Latest Fixed Telephone Area Codes for 64 Provinces and Cities

According to the plan set by the Ministry of Information and Communications, all fixed-line numbers in provinces and cities across the country will change to align with the optimization of the telecommunications number range. This aims to address the issue of nuisance calls caused by unused SIM cards for many mobile network users.

Compilation of fixed telephone area codes for 64 provinces and cities

List of Newly Updated Fixed Telephone Area Codes

According to the list of new telephone area codes based on Decision No. 2036/QD-BTTTT issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications on 21/11, the process of transferring the list of fixed telephone area codes aims to address existing and emerging issues related to fixed and mobile telephone services today. Especially, long-term calculations for benefits will be initiated from February 2017 and divided into three major stages.

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As the list of fixed telephone area codes is arranged in numerical order of new area codes, the names of provinces/cities may be challenging to access. Therefore, Mytour advises readers to apply the following small tips to find the new area code more quickly:

On Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera, or Coc Coc browser, press Ctrl + F, type the name of the province/city you want to find the area code, and the browser will automatically find it for you.

- Stage 1: Starting from 11/2/2017 and applied to 13 provinces and cities.

- Phase 2: Starting from 14/5/2017 and applied to the next 23 provinces and cities.

- Phase 3: Starting from 16/7/2017 and renewing the list of fixed telephone area codes for the remaining 23 provinces and cities.

In which, Hanoi's telephone area code changes to 24 instead of the previous landline area code 04. Meanwhile, the landline phone number in Ho Chi Minh City will be 28 instead of 08 as before.

List of 23 provinces and cities changing fixed telephone area codes in 2017.

So, in the list, only 59 provinces have changed their telephone area codes, not all 64, because the provinces Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho, Hoa Binh, and Ha Giang have retained their previous telephone area codes: Vinh Phuc (211), Phu Tho (210), Hoa Binh (218), and Ha Giang (219).

Telephone area codes for Northern provinces

Telephone area codes for Central provinces

Telephone area codes for Southern provinces

Note:

- During the process of changing fixed telephone area codes in provinces and cities, people will have one month to communicate simultaneously with two new phone numbers. After the specified date, people will only be able to call one number with a unique fixed telephone area code.

- Following the list, residents in provinces and cities undergoing the change of fixed telephone area codes will have to get used to the new area codes in transactions and communication with fixed numbers.

- How to dial: The area code for Hanoi used to be 04, now it's 024. So, if you used to dial 04.1234567, now dial 024.1234567.

*Benefits of Changing Fixed Telephone Area Codes

Changing fixed telephone area codes is an essential advantage for the telecommunications database.

Changing fixed telephone area codes is a necessary step to accurately improve and plan the mobile number database in Vietnam, which is currently affected by unused subscriptions and user interference.

In addition, the Ministry of Information and Communications asserts that changing fixed telephone area codes is an inevitable trend to efficiently utilize the telecommunications database in the era of explosive information technology development. It is also a method to address past issues such as uneven area codes (three digits and two digits) in some provinces and cities.

Changing fixed telephone area codes brings significant benefits to users

After changing the fixed telephone area codes, the length of dialing a phone number between mobile and fixed phones will be increased to 11 digits.

All area codes, after conversion, are brought to the 2-prefix, ensuring the maximum limitation of issues like subscriptions, spam SIM cards, or other fraudulent methods using fixed phone numbers that cause trouble for users.

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