Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka

Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka

Location of Sri Lanka (dark green)
Country	Sri Lanka
Continent	Asia
Regulator	Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka
Numbering plan type	Open
NSN length	7
Format	0AA-NNN NNNN (10 digits)
Country code	+94
International access	00
Long-distance	0

Emergency Services[1]

Code	Purpose	Organization
101	Emergency Cyber Security Coordination Centre to handle cyber incidents reported by public	Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT)
105	Dedicated maritime incident hotline	Sri Lanka Navy Headqurters
106[2]	For minimize response time and enhance coordination in maritime distress situations	Sri Lanka Coast Guard
107	Police Emergency Service for Northern and Eastern Provinces in Tamil language	Sri Lanka Police - Wanni Range
109	For the public to report incidents related to abuse of Children and Women	The Bureau for the Prevention of Abuse of Children and Women
110	Emergency and Rescue Services	By Regional Offices for Emergency and Rescue Services
112	Police Emergency Service Hot Line	Police Emergency Service
113	Sri Lanka Army	Sri Lanka Army Head Quarters
114	To manage eventualities pertaining to national security and disaster relief operations	Sri Lanka Army
115	National Air Defence Network	Air Defence Command and Control Centre, SLAF Mirigama
116	For the Air Defence Operation Centre (ADOC) to receive Air Defence alerts from the general public	Sri Lanka Air Force
117	Disaster Management Call Centre	Disaster Management Centre[3]
118	National Help Desk	Ministry of Public Security
119	Police Emergency Service	Sri Lanka Police Department
1990	Emergency Pre–Hospital Care Ambulance Service	Ministry of Health

More Info

3 Digits Short Codes for Special Services in Sri Lanka

4 Digit Short Codes

• Short Codes in 19XX Range for Government Organizations

 4 Digits Short Codes for Services in Sri Lanka 

• Short Codes in 13XX Range for Private Sector Organizations

 4 Digits Short Codes for Services in Sri Lanka 

Operator Hotlines and WhatsApp chatting numbers

Code	Operator
1755	Airtel by Dialog
1777	Dialog[4]
1788	Hutch[5]
1212	SLTMobitel[6]
1717
WhatsApp chatting numbers
[phone]	Airtel by Dialog
[phone]	Dialog
[phone]	Hutch
[phone]	SLTMobitel (Mobile services)

Fixed line (landline) codes

Fixed Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx y zzzzzz format where:

xxx	represents the area code. All area codes begin with 0. (0xx y zzzzzz)
y	represents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers.
zzzzzz	represents the main telephone number of six digits.

Area codes^[7]

Province	District	Area	Area Code
Western	Colombo	Colombo	011
		Avissawella	036
	Gampaha	Negombo	031
		Gampaha	033
	Kalutara	Panadura	038
		Kalutara	034
Central	Kandy	Nawalapitiya	054
		Kandy	081
	Nuwara Eliya	Hatton	051
		Nuwara Eliya	052
	Matale	Matale	066
Southern	Galle	Galle	091
	Matara	Matara	041
	Hambantota	Hambantota	047
North Western	Puttalam	Chilaw	032
	Kurunegala	Kurunegala	037
Northern	Jaffna	Jaffna	021
	Mannar	Mannar	023
	Vavuniya	Vavuniya	024
Eastern	Ampara	Ampara	063
		Kalmunai	067
	Batticaloa	Batticaloa	065
	Trincomalee	Trincomalee	026
North Central	Anuradhapura	Anuradhapura	025
	Polonnaruwa	Polonnaruwa	027
Uva	Monaragala	Monaragala	055
	Badulla	Badulla	055
		Bandarawela	057
Sabaragamuwa	Ratnapura	Ratnapura	045
	Kegalle	Kegalle	035

Operator Codes for Fixed LTE/Fibre/Copper

Area code	Operator code	Operator	Type
0xx	2	SLTMobitel	Fixed Fibre/Copper
	3		Fixed wireless LTE
	4	Dialog	Fixed wireless LTE
	7

Mobile operator codes

Code	Operator
070	SLTMobitel
071
072	Hutch (previously used by Etisalat)
074	Dialog (075 is currently using under Airtel brand)[8]
075
076
077
078	Hutch

Mobile numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx zzzzzzz format where:

• "xxx" represents the mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number. All mobile operator codes begin with 07.
• "zzzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of seven digits.

Dialling into Sri Lanka

To fixed line

To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx y zzzzzz format where:

+	is the international call prefix (usually 00).
94	is Sri Lanka's country code.
xx	represents the area code. (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka).
y	represents the operator code.
zzzzzz	represents the main telephone number of six digits.

To mobile line

To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx zzzzzzz format where:

+	is the international call prefix (usually 00).
94	is Sri Lanka's country code.
xx	represents the mobile operator code (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka. ).
zzzzzzz	represents the main telephone number of seven digits.

See also

• Telecommunications in Sri Lanka
• ISO 3166-2:LK
• Postal codes in Sri Lanka
• Subdivisions of Sri Lanka
• Registered Public Pay Phone Services Archived 2020-02-18 at the Wayback Machine