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Telephone numbers in the People's Republic of China are administered according to the Telecommunications Network Numbering Plan of China. The structure of telephone numbers for landlines and mobile service is different. Landline telephone numbers have area codes, whereas mobile numbers do not. In major cities, landline numbers consist of a two-digit area code followed by an eight-digit local number. In other places, landline numbers consist of a three-digit area code followed by a seven- or eight-digit local number. Mobile phone numbers consist of eleven digits.
Location | |
---|---|
Country | People's Republic of China |
Continent | Asia |
Regulator | Ministry of Industry and Information Technology |
Type | Open |
Access codes | |
Country code | +86 |
International access | 00 |
Long-distance | 0 |
Landline calls within the same area do not require the area code. Calls to other areas require dialing the trunk prefix 0 and the area code.
The special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau are not part of this numbering plan, and use the calling codes 852 and 853 respectively.
In mainland China, mobile phone numbers have eleven digits in the format 1xx-XXXX-XXXX (except for 140–144, which are 13-digit IoT numbers), in which the first three digits (13x to 19x) designate the mobile phone service provider.
Before GSM, mobile phones had 6-digit (later upgraded to 7-digit) numbers starting with nine. They had the same numbering format as fixed-line telephones. Those numbers were eventually translated into 1390xx9xxx, where xx were local identifiers.
The oldest China Mobile GSM numbers were ten digits long and started with 139 in 1994, the second oldest 138 in 1997, and 137, 136, 135 in 1999. The oldest China Unicom numbers started with 130 in 1995, the second oldest at 131 in 1998. Keeping the same number over time is somewhat associated with the stability and reliability of the owner. The 5th to the seventh digit sometimes relates to age and location.
China's mobile telephone numbers were changed from ten digits to eleven digits, with 0 added after 13x, and thus the HLR code became four-digit long to expand the capacity of the seriously fully crowded numbering plan.
In 2006, 15x numbers were introduced. In late 2008, 18x and 14x (for data plans or IoT) were introduced. In late 2013, 17x were introduced. In 2017, 16x and 19x were introduced.
In December 2016, each cell phone number was required to be consigned to a real name in mainland China. [1]
In November 2010, MIIT has started the trial mobile number portability service in Tianjin and Hainan, in 2012 the trial has extended to Jiangxi, Hubei and Yunan provinces. On 10 November 2019, all provinces started accepting MNP requests for all mobile carriers, except for technical difficulties, the MVNO phones, satellite phones and IoT phones.[2][3]
Mobile service carriers can be identified by the first three or four digits as follows:
Prefix | Carrier | Network | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2G | 3G | 4G | 5G | ||
10641 (13 digits) | China Unicom (VNO for IoT purposes) | N/A4 | WCDMA7 | LTE | NR |
130–132 | China Unicom | N/A4 | WCDMA7 | LTE | NR |
133 | China Telecom1 | N/A5 | LTE | NR | |
134(0–8) | China Mobile | GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
1349 | Chinasat (operated by China Telecom) | Satellite | |||
135–139 | China Mobile | GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
140 (13 digits) | reserved for China Unicom (IoT), due to NR technical difficulties, no 1400(0-9) numbers will be provided | N/A | |||
141 (13 digits) | China Telecom (IoT) currently only 1410(0-9) are used, the rest, 141(10-99) are reserved for future 5G IoT card plans |
N/A5 | LTE | NR | |
142–143 (13 digits) | reserved for future IoT carriers | N/A | |||
144 (13 digits) | China Mobile (IoT) currently only 1440(0-9) and 1441(0-9) are used, the rest, 144(20-99) are reserved for future 5G IoT card plans |
GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
145 | China Unicom (formerly Data-plans only) only new TD-LTE, LTE-FDD, LTE-A or NR wireless network card users may got a new 145 number, but can also be used to connect 3G network |
N/A4 | WCDMA7 | LTE | NR |
146 | China Unicom (IoT) | N/A4 | WCDMA7 | LTE | NR |
147 | China Mobile (formerly Data-plans only) Used for "one SIM with dual-number" service of CMHK in Mainland |
GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
148 | China Mobile (IoT) | GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
149 | China Telecom (formerly Data-plans only) only new TD-LTE, LTE-FDD, LTE-A or NR wireless network card users may got a new 149 number |
N/A5 | LTE | NR | |
150–152 | China Mobile | GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
153 | China Telecom1 | N/A5 | LTE | NR | |
154 | reserved for future mobile carriers | N/A | |||
155–156 | China Unicom | N/A4 | WCDMA7 | LTE | NR |
157 | China Mobile also used for CM wireless landlines |
GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
158–159 | China Mobile | GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
161 | reserved for future mobile carriers | N/A | |||
162 | China Telecom (VNO) | N/A5 | LTE | NR | |
164 | reserved for future mobile carriers | N/A | |||
165 | China Mobile (VNO) | GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
166 | China Unicom | N/A4 | WCDMA7 | LTE | NR |
167 | China Unicom (VNO) | N/A4 | WCDMA7 | LTE | NR |
170(0-2) | China Telecom (VNO) | N/A5 | LTE | NR | |
1703 | China Mobile (VNO) | GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
1704 | China Unicom (VNO) | N/A4 | WCDMA7 | LTE | NR |
170(5-6) | China Mobile (VNO) | GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
170(7-9) | China Unicom (VNO) | N/A4 | WCDMA7 | LTE | NR |
171 | China Unicom (VNO) also used by Hong Kong 3 as sub-number of their SIM cards in Mainland |
N/A4 | WCDMA7 | LTE | NR |
172 | China Mobile (IoT)
Used for "one SIM with dual-number" service of CTM in Mainland |
GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
173 | China Telecom | N/A5 | LTE | NR | |
174(00-05) | Tiantong (operated by China Telecom) | Satellite | |||
174(06-12) | MIIT Emergency Communication Support Center | emergency mobile call | |||
174(13-89) | reserved for satellite phones | N/A | |||
1749 | Inmarsat2 | Satellite | |||
175–176 | China Unicom | N/A4 | WCDMA7 | LTE | NR |
177 | China Telecom | N/A5 | LTE | NR | |
178 | China Mobile | GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
180–181 | China Telecom | N/A5 | LTE | NR | |
182–184 | China Mobile | GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
185–186 | China Unicom | N/A4 | WCDMA7 | LTE | NR |
187–188 | China Mobile | GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
189–191 | China Telecom | N/A5 | LTE | NR | |
192 | China Broadnet | N/A | LTE6 | NR | |
193 | China Telecom | N/A5 | LTE | NR | |
194 | reserved for future mobile carriers | N/A | |||
195 | China Mobile | GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
196 | China Unicom | N/A4 | WCDMA7 | LTE | NR |
197–198 | China Mobile | GSM4 | N/A3 | LTE | NR |
199 | China Telecom | N/A5 | LTE | NR |
1G TACS networks were provided by China Telecom since 1987, operations transferred to China Mobile in 1999, the year China Mobile established, 1G shut down in 2001.
To call phone numbers in China one of the following formats is used:
xxx xxxx | xxxx xxxx Calls within the same area code
0yyy xxx xxxx | 0yyy xxxx xxxx Calls from other areas within China
+86 yyy xxx xxxx | +86 yyy xxxx xxxx Calls from outside China
1nn xxxx xxxx Calls to mobile phones within China
+86 1nn xxxx xxxx Calls to mobiles from outside China
The prefix one is used exclusively by the national capital, Beijing Municipality.
These are area codes for the municipalities of Shanghai, Tianjin, and Chongqing, as well as several major cities with early access to telephones. These cities have upgraded to an 8-number system in the past decade[when?]. All telephone numbers are 8-digit in these areas.
1 - Formerly 811 in urban area and 814 in Yongchuan, both abolished on 9 August 1997; 819 for Wanxian and 810 for Fuling and Qianjiang, abolished on 28 November 1998.
2 - Formerly 410 for Tieling and 413 for Fushun, abolished on 28 August 2011;[7] 414 for Benxi, abolished on 24 May 2014.
3 - Formerly 832, 833, abolished 2010.[8]
4 - Formerly 910, abolished 2006.[9]
It's still unclear whether 26 will be provided or not, some local materials say that it's reserved for Taiwan (especially its capital Taipei), but currently they use +886.[10] Some proposals from planned independent cities (Chinese: 计划单列市) to get rights to operate 026 were also unsuccessful.[11][12]
These are area codes for the provinces of Hebei, Shanxi and Henan.
1 - Formerly 378, abolished on 26 October 2013.
2 - Formerly 397 for 7 east counties, abolished on 20 October 2005.
These are area codes for the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia, and the provinces in Northeast China (Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang). Additionally, numbers starting 400 are shared-pay (callers are charged local rate anywhere in the country) numbers [citation needed].
1 - except Gongzhuling which still uses 434 of Siping
2 - Hunchun formerly 440, abolished in 16 September 2006
3 - Meihekou, Liuhe, Huinan formerly 448, abolished on 16 September 2006
1 -Acheng formerly 450, abolished.
2 - Includes Jiagedaqi and Songling, where considered part of Inner Mongolia by de jure
1 - Jiagedaqi and Songling are de facto under the administration of the Daxing'anling
Prefecture, uses 457.
These are area codes for the provinces of Jiangsu, Shandong (predominantly), Anhui, Zhejiang and Fujian.
All telephone numbers are 8-digit in Jiangsu.
1 - Changshu, Kunshan, Taicang, Wujiang and Zhangjiagang are formerly 520, abolished on 20 April 2002.
1 - Formerly 565 for Chaohu prefectural city era (i.e. before 2011), later split as: Hefei's 551 for Juchao district (now county-level Chaohu) and Lujiang county, Wuhu's 553 for Wuwei and Shenxiang Town of He county (now part of Jiujiang district), and Ma'anshan's 555 for He county (except Shenxiang) and Hanshan county.
2 - Split from Fuyang in 2000, no new area code allocated.
1 - Kinmen, Matsu, and Wuchiu are under Taiwanese control, and hence use international calling code of +886.
All area codes with prefix 6 were assigned in recent years. This prefix (+866) previously was reserved for Taiwan, which is now assigned (+886).[13]
While most areas in Shandong use the prefix 53x 54x, some sites also use the prefix 6.
Laiwu was using 634, now merged to Jinan's 531, former numbers are re-prefixxed as 5317 when merging.
While most areas in Guangdong use the prefix 75x and 76x, some sites also use the prefix 6. The provincial capital Guangzhou uses code 20.
Chaoyang county-level city was using 661, now changed to 754 after split to Chaoyang and Chaonan districts and join Shantou.
While most areas in Yunnan use the prefix 87x and 88x, a couple of areas also use the prefix 6.
These are area codes for the central provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong (predominantly), Jiangxi, and the autonomous region of Guangxi.
20 - except Huarong district which uses Wuhan's 27.
21 - Formerly 733, abolished.
22 - Formerly 732, abolished.
23 - Shunde formerly 765, abolished.
24 - Split from Wuzhou Prefecture, original area code inherited.
25 - Split from Liuzhou Prefecture, original area code inherited.
26 - Split from Yulin Prefecture, original area code inherited.
27 - Split from Nanning Prefecture, original area code inherited.
These are area codes for the provinces of Sichuan, Hainan, Guizhou, Yunnan (predominantly) and the autonomous region of Tibet.
28 - Formerly 852, 853, abolished 2014.[15]
29 - Dongchuan formerly 881, incorporated into 871
30 - also de facto used by Wa State of Myanmar
All telephone numbers are 8-digit in Hainan.
Formerly (most likely before 2000), Sanya, Wuzhishan, Lingshui, Ledong, Baoting and Qiongzhong were 899, Danzhou, Dongfang, Lingao, Baisha and Changjiang were 890.
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.
31 - Shared area code due to small size.
32 - Area under the administration of Golmud uses 979, other landlines within the prefecture use 977.
33 - except Wusu and Dushanzi District which use Kuytun's 992.
34 - except Shawan county which uses Shihezi's 993, and Hoboksar county which uses Karamay's 990.
From within Mainland China, the following emergency numbers are used:
In most cities, the emergency numbers assist in Mandarin Chinese and English.
Starting from 2012 in Shenzhen, an implemented system upgrade to unify three emergency reporting services into one number, 110. A similar approach is being installed in more cities in China to make them more convenient.
Dialing 112, 911, and 999 (outside Beijing without area code 010) plays a recording message about the correct emergency numbers in Chinese and English twice: "For police, dial 110. To report a fire, dial 119. For ambulance, dial 120. To report a traffic accident, dial 122." on China Mobile and China Unicom phones, NO SERVICES will be redirected. The error messages "Number does not exist" will be played on China Telecom phones, and NO SERVICES will be redirected. However, some local report said that in sometimes, only within Beijing, China Unicom landlines and mobile phones call 010-112 may be successful as reporting service for call failures.
From within Mainland China, the following special numbers are used:
12303 – proposals[note 2]
12305 – SPB post appeals[note 3]
12306 – railway services
(10-)12308 – MFA Consular assistance
12309 – SPP reports
12310 – CIOC reports
12313 – tobacco reports[note 3]
12314 – water reports
12315 – consumer reports[note 4]
12316 – agricultural services[note 4]
(10-)12317 – poverty helps[note 4]
12318 – cultural reports[note 4]
12319 – urban development services[note 4]
12320 – health services[note 4]
12321 – MIIT Internet disinfos and spam reports
12323 – MNR maritime report
12325 – food audit
12326 – CAAC audit
12328 – transportation illegal reports[note 4]
12329 – housing fund services[note 4]
12333 – MHRSS services[note 4]
(10-)12335 – MoC Multinational corporation reports
12337 – CPLAC anti-blacks
12338 – women helps
12339 – MSS reports
12340 – statistics[note 5]
12348 – MoJ legal services and aids[note 4]
12350 – MEM safety reports[note 4]
12351 – ACFTU workers' helps
12355 – CYL Adolescence services
12360 – custom services[note 3]
12361 – PDCCP Xuexi Qiangguo
12363 – PBC financial reports
12366 – tax services[note 3]
12367 – immigration services[note 3]
12368 – court services
12369 – environment reports[note 4]
(10-)12370 – MHRSS Civil services
12371 – ODCCP community member consult
12377 – CAC Internet illegal and disinfo reports
12378 – CBIRC reports
(10-)12379 – MEM emergency situation info release
12380 – ODCCP reports
12381 – MIIT public services
12385 – disabled services[note 4]
12386 – CSRC Investor services
12388 – CCDI and NSC reports
12389 – MPS reports
12390 – anti-pornography, illegal and copyvio publishing reports
12393 – NHSA services[note 4]
12395 – MSA Shipwrecking helps
12398 – energy audits
(ex. 962288 in Shanghai – Shanghai foreigner assistant hotline, outside Shanghai people should dial 021-962288, or they will receive an error message or undesired service message)
The international access code from the PRC is 00. This must also be used for calls to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau from the Chinese mainland, together with their separate international codes, as follows:
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