Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka telephone numbers
Location of Sri Lanka (dark green)
Location
CountrySri Lanka
ContinentAsia
RegulatorTelecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka
TypeOpen
NSN length7
Typical format0AA-NNN NNNN (10 digits)
Access codes
Country calling code+94
International call prefix00
Trunk prefix0

Emergency Services[1]

4 Digit Short Codes
  • Short Codes in 19XX Range for Government Organizations
  • Short Codes in 13XX Range for Private Sector Organizations

Operator Hotlines

Fixed line (landline) codes

Fixed Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx y zzzzzz format where:

  • "xxx" represents the area code. All area codes begin with 0.
  • "y" represents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers.
  • "zzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of six digits.

Area codes
Province District Area Area
Code
WesternColomboColombo011
WesternColomboAvissawella036
WesternGampahaNegombo031
WesternGampahaGampaha033
WesternKalutaraPanadura038
WesternKalutaraKalutara034
CentralKandyKandy081
CentralKandyNawalapitiya054
CentralNuwara EliyaHatton051
CentralNuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya052
CentralMataleMatale066
SouthernGalleGalle091
SouthernMataraMatara041
SouthernHambantotaHambantota047
NorthernJaffnaJaffna021
NorthernMannarMannar023
NorthernVavuniyaVavuniya024
EasternAmparaAmpara063
EasternBatticaloaBatticaloa065
EasternAmparaKalmunai067
EasternTrincomaleeTrincomalee026
North CentralAnuradhapuraAnuradhapura025
North CentralPolonnaruwaPolonnaruwa027
North WesternPuttalamChilaw032
North WesternKurunegalaKurunegala037
UvaMonaragalaMonaragala055
UvaBadullaBadulla055
UvaBadullaBandarawela057
SabaragamuwaRatnapuraRatnapura045
SabaragamuwaKegalleKegalle035

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Operator codes
Area code Operator
code		 Operator Type
0xx 0 Lanka Bell Fixed LTE
1 Unallocated N/A
2 SLTMobitel Fixed Fibre/Copper
3 Fixed CDMA/LTE
4 Dialog Fixed LTE
5 Lanka Bell Fixed CDMA
6 Unallocated N/A
7 Dialog Fixed LTE
8 Unallocated N/A
9 Tritel Public Payphones

Mobile operator codes
Code Operator
070 SLTMobitel
071
072 Hutch
073 Unallocated
074 Dialog
075 Airtel
076 Dialog
077
078 Hutch
079 Unallocated

Mobile numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx zzzzzzz format where:

  • "xxx" represents the mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number. All mobile operator codes begin with 07.
  • "zzzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of seven digits.

Dialling into Sri Lanka

To Fixed telephone

To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx y zzzzzz format where:

  • "+" is the international call prefix (usually 00).
  • "94" is Sri Lanka's country code.
  • "xx" represents the area code. (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka)
  • "y" represents the operator code.
  • "zzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of six digits.

To Mobile phone

To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx zzzzzzz format where:

See also

References
  1. "Emergency Services". www.srilanka.travel.
  2. "Airtal - Contact Us". www.airtel.lk.
  3. "Dialog - Hotline Tariffs". www.dialog.lk.
  4. "Hutch".
  5. "Lanka Bell - Contact Us". lankabell.com/.
  6. "Contact Us - General Feedback". www.slt.lk.
  7. "Mobitel - Contact Us". www.mobitel.lk.
  9. "Welcome to Sri Lanka Telecom | SLT.LK". www.slt.lk. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
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