, 902 for Mobile, but since September 2015, they are merged)
- 933 - Saudi Electricity Customer Services
- 937 - Saudi Ministry of Health Services
- 939 - Saudi Water and Sewage Services (Eastern Region)
- 940 - Saudi Municipal Services
- 966 - Saudi Natural Disasters
- 985 - Saudi General Intelligence Presidency
- 989 - Saudi Public Security
- 990 - Saudi Telephone Service for Security Issues
- 992 - Saudi Passport
- 993 - Saudi Traffic Police Force
- 994 - Saudi Border Checkpoint
- 995 - Saudi Anti-Narcotics
- 996 - Saudi Highway Traffic Police Force
- 997 - Saudi Red Crescent
- 998 - Saudi Civil Defense
- 999 - Saudi Police Force
- 911 - Saudi Unified Emergency Number (Under testing since July 2016 in Makkah Region)
References
- ^ "New landline phone area codes in May". arabnews.com. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
