Namibia country code, +264 explained.
Everything you need to call Namibia with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
Namibia
Windhoek · Africa
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
ISO Alpha-2
NA
Capital
Windhoek
Region
Africa
Timezone
UTC+2
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +264 · XX · XXXXXXX
How Namibia numbers break down
A complete number to Namibia follows this pattern. Twiching adds the exit and country codes automatically when you dial from the app.
EXIT CODE
Dial from the US/Canada to leave the country.
COUNTRY CODE
Routes the call directly into Namibia.
AREA / MOBILE
Regional or mobile prefix — drop the leading 0.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +264 · XX · XXXXXXX
Namibia on the map
Windhoek · Africa
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
Namibia virtual phone numbers, built for business
Instead of leasing a physical line in Namibia, a Twiching SIP trunk routes your existing PBX or softphone traffic through a local +264 number — same call quality, none of the on-the-ground infrastructure.
Local +264 caller ID
Calls display a recognisable Namibia number instead of an unfamiliar international one.
SIP trunking
Route your existing PBX or softphone through Twiching's Tier-1 trunk — no hardware swap.
Minutes to provision
Numbers activate in the dashboard the same day, with no on-the-ground carrier contract.
+264
Namibia · ready to provision today
Tier-1 delivery into Namibia, end to end
Namibia isn't treated as a secondary market — it runs on the identical direct-carrier routing and delivery guarantees as every other country in the directory.
Namibia
+264
191
Countries in directory
NAMIBIA INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
60%+
Guaranteed ASR
REAL-TIME ROUTING
How Namibia phone numbers are structured
Numbering Format
COUNTRY
+264
AREA
XX
LOCAL
XXXXXXX
Namibia uses an open numbering plan under country code +264. After the country code, a 2-digit area or mobile prefix is followed by a 7-digit subscriber number, giving a 9-digit national number. Domestic numbers are often written with a leading trunk "0" that is omitted when dialing Namibia from abroad.
Carriers & language
Namibia has 51% internet penetration and is served by 3 major mobile networks (MTC Namibia, TN Mobile, Telecom Namibia). VoIP is permitted and regulated by Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN). The local currency is Namibian Dollar and the primary language is English, which shape IVR prompts, SMS content, and business-hours handling.
Africa context
Across African markets, mobile-first numbering dominates and Tier-1 interconnects are the key to consistent call delivery and CLI presentation.
Skipping the exit code
Namibia calls from the US need 011 first, then +264 — the exit code isn't optional.
Keeping the national trunk "0"
Namibia numbers often show a domestic leading 0 — drop it once you've dialed the +264 country code from outside the country.
Ignoring the time difference
Namibia runs on UTC+2. Check local hours before dialing so calls don't land outside business time.
Compliance, carriers & rates for Namibia
Permitted — CRAN regulated
Regulated by Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN)
VoIP is openly regulated in Namibia under Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN), so there's no licensing hurdle to clear before routing calls or SMS through a compliant provider like Twiching.
- CRAN licenses VoIP service providers under the Communications Act of 2009 and its amendments.
- All VoIP operators must provide lawful interception capabilities and comply with emergency services routing standards.
- Number portability rules and CLI regulations apply to virtual number services operating in Namibia.
Direct Tier-1 interconnect with MTC Namibia — no wholesale transit in between.
US → Namibia
$0.18/min
Namibia → US
$0.14/min
Billed per second, not rounded to the minute
How businesses use a Namibia number
Look like a local business
A +264 number with Namibia caller ID reads as domestic to the person picking up — unfamiliar international numbers get screened far more often.
Sales & support in one line
The same Namibia number handles inbound support and outbound sales calls, both landing on Tier-1 routes into MTC Namibia and the wider network.
Built for UTC+2 hours
Multi-country teams route Namibia calls to whoever's actually awake and working in UTC+2, without juggling separate numbers per shift.
SIP trunking for market entry
Stand up a Namibia presence on SIP trunking before committing to local infrastructure — the same number scales from a pilot to full local hiring.
FAQ
Calling Namibia — frequently asked questions
Calling Namibia means dialing 011, then +264, instead of the domestic US format — plus accounting for the UTC+2 time difference. Domestic US calls skip both the exit code and the international country code entirely.
Namibia's area or mobile prefix is 2 digits, dialed right after the +264 country code and before the 7-digit subscriber number. Missing or mistyping that prefix is one of the most common reasons a call to Namibia fails to connect.
Yes, where locally supported — a single Twiching Namibia number can handle both voice calls and SMS. That avoids the overhead of provisioning and managing two separate numbers for one customer-facing line.
MTC Namibia is among the largest networks in Namibia, and Twiching interconnects directly with it for Tier-1 delivery. Direct interconnects like this are what keep call quality and answer rates consistent instead of relying on lower-tier transit.
The country code for Namibia is +264. To call Namibia from the United States, dial 011, then 264, then the local number. Twiching adds the 011 and +264 automatically when you dial from the app, so you only need to enter the local number itself.
A full national Namibia number is 9 digits after the +264 country code — a 2-digit area or mobile prefix plus a 7-digit subscriber number. Getting this length right matters: too few or too many digits and the call simply won't connect.
Full country code directory
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