Telephone numbers in Greece
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | Greece |
| Continent | Europe |
| Access codes | |
| Country code | +30 |
| International access | 00 |
| Long-distance | none |
This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. The first digit represents the type of service. 1 is used for short codes, 2 for geographical numbers (3 and 4 are reserved for that purpose too), 5 is used for inter-network routing purposes (non-dialable codes) and VPNs, 6 for mobile services, 7 is reserved for universal access numbers (not active), 8 for reduced-fee services (like 800 toll-free, 801 local call, 89 dial-up and data services), 9 is used for premium rate services (901 for general purpose and 909 for adult-only services). All dialable numbers are ten digits, except for short codes (3–5 digits in the 1 range), 807-XXXX (seven digits) used for calling card access codes, and numbers in the 5 range, used for routing purposes and not dialable by end-subscribers.
Overview
[edit]Geographical area codes start with the digit 2. There are currently two-, three-, and four-digit area codes. The only two-digit area code is 21 for the Athens Metropolitan area; three-digit codes are used for the cities Thessaloniki, Patras, Larissa, Heraklion, Kavala, and Tripoli. The rest of the codes are four-digit codes.
Generally speaking, the second digit of a geographical area code signifies a broader geographical area of Greece. That is how area codes are sorted in this article.
Two-digit codes are used with eight-digit subscriber numbers, three-digit codes with seven-digit numbers, and four-digit codes with six-digit numbers, so the full telephone number is always ten digits.
Subscriber numbers in most areas start with 0. That is the digit that was inserted between the area code and the subscriber number to form the new ten-digit numbering plan back in 2002. Thus, many Greeks erroneously think that the area codes include this leading 0. For example, they think that Athens's area code is 210 while, actually, Athens's area code is 21, with 0 being the first digit of the subscriber number.
Subscriber numbers starting with 0 are assigned to the former monopoly OTE. In bigger cities like Athens and Thessaloniki, subscriber numbers starting with digits other than 0 are becoming more and more common, especially amongst business subscribers. In this case, many people think that the area code is different. For example, a subscriber number in Athens might start with 211, with people thinking that 211 is a distinct area code from 210 while, in reality, both numbers are in the 21 area code and the third digit of the number belongs to the subscriber number.
The international call prefix depends on the country from which you are calling, for example, 00 for most European countries and 011 from North America.
In 2001-2002, Greece moved to a closed ten-digit numbering scheme in two stages, with the result that subscribers' numbers changed twice. For example, before the change, a number in Athens would have been dialed as follows:
| xxx xxxx | (Athens numbers called within Athens) |
| (01) xxx xxxx | (Athens numbers called from within Greece) |
| +30 1 xxx xxxx | (Athens numbers called from outside Greece) |
In 2001, a '0' was added after the area code, which was incorporated into the subscriber's number:
| 01 0xxx xxxx | (Athens numbers called from within Greece) |
| +30 1 0xxx xxxx | (Athens numbers called from outside Greece) |
Finally, in 2002, the leading '0' was changed to a '2' (for geographic numbers) :
| 21 x xxx xxxx | (Athens numbers called from within Greece) |
| +30 21 x xxx xxxx | (Athens numbers called from outside Greece) |
For mobile phone numbers, the leading '0' was changed to a '6'.
Note that because of number portability, for both geographical and non-geographical (mobile, toll-free, premium rate) numbers, one cannot be sure about the operator that a number belongs to. All geographical codes (21x, 231x) end in a number from 0 to 6 (210 or 212 for Athens, 2310 or 2312 for Thessaloniki). Numbers whose code ends in "0" are or were originally operated by OTE. The same applies to mobile phones: All mobile codes (69x) end in 0,3,4,5,7,8 or 9 (690, 698). Mobile code "696" is assigned to OTE pagers. Numbers starting with 690 and 693 were originally assigned to WIND, with 694 and 695 to Vodafone, with 697 and 698 to Cosmote and with 699 to Q-Telecom until 2007 when it merged with WIND.
Zone 21: Greater Athens Metropolitan Area
[edit]Zone 22: Central Greece and the Aegean Islands
[edit]222x - Evia
[edit]- 2221 - Chalkida City
- 2222 - Kymi
- 2223 - Aliveri
- 2224 - Karystos
- 2226 - Aidipsos
- 2227 - Mantoudi
- 2228 - Psachna
- 2229 - Eretria
223x - Evrytania and Phthiotis
[edit]- 2231 - Lamia
- 2232 - Domokos
- 2233 - Atalanta
- 2234 - Amfikleia
- 2235 - Kamena Vourla
- 2236 - Spercheiada, Makrakomi
- 2237 - Karpenisi
- 2238 - Stylida
- 2239 - not used
224x - Dodecanese
[edit]- 2241 - Rhodes, Rhodes City
- 2242 - Kos and Nisyros islands
- 2243 - Kalymnos, Astypalaia
- 2244 - Rhodes Island, Archangelos Area
- 2245 - Karpathos and Kasos islands
- 2246 - Rhodes Island, Salakos Area - Chalki, Kastellorizo, Symi and Tilos islands
- 2247 - Agathonisi, Leros, Leipsoi and Patmos islands
- 2248 and 2249 - not used
225x - Lesbos, Lemnos
[edit]- 2251 - Lesbos, Mytilini Area
- 2252 - Lesbos, Agiasos Area
- 2253 - Lesbos, Kalloni Area
- 2254 - Lemnos, Agios Efstratios
- 2255 through 2259 - not used
226x - Boeotia, eastern Phocis
[edit]- 2261 - Livadia
- 2262 - Thiva
- 2263 - Dervenochoria, Villia
- 2264 - Thisvi
- 2265 - Amfissa
- 2266 - Lidoriki
- 2267 - Arachova, Distomo
- 2268 - Aliartos
- 2269 - not used
227x - Chios, Samos and Icaria islands
[edit]- 2271 - Chios, Town Area
- 2272 - Chios, Kardamyla Area
- 2273 - Samos
- 2274 - Chios, Volissos Area - Psara island
- 2275 - Ikaria, Fournoi island
- 2276 through 2279 - not used
228x - Cyclades
[edit]- 2281 - Syros, including Kythnos, Serifos islands
- 2282 - Andros
- 2283 - Tinos
- 2284 - Paros and Sifnos islands
- 2285 - Amorgos and Naxos islands
- 2286 - Folegandros, Ios, Santorini and Sikinos islands
- 2287 - Kimolos and Milos
- 2288 - Kea Island
- 2289 - Mykonos
229x - Attica, excluding the area that uses 21
[edit]- 2291 - Lagonissi
- 2292 - Lavrio, Sounio
- 2293 - Agia Sotira
- 2294 - Rafina, Artemida, Marathonas
- 2295 - Afidnes
- 2296 - Megara, Kineta
- 2297 - Aigina
- 2298 - Troezen, Poros isl., Hydra isl., Spetses isl.
- 2299 - Markopoulo Mesogaias
Zone 23: Central Macedonia and Florina
[edit]231 - Thessaloniki
[edit]- 231 - (0-9)XXXXXX Thessaloniki
232x - Serres prefecture
[edit]- 2321 - Serres
- 2322 - Nigrita
- 2323 - Sidirokastro
- 2324 - Nea Zichni
- 2325 - Heraklia
- 2327 - Rodopoli
- 2326, 2328 & 2329 - not used
233x - Imathia prefecture
[edit]- 2331 - Veria (Verroia)
- 2332 - Naoussa
- 2333 - Alexandria
- 2334 through 2339 - not used
234x - Kilkis prefecture
[edit]- 2341 - Kilkis
- 2343 - Polykastro
- 2342 and 2344 through 2349 - not used
235x - Pieria prefecture
[edit]237x - Chalkidiki prefecture
[edit]- 2371 - Polygyros
- 2372 - Arnaia
- 2373 - Nea Moudania
- 2374 - Potidaia
- 2375 - Nikiti
- 2376 - Stratoni
- 2377 - Ierissos, Mount Athos
- 2378 and 2379 - not used
238x - Pella and Florina prefectures
[edit]- 2381 - Edessa
- 2382 - Giannitsa
- 2383 - not used
- 2384 - Aridaia
- 2385 - Florina
- 2386 - Amyntaio
- 2387 through 2389 - not used
239x - parts of Chalkidiki and Thessaloniki prefectures
[edit]- 2391 - Chalkidona
- 2392 - Peraia
- 2393 - Lagkadikia
- 2394 - Lagkadas
- 2395 - Sochos
- 2396 - Vasilika
- 2397 - Asprovalta
- 2399 - Nea Kallikrateia
236x is not used.
Zone 24: Thessaly and West Macedonia (excluding Florina)
[edit]241 - Larissa area
[edit]- 241 - (0-7)XXXXXX Larissa (and area)
242x - Magnesia including the Northern Sporades
[edit]- 2421 - Volos
- 2422 - Almyros
- 2423 - Kala Nera
- 2424 - Skopelos
- 2425 - Velestino
- 2426 - Zagora
- 2427 - Skiathos
- 2428 - Keramidi, suburban Volos
- 2429 - not used
243x - Trikala prefecture
[edit]244x - Karditsa
[edit]- 2441 - Karditsa
- 2442 - not used
- 2443 - Sofades
- 2444 - Palamas
- 2445 - Mouzaki
- 2446 through 2449 - not used
246x - West Macedonia excluding the Florina area
[edit]- 2461 - Kozani
- 2462 - Grevena
- 2463 - Ptolemaida
- 2464 - Servia
- 2465 - Siatista
- 2466 - not used
- 2467 - Kastoria
- 2468 - Neapoli
- 2469 - not used
249x - Larissa prefecture except for the Larissa area
[edit]- 2491 - Farsala
- 2492 - Tyrnavos
- 2493 - Elassona
- 2494 - Agia
- 2495 - Makrychori
- 2496 through 2499 - not used
245x, 247x and 248x are not used.
Zone 25: East Macedonia and Thrace
[edit]251 - Kavala area
[edit]- 251: Kavala or Kavalla
252x - Drama prefecture
[edit]- 2521 - Drama
- 2522 - Prosotsani
- 2523 - Kato Nevrokopi
- 2524 - Paranesti
- 2525 through 2559 - not used
253x - Rhodope prefecture
[edit]- 2531 - Komotini
- 2532 - Sapes
- 2533 - Xylagani
- 2534 - Iasmos
- 2535 - Nea Kallisti
- 2536 through 2539 - not used
254x- Xanthi prefecture
[edit]- 2541 - Xanthi
- 2542 - Stavroupoli
- 2543 - not used
- 2544 - Echinos
- 2545 through 2549 - not used
255x - Evros Prefecture
[edit]- 2551: Alexandroupolis
- 2552: Orestiada
- 2553 - Didymoteicho
- 2554 - Soufli
- 2555 - Feres
- 2556 - Kyprinos
- 2557 through 2559 - not used
259x - Kavala prefecture except for the Kavala area
[edit]- 2591 - Chrysoupoli
- 2592 - Eleftheroupoli
- 2593 - Thasos
- 2594 - Nea Peramos, Kavala
- 2595 through 2599 - not used
256x through 258x are not used.
Zone 26: West Greece, Ionian Island and Epirus
[edit]261 - Patras and Area
[edit]- 261 - Patras (and area)
262x - Ileias Prefecture
[edit]- 2621 - Pyrgos
- 2622 - Amaliada
- 2623 - Lechaina
- 2624 - Olympia
- 2625 - Krestena
- 2626 - Andritsaina
- 2627 through 2629 - not used
263x - Aetolia and western Phocis
[edit]- 2631 - Missolonghi
- 2632 - Etoliko
- 2634 - Nafpaktos
- 2635 - Mataranga, Aetolia-Acarnania
- 2633 and 2636 through 2639 - not used
264x - Acarnania, Lefkada
[edit]- 2641 - Agrinio
- 2642 - Amfilochia
- 2643 - Vonitsa
- 2644 - Thermo
- 2645 - Lefkada
- 2646 - Astakos
- 2647 - Fyteies
- 2648 and 2649 - not used
265x - Ioannina Prefecture
[edit]- 2651 - Ioannina
- 2652 - not used
- 2653 - Asprangeloi
- 2654 - Metamorfosi
- 2655 - Konitsa
- 2656 - Metsovo
- 2657 - Delvinaki
- 2658 - Zitsa
- 2659 - Kalentzi
266x - Corfu prefecture and Thesprotia
[edit]- 2661 - Corfu (city)
- 2662 - Lefkimmi
- 2663 - Northern Corfu
- 2664 - Filiates
- 2665 - Igoumenitsa
- 2666 - Paramythia
- 2667 through 2669 - not used
267x - Kefalonia
[edit]- 2671 - Argostoli (central and western Kefalonia)
- 2674 - Sami (Eastern Kefalonia and Ithaca)
- 2672, 2673 and 2675 through 2679 - not used
268x - Arta and Preveza
[edit]- 2681 - Arta
- 2682 - Preveza
- 2683 - Filippiada
- 2684 - Kanalaki
- 2685 - Athamania
- 2686 through 2689 - not used
269x - Achaea (except Patras) and Zakynthos
[edit]- 2691 - Aegion/Aigion
- 2692 - Kalavryta
- 2693 - Kato Achaia
- 2694 - Chalandritsa
- 2695 - the island of Zakynthos
- 2696 - Akrata
- 2697 through 2699 - not used
Zone 27: Peloponnese and Kythera
[edit]271 - Tripoli and area
[edit]271: Tripoli (and area)
272x - southern and eastern part of Messenia
[edit]- 2721 - Kalamata
- 2722 - Messene
- 2723 - Pylos
- 2724 - Meligalas
- 2725 - Koroni
- 2726 through 2729 - not used
273x - Laconia and Kythera
[edit]- 2731: Sparta
- 2732: Monemvasia
- 2733: Gythio
- 2734: Neapoli
- 2735: Skala
- 2736: Kythera
- 2737 through 2739 - not used
274x - Corinthia
[edit]- 2741 - Corinth (and area)
- 2742 - Kiato
- 2743 - Xylokastro
- 2744 - Loutraki
- 2746 - Nemea
- 2747 - Stymfalia
- 2748 and 2749 - not used
275x - eastern Arcadia and Argolis
[edit]- 2751 - Argos
- 2752 - Nafplio
- 2753 - Lygourio
- 2754 - Kranidi
- 2755 - Astros
- 2756 - not used
- 2757 - Leonidio
- 2758 and 2759 - not used
276x - Messenia
[edit]- 2761 - Kyparissia
- 2763 - Gargalianoi
- 2765 - Kopanaki
- 2762, 2764 and 2766 through 2769 - not used
279x - Western Arcadia
[edit]- 2791 - Megalopoli
- 2792 - Kastri Kynourias
- 2795 - Vytina
- 2796 - Levidi
- 2797 - Tropaia
- 2793, 2794, 2798 and 2799 - not used
277x and 278x are not used.
Zone 28: Crete
[edit]281 - Heraklion prefecture
[edit]- 281 - Heraklion (and area)
282x - Chania prefecture
[edit]- 2821 - Chania
- 2822 - Kissamos
- 2823 - Kantanos
- 2824 - Kolymvari
- 2825 - Apokoronas
- 2826 through 2829 - not used
283x - Rethymno prefecture
[edit]- 2831 - Rethymno
- 2832 - Spyli
- 2833 - Amari
- 2834 - Perama Mylopotamou
- 2835 through 2839 - not used
284x - Lasithi
[edit]- 2841 - Agios Nikolaos
- 2842 - Ierapetra
- 2843 - Siteia
- 2844 - Tzermadio
- 2845 through 2849 - not used
289x - rest of Heraklion prefecture
[edit]- 2891 - Arkalochori
- 2892 - Moires
- 2893 - Asterousia
- 2894 - Agia Varvara
- 2895 - Ano Viannos
- 2896 - not used
- 2897 - Limenas Chersonisou
- 2898 and 2899 - not used
285x through 288x are not used.
Non-geographic numbers
[edit]Note: emergency numbers in bold.
- 100 - Hellenic Police
- 101x up to 103x
- 105x up to 107x
- 102xx up to 107xx
- 108 - Hellenic Coast Guard
- 109 - Hellenic Police - Drug Enforcement
- 110xx
- 11085 - Thessaloniki Urban Transport Organization (OASTH)
- 111xx
- 11188 - Cyber Crime Division of Hellenic Policy
- 11185 - Transport for Athens
- 110x, 111x
- 112 - European emergency number
- 113xx up to 116xx
- 113x up to 118x
- 116xxx - Pan-European numbers[1]
- 117xx
- 118xx - Directory services
- 119
- 12x, 12xx, 13x, 13xx - Network customer services (specific to each carrier)
- 137xx - Toll Free Technical Support (free from all carriers)
- 13777 Yuboto Telephony Support [1]
- 138xx - Customer service and sales for telephone companies (accessible from all networks)
- 13890 - Inter Telecom
- 14xx - Telephone companies' music voice portals
- 140xx
- 142xx up to 149xx- Information services (weather, news etc.)
- 15xx - National public services (public sector numbers)
- 151xx up to 156xx
- 1591 - Forest Protection Coordination Centre of the General Directorate of Forests and Forest Environment[2]
- 1571 - Hellenic Police. A service available in Greek, English, French and German. Greek and foreign tourists can use it to solve problems they may encounter.
- 159xx
- 166 - EKAV (National Immediate Assistance Centre) [2]
- 170 - Special Suppressive Anti-Terrorist Unit
- 171 - Tourist Police
- 186x up to 189x
- 181xx, 182xx, 183xx - Short codes for private companies
- 188xx - Short codes for private companies
- 196x - National public services (public sector numbers)
- 190xx up to 195xx
- 197 - National Centre for Social Solidarity (EKKA) [3]
- 199 - Hellenic Fire Service
- 50x xxx xxxx - VPNs
- 54xxx
- 559xx
- 685 185 xxxx - CYTA Hellas
- 685 19x xxxx - CYTA Hellas
- 685 500 xxxx - CYTA Hellas
- 685 505 xxxx - CYTA Hellas
- 685 550 xxxx - CYTA Hellas
- 685 555 xxxx - CYTA Hellas
- 685 585 xxxx - CYTA Hellas
- 690 000 xxxx - BWS
- 690 002 xxxx - Nova (Forthnet) [4]
- 690 003 xxxx - Nova (Forthnet) [5]
- 690 069 xxxx - Nova (Forthnet) [6]
- 690 100 xxxx - MI CARRIER SERVICES AB
- 690 200 xxxx - MI CARRIER SERVICES AB
- 690 300 xxxx - MI CARRIER SERVICES AB
- 690 400 xxxx - MI CARRIER SERVICES AB
- 690 500 xxxx - MI CARRIER SERVICES AB
- 690 555 xxxx - AMD Telecom S.A. [7]
- 690 6xx xxxx - Nova (formerly WIND Hellas)
- 690 7xx xxxx - Nova (formerly WIND Hellas)
- 690 8xx xxxx - Nova (formerly WIND Hellas)
- 690 9xx xxxx - Nova (formerly WIND Hellas)
- 691 000 xxxx - BWS
- 691 111 xxxx - Interconnect
- 691 200 xxxx - Yuboto LTD [8]
- 691 234 xxxx - M-Stat [9]
- 691 300 xxxx - Viva [10]
- 691 345 xxxx - Nova (Forthnet) [11]
- 691 400 xxxx - AMD Telecom S.A.
- 691 500 xxxx - My Company Projects
- 691 600 xxxx - Compatel Limited
- 691 691 xxxx - Mobile Media [12] Archived 2022-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
- 691 700 xxxx - Inter Telecom
- 691 888 xxxx - Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE)
- 693 xxx xxxx - Nova (formerly WIND Hellas)
- 694 xxx xxxx - Vodafone Greece
- 695 000 xxxx up to 695 199 xxxx - Vodafone Greece
- 695 200 xxxx - Compatel Limited
- 695 210 xxxx - MI CARRIER SERVICES AB
- 695 290 xxxx - MI CARRIER SERVICES AB
- 695 299 xxxx - BWS
- 695 30x xxxx - CYTA Hellas
- 695 310 xxxx - MI CARRIER SERVICES AB
- 695 330 xxxx - Apifon
- 695 340 xxxx - AMD Telecom S.A.
- 695 400 xxxx - AMD Telecom S.A.
- 695 410 xxxx - MI CARRIER SERVICES AB
- 695 423 xxxx - Infobip
- 695 490 xxxx - MI CARRIER SERVICES AB
- 695 500 xxxx up to 695 999 xxxx - Vodafone Greece
- 696 01x xxxx - OTE
- 696 91x xxxx - Ministry of National Defense
- 696 921 xxxx up to 696 928 xxxx - Ministry of National Defense
- 697 xxx xxxx - Cosmote
- 698 xxx xxxx - Cosmote
- 699 00x xxxx - Nova (formerly WIND Hellas)
- 699 1xx xxxx up to 699 999 xxxx - Nova (formerly WIND Hellas)
- 70x xxx xxxx - Universal Personal Number Service
- 800 xxx xxxx - Toll-free numbers
- 801 xxx xxxx - “ONEphone” shared-cost services (local call charges apply nationwide)
- 806 xxx xxxx - Calls with maximum charge of 0.06 EUR/minute
- 807 xxxx - Phonecard services
- 812 xxx xxxx - Calls with maximum charge of 0.12 EUR/minute
- 825 xxx xxxx - Calls with maximum charge of 0.25 EUR/minute
- 850 xxx xxxx - Calls with maximum charge of 0.50 EUR/minute
- 875 xxx xxxx - Calls with maximum charge of 0.75 EUR/minute
- 896 xxx xxxx & 899 xxx xxxx - Data services (Dial-up Internet access, Hellaspac packet relay, ERMES email etc.)
- 901 xxx xxxx - Premium-rate services
- 909 xxx xxxx - Premium-rate adult-only services
Defunct
[edit]The following defunct short codes were created and provided for free by OTE during its monopoly on the Greek telephony market.
104 - Automobile and Touring Club of Greece (ELPA) Roadside Assistance.[3][4]
131 - OTE directory service.[3] Terminated according to the provisions of the 2002 National Numbering Plan and replaced by multiple 5-digit premium-rate codes.[5]
141 - Greece Time.[6] Established in 1963 as two-digit 14.
185 - Transport for Athens.[3] Became 11185.[8][9]
191 - Forestry Service.[3][10]
See also
[edit]References
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