Zambia country code, +260 explained.
Everything you need to call Zambia with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
Zambia
Lusaka · Africa
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
- ISO Alpha-2
- ZM
- Capital
- Lusaka
- Region
- Africa
- Timezone
- UTC+2
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +260 · XX · XXXXXXX
How Zambia numbers break down
A complete number to Zambia 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 Zambia.
AREA / MOBILE
Regional or mobile prefix — drop the leading 0.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +260 · XX · XXXXXXX
Zambia on the map
Lusaka · Africa
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
How to call Zambia
Click any step — watch the full dial string build piece by piece.
FULL NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +260 · XX · XXXXXXX
Twiching automatically adds the exit and country codes — just enter the local number.
Zambia —
connected across every carrier.
191
Countries in directory
ZAMBIA INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
60%+
Guaranteed ASR
REAL-TIME ROUTING
Zambia
Africa · ZM
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Permitted — ZICTA regulated
Regulated by Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA)
- ZICTA licenses VoIP services under the Information and Communication Technologies Act No. 15 of 2009.
- Number portability and national numbering plan compliance are mandatory for all virtual number operators.
- Lawful interception and emergency call routing requirements apply to all licensed VoIP service providers.
US → Zambia
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per minute
Zambia → US
$0.16/min
per minute
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