+235 explained
The Chad country code, 235, is what you dial before a Chad number when you call from abroad. It is also known as the Chad dialing code, Chad calling code, or Chad phone code. In the Chad phone number format, +235 comes first, then the area code and the local number.
- Country code
- +235
- The 00235 country code is the same number
- ISO country codes
- TD, TCD
- Use the TD country code or the TCD country code on forms and passports. To call Chad, dial +235
- Used in
- Chad
- No other country or territory dials +235
- Exit code
- 00
- From most countries. Also 011 from United States and Canada, 0011 from Australia, and + from any mobile
- Trunk prefix
- None
- Keep every digit after +235
- Number length
- 8 digits
- After +235
- Time now in Chad
- Chad mobile number format
- 63 01 23 45
- From abroad: +235 63 01 23 45
- Chad landline number format
- 22 50 12 34
- From abroad: +235 22 50 12 34
Chad phone number types
The first digits of a Chad number tell you what kind of number it is: a landline, a mobile, a free number, or one that costs more to call. Here is a sample of each type of Chad phone number, as dialed inside Chad and from abroad.
Good to know before you call Chad
“Allô”
The usual way to answer a call in Chad, in Chadian Arabic. A Chadian Arabic phrasebook lists it as the word for the telephone, apart from the everyday greeting
Chad's numbers form one closed 8-digit block, so there is no area code and the digits stay the same with or without +235.
ARCEP Tchad, the numbering planARCEP gives each carrier its own prefixes: Airtel Tchad starts with 60, 62, 63, 65, 66, or 68, and Millicom Tchad starts with 90 to 93, 95, 98, or 99.
ARCEP Tchad, the numbering planSotel Tchad, the state operator, still runs an older CDMA network on numbers starting with 227 or 228, next to its 225 and 226 fixed lines.
ARCEP Tchad, the numbering plan
What it costs to call Chad (using Suparelay)
Landline from $1.15/minMobile from $1.15/min
Only 16 of 221 countries cost more to call than Chad.
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Why a call to Chad fails
You call from: 🇺🇸 United States
The exit code is wrong for your country
Most countries dial out with 00, but the US and Canada use 011 instead. Dial your own exit code, then +235, to reach a Chad number.
- Connects
- 011 235 22 50 12 34
- Does not connect
- 00 235 22 50 12 34
The 00 was saved instead of the +
Some phones will not dial a contact saved as 00235. Save a Chad number as +235 instead, so it dials correctly from any country.
- Connects
- 011 235 22 50 12 34
- Does not connect
- 00 235 22 50 12 34
Questions about +235
Which country is +235?
+235, or country code 235, belongs to Chad, in Central Africa. No other country shares this code.
What is +235?
+235 is the part you dial before a Chad number when you call it from another country. Chad has no trunk prefix, so the digits after +235 match the number itself.
What is the difference between +235 and 00235?
The + stands for the exit code your own phone or country uses. Chad's own exit code is 00, so from most places 00235 and +235 reach the same Chad number. From the US or Canada, dial 011 235 instead.
Can I text a +235 number?
Yes. Chad's numbers have no trunk prefix to drop, so write the full 8 digits after +235 and your carrier sends the text at its international rate.
How much does it cost to call Chad?
The dialer on this page shows the exact price for the Chad number you enter before you call, since the cost depends on the network.
Does Chad have area codes?
No. ARCEP, the regulator, runs Chad on one closed block of 8 digits, so a number dials the same everywhere in the country with no separate area code.
What network is a +235 227 or 228 number on?
Sotel Tchad, the state operator, still runs an older CDMA network on numbers starting with 227 or 228, next to its regular 225 and 226 fixed lines.
The information on this page is accurate as of September 26, 2026.
ARCEP Tchad, the numbering plan