'The Chinese Telephone Code Plan' is the way to group telephone numbers in
mainland China. Land lines and mobile phones follow different systems: land lines use area codes, while mobile phones do not.
For land line area codes, a "0" is typically added in front when dialing domestic long distance from within mainland China, but is never added when dialing from outside mainland China. Domestic phone numbers in large cities have 8 digits, and in other areas 7 digits and no less. Mobile phone numbers have 11 digits.
The
Special Administrative Regions of
Hong Kong and
Macau are not part of this numbering plan, and use the country codes 852 and 853 respectively. (see
Hong Kong telephone numbering plan and
Macau telephone numbering plan).
'
Country Code: 86'
'
International Call Prefix: 00'
Mobile phones
In mainland China,
mobile phone numbers have 11 digits in the format 1xx-xxxx-xxxx. The first three digits of mobile phone numbers (13x, 15x and 18x) designate the mobile phone service provider and the next four digits is a regional code and the last four digits are assigned by the mobile service provider as part of the customer ID.
Mobile service providers can be identified by the first three digits as follows:
130/1/2
China Unicom GSM
133
China Unicom CDMA
1340-1348
China Mobile GSM
1349
ChinaSat Satellite
135/6/7/8/9
China Mobile GoTone subscription service
153
China Unicom CDMA/
GSM mixed
159
China Mobile GSM
188
China Telecom TD-SCDMA
189
China Netcom TD-SCDMA
Area 1
The prefix 1 is used exclusively by the national capital,
Beijing Municipality.
★
Beijing -- 10
Area 2
These are area codes for the
municipalities of
Shanghai,
Tianjin and
Chongqing, as well as several large cities with early access to telephones. All of these cities have upgraded to a 8-number system in the past decade. The
People's Republic of China reserves code 26 for
Taipei, capital of
Taiwan, which it claims sovereignty over.
★
Guangzhou -- 20
★
Shanghai -- 21
★
Tianjin -- 22
★
Chongqing -- 23
★
Shenyang -- 24
★
Nanjing -- 25
★
Taipei -- 26 (proposed use)
★
Wuhan -- 27
★
Chengdu -- 28
★
Xi'an -- 29
Area 3
These are area codes for the
provinces of
Hebei,
Shanxi and
Henan.
Hebei
★
Handan -- 310
★
Shijiazhuang -- 311
★
Baoding -- 312
★
Zhangjiakou -- 313
★
Chengde -- 314
★
Tangshan -- 315
★
Langfang -- 316
★
Cangzhou -- 317
★
Hengshui -- 318
★
Xingtai -- 319
★
Qinhuangdao -- 335
Shanxi
★
Shuozhou -- 349
★
Xinzhou -- 350
★
Taiyuan -- 351
★
Datong -- 352
★
Yangquan -- 353
★
Jinzhong -- 354
★
Changzhi -- 355
★
Jincheng -- 356
★
Linfen -- 357
★
Lishi -- 358
★
Yuncheng -- 359
Henan
★
Shangqiu -- 370
★
Zhengzhou -- 371
★
Anyang -- 372
★
Xinxiang -- 373
★
Xuchang -- 374
★
Pingdingshan -- 375
★
Xinyang -- 376
★
Nanyang -- 377
★
Kaifeng -- 378
★
Luoyang -- 379
★
Jiaozuo -- 391
★
Hebi -- 392
★
Puyang -- 393
★
Zhoukou -- 394
★
Luohe -- 395
★
Zhumadian -- 396
★
Huangchuan -- 397
★
Sanmenxia -- 398
Area 4
These are area codes for the
autonomous region of
Inner Mongolia, and the
provinces in
Northeast China (
Liaoning,
Jilin, and
Heilongjiang).
Inner Mongolia
★
Hulunbuir -- 470
★
Hohhot -- 471
★
Baotou -- 472
★
Wuhai -- 473
★
Jining -- 474
★
Tongliao -- 475
★
Chifeng -- 476
★
Dongsheng -- 477
★
Linhe -- 478
★
Xilinhot -- 479
★
Ulanhot -- 482
★
Alxa Left Banner -- 483
Liaoning
The provincial capital,
Shenyang, uses code 24.
★
Tieling -- 410
★
Dalian -- 411
★
Anshan -- 412
★
Fushun -- 413
★
Benxi -- 414
★
Dandong -- 415
★
Jinzhou -- 416
★
Yingkou -- 417
★
Fuxin -- 418
★
Liaoyang -- 419
★
Chaoyang -- 421
★
Panjin -- 427
★
Huludao -- 429
Jilin
★
Changchun -- 431
★
Jilin -- 432
★
Yanji -- 433
★
Siping -- 434
★
Tonghua -- 435
★
Baicheng -- 436
★
Liaoyuan -- 437
★
Songyuan -- 438
★
Baishan -- 439
★
Hunchun -- 440
★
Meihekou -- 448
Heilongjiang
★
Harbin -- 451
★
Qiqihar -- 452
★
Mudanjiang -- 453
★
Jiamusi -- 454
★
Suihua -- 455
★
Heihe -- 456
★
Jiagedaqi -- 457
★
Yichun -- 458
★
Daqing -- 459
★
Qitaihe -- 464
★
Jixi -- 467
★
Hegang -- 468
★
Shuangyashan -- 469
Area 5
These are area codes for the
provinces of
Jiangsu,
Shandong (predominantly),
Anhui,
Zhejiang and
Fujian.
Jiangsu
The provincial capital of
Nanjing uses code 25.
★
Wuxi -- 510
★
Zhenjiang -- 511
★
Suzhou -- 512
★
Nantong -- 513
★
Yangzhou -- 514
★
Yancheng -- 515
★
Xuzhou -- 516
★
Huai'an -- 517
★
Lianyungang -- 518
★
Changzhou -- 519
★
Taizhou -- 523
★
Suqian -- 527
Shandong - Area 5
While most areas in Shandong use the prefix 5, some areas also use the prefix
6.
★
Heze -- 530
★
Jinan -- 531
★
Qingdao -- 532
★
Zibo -- 533
★
Dezhou -- 534
★
Yantai -- 535
★
Weifang -- 536
★
Jining -- 537
★
Tai'an -- 538
★
Linyi -- 539
★
Binzhou -- 543
★
Dongying -- 546
Anhui
★
Chuzhou -- 550
★
Hefei -- 551
★
Bengbu -- 552
★
Wuhu -- 553
★
Huainan -- 554
★
Ma'anshan -- 555
★
Anqing -- 556
★
Suzhou -- 557
★
Fuyang -- 558
★
Huangshan -- 559
★
Huaibei -- 561
★
Tongling -- 562
★
Xuancheng -- 563
★
Lu'an -- 564
★
Chaohu -- 565
★
Chizhou -- 566
Zhejiang
★
Quzhou -- 570
★
Hangzhou -- 571
★
Huzhou -- 572
★
Jiaxing -- 573
★
Ningbo -- 574
★
Shaoxing -- 575
★
Taizhou -- 576
★
Wenzhou -- 577
★
Lishui -- 578
★
Jinhua -- 579
★
Zhoushan -- 580
Fujian
★
Fuzhou -- 591
★
Xiamen -- 592
★
Ningde -- 593
★
Putian -- 594
★
Quanzhou -- 595
★
Zhangzhou -- 596
★
Longyan -- 597
★
Sanming -- 598
★
Nanping -- 599
Area 6
Taiwan (proposed use)
The
Republic of China on Taiwan currently uses the
international calling code of 886.
Shandong - Area 6
While most areas in
Shandong use the prefix
5, some areas also use the prefix 6.
★
Weihai -- 631
★
Zaozhuang -- 632
★
Rizhao -- 633
★
Laiwu -- 634
★
Liaocheng -- 635
Guangdong - Area 6
While most areas in
Guangdong use the prefix
7, some areas also use the prefix 6. The provincial capital
Guangzhou uses code 20.
★
Shanwei -- 660
★
Yangjiang -- 662
★
Jieyang -- 663
★
Maoming -- 668
Yunnan - Area 6
While most areas in
Yunnan use the prefix
8, a couple of areas also use the prefix 6.
★
Jinghong -- 691
★
Luxi -- 692
Area 7
These are area codes for the
provinces of
Hubei,
Hunan,
Guangdong (predominantly),
Jiangxi, and the
autonomous region of
Guangxi.
Hubei
The provincial capital of
Wuhan uses code 27.
★
Xiangfan -- 710
★
Ezhou -- 711
★
Xiaogan -- 712
★
Huanggan -- 713
★
Huangshi -- 714
★
Xianning -- 715
★
Jingzhou -- 716
★
Yichang -- 717
★
Enshi -- 718
★
Shiyan -- 719
★
Suizhou -- 722
★
Jingmen -- 724
★
Jianghan District --728
Hunan
★
Yueyang -- 730
★
Changsha -- 731
★
Xiangtan -- 732
★
Zhuzhou -- 733
★
Hengyang -- 734
★
Chenzhou -- 735
★
Changde -- 736
★
Yiyang -- 737
★
Loudi -- 738
★
Shaoyang -- 739
★
Jishou -- 743
★
Zhangjiajie -- 744
★
Huaihua -- 745
★
Yongzhou -- 746
Guangdong - Area 7
Some areas in Guangdong use the prefix
6, while the provincial capital of
Guangzhou uses code 20.
★
Jiangmen -- 750
★
Shaoguan -- 751
★
Huizhou -- 752
★
Meizhou-- 753
★
Shantou -- 754
★
Chaoyang -- 754
★
Shenzhen -- 755
★
Zhuhai -- 756
★
Foshan -- 757
★
Zhaoqing -- 758
★
Zhanjiang -- 759
★
Zhongshan -- 760
★
Heyuan -- 762
★
Qingyuan -- 763
★
Yunfu -- 766
★
Chaozhou -- 768
★
Dongguan -- 769
Guangxi
★
Fangchenggang -- 770
★
Nanning -- 771
★
Liuzhou -- 772
★
Guilin -- 773
★
Wuzhou -- 774
★
Yulin -- 775
★
Baise -- 776
★
Qinzhou -- 777
★
Hechi -- 778
★
Beihai -- 779
Jiangxi
★
Yingtan -- 701
★
Xinyu -- 790
★
Nanchang -- 791
★
Jiujiang -- 792
★
Shangrao -- 793
★
Fuzhou -- 794
★
Yichun -- 795
★
Ji'an -- 796
★
Ganzhou -- 797
★
Jingdezhen -- 798
★
Pingxiang -- 799
Area 8
These are area codes for the
provinces of
Sichuan,
Hainan,
Guizhou,
Yunnan (predominantly) and the
autonomous region of
Tibet.
Sichuan
The provincial capital of
Chengdu uses code 28.
★
Panzhihua -- 812
★
Zigong -- 813
★
Mianyang -- 816
★
Nanchong -- 817
★
Dazhou -- 818
★
Suining -- 825
★
Guang'an --826
★
Bazhong -- 827
★
Luzhou -- 830
★
Yibin -- 831
★
Neijiang -- 832
★
Ziyang -- 832
★
Leshan -- 833
★
Xichang -- 834
★
Ya'an -- 835
★
Kangding -- 836
★
Ma'erkang -- 837
★
Deyang -- 838
★
Guangyuan -- 839
Guizhou
★
Guiyang -- 851
★
Zunyi -- 852
★
Anshun -- 853
★
Duyun -- 854
★
Kaili -- 855
★
Tongren -- 856
★
Bijie -- 857
★
Liupanshui -- 858
★
Xingyi -- 859
Yunnan - Area 8
Some areas in Yunnan use the prefix
6.
★
Zhaotong -- 870
★
Kunming -- 871
★
Dali -- 872
★
Gejiu -- 873
★
Qujing -- 874
★
Baoshan -- 875
★
Wenshan -- 876
★
Yuxi -- 877
★
Chuxiong -- 878
★
Simao -- 879
★
Dongchuan -- 881
★
Lincang -- 883
★
Liuku -- 886
★
Zhongdian -- 887
★
Lijiang -- 888
Tibet
★
Zhongba County -- 8029
★
Burang County -- 8060
★
Lhari County -- 8063
★
Biru County -- 8065
★
Baingoin County -- 8067
★
Xainza County -- 8068
★
Shuanghu Special District -- 8070
★
Zanda County -- 8071
★
Nyima County -- 8081
★
Lhasa -- 891
★
Shigatse -- 892
★
Shannan -- 893
★
Nyingchi -- 894
★
Qamdo -- 895
★
Nagqu -- 896
★
Ngari -- 897
Hainan
★ All areas -- 898
Area 9
These are area codes for northwestern regions including the
provinces of
Shaanxi,
Gansu and
Qinghai, as well as the
autonomous regions of
Ningxia and
Xinjiang.
Shaanxi
The provincial capital of
Xi'an uses code 29.
★
Xianyang -- 910
★
Yan'an -- 911
★
Yulin -- 912
★
Weinan -- 913
★
Shangzhou-- 914
★
Ankang -- 915
★
Hanzhong -- 916
★
Baoji -- 917
★
Tongchuan -- 919
Gansu
★
Linxia -- 930
★
Lanzhou -- 931
★
Dingxi -- 932
★
Pingliang -- 933
★
Xifeng -- 934
★
Wuwei -- 935
★
Zhangye -- 936
★
Jiuquan -- 937
★
Tianshui -- 938
★
Cheng County -- 939
★
Gannanzhou -- 941
★
Baiyin -- 943
Ningxia
★
Yinchuan -- 951
★
Shizuishan -- 952
★
Wuzhong -- 953
★
Guyuan -- 954
★
Zhongwei -- 955
Qinghai
★
Haiyan -- 970
★
Xining -- 971
★
Haidong -- 972
★
Tongren -- 973
★
Gonghe - 974
★
Guoluo -- 975
★
Yushu -- 976
★
Delingha -- 977
★
Menyuan -- 978
★
Golmud -- 979
Xinjiang
★
Tacheng -- 901
★
Kumul -- 902
★
Khotan -- 903
★
Altay -- 906
★
Artux -- 908
★
Bole -- 909
★
Karamay -- 990
★
Ürümqi -- 991
★
Kuitun -- 992
★
Shihezi -- 993
★
Changji -- 994
★
Turfan -- 995
★
Korla -- 996
★
Aksu -- 997
★
Kashgar -- 998
★
Yining -- 999
Emergency Numbers
From within
Mainland China, the following emergency numbers are used:
★ '110', for '
Police'
★ '120', for '
Ambulance'
★ '119', for '
Fire'
★ '122', for '
Traffic Accident'
(''to be completed'')
Others
From within
Mainland China, the following special numbers are used:
★ '114', for
Directory
★ '12117', for
Time
★ '12121', for
Weather
(''to be completed'')
International Access Code
The
international access code from the PRC is '00'. This must also be used for calls to
Taiwan,
Hong Kong and
Macau from the
mainland, together with their separate international codes, as follows:
'Taiwan' 00 886 ...
'Hong Kong' 00 852 xxxx xxxx
'Macau' 00 853 xxx xxxx
However, calls are charged at discounted rates.
(The Country Code for PRC is 86.)
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★
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