South Africa Country Code 27

Country Codes
South Africa
+27 / ZA / ZAF
Local time
South Africa
Population
South Africa
57 779 622
Emergency phone number
South Africa
10 111
Country Calling Code: +27
E.164 (Country Code): 27
Emergency phone number: 10 111
Capital: Pretoria
Language: Afrikaans
English
Ndebele, South; South Ndebele
Sotho, Southern
Swati
Tswana
Tsonga
Venda
Xhosa
Zulu
Valuta: South African Rand (ZAR)
2 DIGIT ISO: ZA
3 DIGIT ISO: ZAF
Local Time: 11:21
Population: 57 779 622
Land Area: 1 219 912 KM2
Most common questions
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Country code +27?
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South Africa country codes

South Africa has three different country codes, one of those is the numeric country code +27 which is what you dial before the phone number when you call a phone number in South Africa from abroad. The two others are the ISO-codes ZA and ZAF.

How to call a phone number in South Africa

South Africa's country code is 27. If you are calling South Africa from abroad, you must either write a plus sign (+) or two zeros (00) followed by its country code (+27 or 0027).
We have 656 telephone numbers from 17 different areas in South Africa stored in our database.

In case of emergency

South Africa has different emergency numbers depending on type of emergency. Call 10 111 for police, Call 10 177 for fire brigade and 10 177 for ambulance.

Local time and other details

Local time in South Africa is 11:21. South Africa has a land area of 1 219 912 KM2 and a population of 57 779 622 citiciens *2021-08-22.