Telephone numbers in Greece
Country Code: +30
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix: none
This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. The first digit represents 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 on the 1 range), 807-XXXX (seven digits) used for calling card access codes, and numbers on the 5 range, used for routing purposes and not dialable by end subscribers.
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, 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 in order 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, 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 other digits except 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 (within Athens)
(01) xxx xxxx (within Greece)
+30 1 xxx xxxx (outside Greece)
In 2001, a '0' was added after the area code, which was incorporated into the subscriber's number:
01 0xxx xxxx (within Greece, including Athens)
+30 1 0xxx xxxx (outside Greece)
Finally, in 2002, the leading '0' was changed to a '2' (for geographic numbers) :
21 x xxx xxxx (within Greece, including Athens)
+30 21 x xxx xxxx (outside Greece)
Mobile phone numbers were similarly prefixed with the digit '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. Thus, for geographical numbers, one cannot be sure that a subscriber number that starts with a 0 is operated by OTE or that a toll free number that starts with 800-11 is operated by OTE. Also for mobile networks one cannot say for sure that a number that starts with a 69x actually belongs to the mobile carrier to which it was assigned.
Zone 21: Greater Athens Metropolitan Area
- 21 - Athens-Piraeus-Eleusis area
Zone 22: Central Greece and the Aegean Islands
222x - Evia
- 2221 - Chalkida City
- 2222 - Kymi
- 2223 - Aliveri
- 2224 - Karystos
- 2226 - Aidipsos
- 2227 - Mantoudi
- 2228 - Psachna
- 2229 - Eretria
223x - Evrytania and Phthiotis
- 2231 - Lamia
- 2232 - Domokos
- 2233 - Atalanta
- 2234 - Amfikleia
- 2235 - Kamena Vourla
- 2236 - Spercheiada, Makrakomi
- 2237 - Karpenisi
- 2238 - Stylida
- 2239 - not used
224x - Dodecanese
- 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, Limnos
- 2251 - Lesbos, Mytilini Area
- 2252 - Lesbos, Agiasos Area
- 2253 - Lesbos, Kalloni Area
- 2254 - Limnos, Agios Efstratios
- 2255 through 2259 - not used
226x - Boeotia, eastern Phocis
- 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
- 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
- 2281 - Syros, including Kynthos, Serifos and Syros 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
- 2291 - Lagonissi
- 2292 - Lavrio
- 2293 - Agia Sotira
- 2294 - Rafina
- 2295 - Afidnes
- 2296 - Megara
- 2297 - Aigina
- 2298 - Troezen, Poros isl., Hydra isl., Spetses isl.
- 2299 - Markopoulo
Zone 23: Central Macedonia and Florina
231 - Thessaloniki
- 231 - Thessaloniki
232x - Serres prefecture
- 2321 - Serres
- 2322 - Nigrita
- 2323 - Sidirokastro
- 2324 - Nea Zichni
- 2325 - Heraklia
- 2327 - Rodopoli
- 2326, 2328 & 2329 - not used
233x - Imathia prefecture
- 2331 - Veria (Verroia)
- 2332 - Naoussa
- 2333 - Alexandria
- 2334 through 2339 - not used
234x - Kilkis prefecture
- 2341 - Kilkis
- 2343 - Polykastro
- 2342 and 2344 through 2349 - not used
235x - Pieria prefecture
- 2351 - Katerini
- 2352 - Litochoro
- 2353 - Aiginio
- 2354 through 2359 - not used
237x - Chalkidiki prefecture
- 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
- 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
- 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)
241 - Larissa area
- 241 - Larissa (and area)
242x - Magnesia including the Northern Sporades
- 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
244x - Karditsa
- 2441 - Karditsa
- 2442 - not used
- 2443 - Sofades
- 2444 - Palamas
- 2445 - Mouzaki
- 2446 through 2449 - not used
246x - West Macedonia excluding the Florina area
- 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
- 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
251 - Kavala area
- 251: Kavala or Kavalla
252x - Drama prefecture
- 2521 - Drama
- 2522 - Prosotsani
- 2523 - Kato Nevrokopi
- 2524 - Paranesti
- 2525 through 2559 - not used
253x - Rodhopi prefecture
- 2531 - Komotini
- 2532 - Sapes
- 2533 - Xylagani
- 2534 - Iasmos
- 2535 - Nea Kallisti
- 2536 through 2539 - not used
254x- Xanthi prefecture
- 2541 - Xanthi
- 2542 - Stavroupoli
- 2543 - not used
- 2544 - Echinos
- 2545 through 2549 - not used
255x - Evros Prefecture
- 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
- 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
261 - Patras and Area
- 261 - Patras (and area)
262x - Elis Prefecture
- 2621 - Pyrgos
- 2622 - Amaliada
- 2623 - Lechaina
- 2624 - Olympia
- 2625 - Krestena
- 2626 - Andritsaina
- 2627 through 2629 - not used
263x - Aetolia and western Phocis
- 2631 - Missolonghi
- 2632 - Etoliko
- 2634 - Nafpaktos
- 2635 - Mataranga, Aetolia-Acarnania
- 2633 and 2636 through 2639 - not used
264x - Acarnania, Lefkada
- 2641 - Agrinio
- 2642 - Amfilochia
- 2643 - Vonitsa
- 2644 - Thermo
- 2645 - Lefkada
- 2646 - Astakos
- 2647 - Fyteies
- 2648 and 2649 - not used
265x - Ioannina Prefecture
- 2651 - Ioannina
- 2652 - not used
- 2653 - Asprangeli
- 2654 - Metamorfosi?
- 2655 - Konitsa
- 2656 - Metsovo
- 2657 - Delvinaki
- 2658 - Zitsa
- 2659 - Kalentzi
266x - Corfu prefecture and Thesprotia
- 2661 - Corfu (city)
- 2662 - Lefkimmi
- 2663 - rest of Corfu
- 2664 - Filiates
- 2665 - Igoumenitsa
- 2666 - Paramythia
- 2667 through 2669 - not used
267x - Kefalonia
- 2671 - Argostoli (central and western Kefalonia)
- 2674 - Sami (Eastern Kefalonia and Ithaca)
- 2672, 2673 and 2675 through 2679 - not used
268x - Arta and Preveza
- 2681 - Arta
- 2682 - Preveza
- 2683 - Filippiada
- 2684 - Kanalaki
- 2685 - Athamania
- 2686 through 2689 - not used
269x - Achaea (except Patras) and Zakynthos
- 2691 - Aegion/Aigion
- 2692 - Kalavryta
- 2693 - Kato Achaia
- 2694 - Chalandritsa
- 2695 - the island of Zakynthos
- 2696 - Akrata
- 2697 through 2699 - not used
Zone 27: Peloponese and Kythera
271 - Tripoli and area
271: Tripoli (and area)
272x - southern and eastern part of Messenia
- 2721 - Kalamata
- 2722 - Messene
- 2723 - Pylos
- 2724 - Meligalas
- 2725 - Koroni
- 2726 through 2729 - not used
273x - Laconia and Kythera
- 2731: Sparta
- 2732: Monemvasia
- 2733: Gythio
- 2734: Neapoli
- 2735: Molaoi
- 2736: Kythera
- 2737 through 2739 - not used
274x - Corinthia
- 2741 - Corinth (and area)
- 2742 - Kiato
- 2743 - Xylokastro
- 2744 - Loutraki
- 2746 - Nemea
- 2747 - Stymfalia
- 2748 and 2749 - not used
275x - eastern Arcadia and Argolida
- 2751 - Argos
- 2752 - Nafplio
- 2753 - Lygourio
- 2754 - Kranidi
- 2755 - Astros
- 2756 - not used
- 2757 - Leonidio
- 2758 and 2759 - not used
276x - Messenia
- 2761 - Kyparissia
- 2763 - Gargalianoi
- 2765 - Kopanaki
- 2762, 2764 and 2766 through 2769 - not used
279x - Western Arcadia
- 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
281 - Heraklion prefecture
- 281 - Heraklion (and area)
282x - Chania prefecture
- 2821 - Chania
- 2822 - Kissamos
- 2823 - Kantanos
- 2824 - Kolymvari
- 2825 - Vamos
- 2826 through 2829 - not used
283x - Rethymno prefecture
- 2831 - Rethymno
- 2832 - Spyli
- 2833 - Amari
- 2834 - Perama Mylopotamou
- 2835 through 2839 - not used
284x - Lasithi
- 2841 - Agios Nikolaos
- 2842 - Ierapetra
- 2843 - Siteia
- 2844 - Tzermadio
- 2845 through 2849 - not used
289x - rest of Heraklion prefecture
- 2891 - Arkalochori
- 2892 - Moires
- 2893 - Pyrgos
- 2894 - Agia Varvara
- 2895 - Ano Viannos
- 2896 - not used
- 2897 - Limenas Chersonisou
- 2898 and 2899 - not used
285x through 288x are not used.
Zone 29
29xx is not used.
Non-geographic prefixes
All numbers have 10 digits except where specified
- 1xx - Emergency telephone numbers
- 118xx - Directory services
- 12x, 12xx, 13x, 13xx - Network customer services (specific to each carrier)
- 138xx - Customer service and sales for Telephone Companies (accessible from all networks)
- 14xxx - Information services (weather, news etc.)
- 15x, 15xx - National public services (public sector numbers)
- 181xx, 182xx, 183xx - Short codes for private companies
- 50 - VPNs
- 690 xxx xxxx - WIND Hellas mobile
- 691 300 xxxx - Telecom Revolution (Viva Telecom)
- 691 400 xxxx - AMD Telecom
- 691 691 xxxx - Mobile Media
- 691 888 xxxx - Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE)
- 692 000 xxxx up to 692 099 xxxx - OTE
- 693 xxx xxxx - WIND Hellas mobile
- 694 xxx xxxx - Vodafone Hellas
- 695 000 xxxx up to 695 199 xxxx - Vodafone Hellas
- 695 340 xxxx - AMD Telecom
- 695 400 xxxx - AMD Telecom
- 695 500 xxxx up to 695 999 xxxx - Vodafone Hellas
- 696 010 xxxx up to 696 019 xxxx - OTE
- 696 910 xxxx up to 696 928 xxxx - Greek Ministry of National Defense
- 697 xxx xxxx - Cosmote mobile
- 698 xxx xxxx - Cosmote mobile
- 699 xxx xxxx - WIND Hellas mobile (taken over from Q-Telecom mobile, currently new 699 numbers are given only to new "Q-card" prepaid subscribers)
- 70 - 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 0,06 EUR/minute
- 812 xxx xxxx - Calls with maximum charge 0,12 EUR/minute
- 825 xxx xxxx - Calls with maximum charge 0,25 EUR/minute
- 850 xxx xxxx - Calls with maximum charge 0,5 EUR/minute
- 875 xxx xxxx - Calls with maximum charge 0,75 EUR/minute
- 807 xxxx - Phonecard services
- 86 - Data services (Internet dialup, Hellaspac packet relay, ERMES email etc.)
- 89 - Data services (Internet dialup, Hellaspac packet relay, ERMES email etc.)
- 901 xxx xxxx - Premium rate services
- 909 xxx xxxx - Premium rate adult-only services
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