+86 is the country code for China

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+86 explained

The China country code, 86, is what you dial before China numbers when you call from abroad. It is also known as the China dialing code, China calling code, or China phone code. In the China phone number format, +86 comes first, then the area code, such as 21 for Shanghai, then the local number.

Country code: +86; The 0086 country code is the same number
ISO country codes: CN, CHN; Use the CN country code or the CHN country code on forms and passports. To call China, dial +86
Used in: China; No other country or territory dials +86
Exit code: 00; From most countries. Also 011 from United States and Canada, 0011 from Australia, and + from any mobile
Trunk prefix: 0; Drop it after +86
Number length: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 digits; After +86
Time now in China
China mobile number format: 131 2345 6789; From abroad: +86 131 2345 6789
China landline number format: 010 1234 5678; From abroad: +86 10 1234 5678

+86 area codes of main cities

Each +86 area code below is in the form you dial from abroad: +86, then the city code, then the local number. Inside China, callers leave out +86 and put 0 in front of the city code. So Shanghai is +86 21 from abroad and 21 at home.

Shanghai: +8621
Chongqing: +8623
Chengdu/Ziyang/Meishan: +8628
Beijing: +8610
Guangzhou: +8620
Tianjin: +8622
Wuhan: +8627
XiAn/Xianyang: +8629
Weifang: +86536
Nanjing: +8625
Shenyang/Tieling/Fushun: +8624
Wuzhong: +86953
Yantai: +86535
Suzhou: +86557
Nanning: +86771
Taiyuan: +86351
Zibo: +86533
Xiamen: +86592
Guiyang/Zunyi/Anshun: +86851
Lanzhou: +86931
Fuzhou: +86794
Ürümqi: +86991
Zaozhuang: +86632
Shantou/Chaoyang: +86754
Puyang: +86393
Shiyan: +86719
Hohhot: +86471
Tangshan: +86315
Anshan: +86412
Datong: +86352
Huainan: +86554
Huizhou: +86752
Yinchuan: +86951
Baotou: +86472
Linyi: +86539
Baoding: +86312
Bazhong: +86827
Yunfu: +86766
Xining: +86971
Baoshan: +86875
Zhuhai: +86756
Zunyi: +86852
Ganzhou: +86797
Jieyang: +86663
Shangqiu: +86370
Nanchong: +86817
Jiangmen: +86750
Fuyang: +86558
Chaozhou: +86768
Qingyuan: +86763
Daqing: +86459
Wuhu: +86553
Dazhou: +86818
Guilin: +86773
Zhaoqing: +86758
Mianyang: +86816
Putian: +86594
Jinzhou: +86416
Changde: +86736
Kaifeng: +86378
Baoji: +86917
Liuzhou: +86772
Xinyang: +86376
Qujing: +86874
Zhanjiang: +86759
Fushun: +86413
Handan: +86310
Yichang: +86717
Heze: +86530
Liupanshui: +86858
Maoming: +86668
Qinzhou: +86777
Luohe: +86395
Xiangyang/Xiangfan: +86710
Yangjiang: +86662
Xuchang: +86374
Zigong: +86813
Heshan: +86737
Jining: +86474
Jining: +86537
Liaocheng: +86635
Changzhi: +86355
Tianshui: +86938
Weinan: +86913
Zhongwei: +86955
Panjin: +86427
Jiujiang: +86792
Anyang: +86372
Bijie: +86857
Shangrao: +86793
Huaibei: +86561
Hengyang: +86734
Yulin: +86775
Yulin: +86912
Jingzhou: +86716
Xinxiang: +86373
Yichun: +86458
Yichun: +86795
Shaoguan: +86751
Longyan: +86597
Yongzhou: +86746
Huzhou: +86572
Hanzhong: +86916
Dongying: +86546
Luzhou: +86830
Meizhou: +86753
Yueyang: +86730
Laiwu: +86634
Pingdingshan: +86375
Bengbu: +86552
Linfen: +86357
Huludao: +86429
Chengde: +86314
Xiaogan: +86712
Ziyang/Neijiang: +86832
Quzhou: +86570
Pingxiang: +86799
Qiqihar: +86452
Ankang: +86915
Langfang: +86316
Lhasa: +86891
Jiaozuo: +86391
Benxi: +86414
Weihai: +86631
Xinyu: +86790
Yibin: +86831
Chenzhou: +86735
Dandong: +86415
Anqing: +86556
Xingtai: +86319
Zhaotong: +86870
Panzhihua: +86812
Chuzhou: +86550
Xuancheng: +86563
Anshun: +86853
Wuzhou: +86774
Shaoyang: +86739
Hegang: +86468
Shizuishan: +86952
Deyang: +86838
Yangquan: +86353
Zhumadian: +86396
Zhangjiakou: +86313
Fuxin: +86418
Huangshi: +86714
Liaoyang: +86419
Baise: +86776
Binzhou: +86543
Yuncheng: +86359
Dezhou: +86534
Sanmenxia: +86398
Mudanjiang: +86453
Leshan: +86833
Rizhao: +86633
Suining: +86825
Hebi: +86392
Jingmen: +86724
Siping: +86434
Suizhou: +86722
Chizhou: +86566
Sanming: +86598
Shuangyashan: +86469
Yingkou: +86417
Zhangzhou: +86596
Dongsheng: +86477
Shihezi: +86993
Chuxiong: +86878
Huaihua: +86745
Jiamusi: +86454
Korla: +86996
Xinzhou: +86350
Aqsu: +86997
Shangluo: +86914
Cangzhou: +86317
Beihai: +86779
Hengshui: +86318
Guangyuan: +86839
Xianning: +86715
Tonghua/Meihekou: +86435
Zhangye: +86936
Kashgar: +86998
Zhoukou: +86394
Pingliang: +86933
Loudi: +86738
Shanwei: +86660
Xichang: +86834
Jincheng: +86356
Yan’an: +86911
Jingdezhen: +86798
Nanping: +86599
Longshan: +86437
Heyuan: +86762
Huangshan: +86559
Tieling: +86410
Lishui: +86578
Wenshan City: +86876
Zhangjiajie: +86744
Ningde: +86593
Jiuquan: +86937
Dingxi: +86932
Tongchuan: +86919
Guyuan: +86954
Chaoyang: +86421
Gujangbagh: +86903
Jixi: +86467
Tongling: +86562
Huanggang: +86713
Chifeng: +86476
Qitaihe: +86464
Hechi: +86778
Lincang: +86883
Xingyi: +86859
Baicheng: +86436
Pu'er: +86879
Baiyin: +86943
Artux: +86908
Enshi: +86718
Fangchenggang: +86770
Kaili: +86855
Linxia Chengguanzhen: +86930
Ghulja: +86999
Tongliao: +86475
Suihua: +86455
Hami: +86902
Xiantao: +86728
Yuci: +86354
Bole: +86909
Dali: +86872
Jinchang: +86935
Heihe: +86456
Wuhai: +86473
Yingtan: +86701
Lijiang: +86888
Yunjinghong: +86691
Changji: +86994
Duyun: +86854
Ezhou: +86711
Jinshanlu: +86906
Baishan: +86439
Tacheng: +86901
Yushu: +86976
Jiagedaqi: +86457
Gejiu: +86873
Songyuan: +86438
Yuxi: +86877
Tongren: +86856
Tongren: +86973
Jishou: +86743
Kangding: +86836
Zhongshu: +86692
Qamdo: +86895
Rikaze/Zhongba: +86892
Lishi: +86358
Liuku: +86886
Xifeng: +86934
Hezuo: +86941
Qabqa: +86974
Naqu/Jiali/Nierong/Shenzha/Shuanghu/Bange/Nima: +86896
Linhe: +86478
Yanbian Zhou/Hunchun/Yanji: +86433
Hailaer: +86470
Xilinhaote: +86479
Wulanhaote: +86482
Alashanzuoqi: +86483
TaiAn: +86538
MaAnshan: +86555
LiuAn: +86564
JiAn: +86796
GuangAn: +86826
YaAn: +86835
MaErkang: +86837
Zhongdian: +86887
Naidong: +86893
Linzhi: +86894
GeEr/Pulan/Zhada: +86897
Wudu: +86939
Haiyan: +86970
PingAn: +86972
Maqin: +86975
Delingha: +86977
GeErmu: +86979
Kalamayi: +86990
Kuitun: +86992
Tulufan: +86995

China phone number types

The first digits of a China 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 China phone number, as dialed inside China and from abroad.

Type	Inside China	From abroad
LandlineStarts with 10 for Beijing, or a longer area code for other cities, then the local number	010 1234 5678	+86 10 1234 5678
MobileStarts with 1	131 2345 6789	+86 131 2345 6789
Toll-freeStarts with 800. Reachable mainly from a China Telecom mobile or a landline inside China	800 123 4567	+86 800 123 4567
Shared costStarts with 400. The caller and the business both pay a share of the call	400 123 4567	+86 400 123 4567
Premium rateStarts with 168. An eight-digit line that costs more than a standard call	16812345	+86 16812345

Good to know before you call China

Sound like a local

“喂”

Wéi

Wei means hello, said when you pick up a call

“喂”

Wéi

The person who placed the call often says wei back

Emergency number

110

119 reaches the fire service and 120 reaches an ambulance.

Shanghai Municipal People's Government

China rolled out new mobile prefixes in stages: 15x numbers in 2006, 18x and 14x in 2008, 17x in 2013, and 16x and 19x in 2017.
Wikipedia: Telephone numbers in mainland China
China Mobile's 13-digit internet-of-things numbers start with 144, but only the 1440 and 1441 blocks inside that prefix are issued.
Wikipedia: Telephone numbers in mainland China
Every mobile number in mainland China has been registered to a real name since December 2016.
Wikipedia: Telephone numbers in mainland China
China's 400 numbers split the bill: the caller and the business both pay, and either a landline or a mobile can dial one.
Wikipedia: Telephone numbers in mainland China

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Why a call to China fails

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The exit code is wrong for your country

China's own exit code is 00. From the US and Canada, dial 011 first, then 86. Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan use +852, +853, and +886 instead of +86.

Connects: 011 86 10 1234 5678
Does not connect: 00 86 10 1234 5678

The number does not take calls from abroad

China's 800 numbers are toll-free only from a landline or a China Telecom mobile. A number that starts with 800 usually will not connect from outside the country.

Connects: 011 86 10 1234 5678
Does not connect: 011 86 800 123 4567

Questions about +86

Which country is +86?

+86, or country code 86, belongs to mainland China. Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan each dial with their own code.

What is +86?

+86 is the part you dial before a China number when you call from another country. For a landline, it replaces the long-distance 0 in front of the area code.

What is the difference between +86 and 0086?

The + stands for your own exit code. 00 is China's exit code and also the exit code across most of Europe and Asia, so 0086 and +86 reach the same number there. From the US or Canada, dial 011 86 instead.

Can I text a +86 number?

Yes. Write the number as +86 followed by the mobile number, and your phone sends the text abroad at your carrier's international rate.

How much does it cost to call China?

A call to a Chinese mobile costs more than a call to a landline. The dialer on this page shows the exact price of the number you enter before you call.

Is Hong Kong's country code the same as China's?

No. Hong Kong uses +852 and Macau uses +853, both separate from mainland China's +86.

What does 400 or 800 mean before a China number?

A number starting with 400 splits the cost between the caller and the business, while one starting with 800 is toll-free only within China.

Is the CN country code the same as +86?

No. CN is the ISO code of China, used in forms, addresses, and domain lists. The number you dial is +86.

The information on this page is accurate as of September 26, 2026.

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China's national numbering plan filed with the ITU

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