Senegal country code, +221 explained.
Everything you need to call Senegal with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
Senegal
Dakar · Africa
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
- ISO Alpha-2
- SN
- Capital
- Dakar
- Region
- Africa
- Timezone
- UTC+0
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +221 · XX · XXXXXXXX
How Senegal numbers break down
A complete number to Senegal 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 Senegal.
AREA / MOBILE
Regional or mobile prefix — drop the leading 0.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +221 · XX · XXXXXXXX
Senegal on the map
Dakar · Africa
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
How to call Senegal
Click any step — watch the full dial string build piece by piece.
FULL NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +221 · XX · XXXXXXXX
Twiching automatically adds the exit and country codes — just enter the local number.
Senegal —
connected across every carrier.
191
Countries in directory
SENEGAL INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
60%+
Guaranteed ASR
REAL-TIME ROUTING
Senegal
Africa · SN
Senegal numbering plan & how to dial
Senegal uses an open numbering plan under country code +221. After the country code, a 2-digit area or mobile prefix is followed by a 8-digit subscriber number, giving a 10-digit national number. Domestic numbers are often written with a leading trunk "0" that is omitted when dialing Senegal from abroad.
Senegal has 58% internet penetration and is served by 3 major mobile networks (Orange Senegal, Free Senegal, Expresso Senegal). VoIP is permitted and regulated by Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications et des Postes (ARTP). The local currency is West African CFA Franc and the primary language is French, which shape IVR prompts, SMS content, and business-hours handling.
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
From the US you must dial 011 before the +221 country code to reach Senegal.
Keeping the national trunk "0"
Senegal numbers often show a domestic leading 0 — drop it once you've dialed the +221 country code from outside the country.
Ignoring the time difference
UTC+0 governs local business hours in Senegal; confirm the time there before placing the call.
Permitted — ARTP regulated
Regulated by Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications et des Postes (ARTP)
- ARTP licenses all VoIP and internet telephony services under Senegal's Code des Télécommunications.
- International gateways must be approved by ARTP; unauthorized bypass traffic routing is a criminal offense.
- VoIP providers must comply with lawful interception obligations and consumer data protection regulations.
US → Senegal
$0.18/min
per minute
Senegal → US
$0.13/min
per minute
Business calling to Senegal
Local SN caller ID
Present a Senegal +221 number so prospects in Dakar and nationwide recognise the call and are more likely to answer.
Africa outbound & support
Run sales and support lines into Senegal over Tier-1 routes that interconnect with networks like Orange Senegal.
Follow-the-sun coverage
Staff Senegal hours (UTC+0) with routing that sends calls to the right team at the right local time.
FAQ
Calling Senegal — frequently asked questions
The major networks in Senegal are Orange Senegal, Free Senegal, Expresso Senegal. Twiching interconnects with Tier-1 carriers for direct delivery to these networks, rather than routing through cheaper wholesale transit that can degrade call quality.
A recognisable +221 number tends to get answered more often than an unfamiliar international one — that's the main reason to present local caller ID in Senegal. Unknown foreign numbers are frequently screened or ignored, which can quietly suppress answer rates on outbound sales and support calls.
Yes — Twiching interconnects directly with Orange Senegal and other major Senegal networks over Tier-1 routes for consistent call delivery. That direct interconnect is what keeps answer-seizure ratios high compared to routing through third-party wholesale transit.
The subscriber portion of a Senegal number is 8 digits, after the country code and area/mobile prefix. That's the part that identifies the specific line once the call has been routed to the right network.
Since Senegal is on UTC+0, plan calls around local business hours there rather than US hours — off-hours calls tend to go unanswered. It's worth checking the current time difference before a first outreach call, since it can shift with daylight saving in either country.
Calls from the US to Senegal start at $0.18/min on Twiching, billed per second on Tier-1 routes. That's the same rate whether the call lands on a mobile or fixed-line number in the country.
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