China Country Code

The country code for China is +86.

Calling code: +86
ISO code: CN · CHN
Region: Asia
Dialling out: 00

How to call China from the US

011+86+local number

011 is the US and Canadian exit code; from a mobile you can dial + instead, anywhere in the world. Numbers written locally in China start with a 0 — drop it when you dial in from abroad.

Example China numbers in international format, as published by the numbering-plan source.
Line type	Dial from abroad
Fixed line	+86 1012345678
Mobile	+86 13123456789

Calling out of China

To call abroad from China, dial 00 before the destination's country code. From a mobile, + works instead.

Scope the China calling code and its dialing rules. Source datasets/country-codes (E.164 + ISO 3166) (ITU-T E.164 + ISO 3166, 2026-07 release) and libphonenumber PhoneNumberMetadata (Google) (libphonenumber master, 2026-08 snapshot). Updated 25 August 2026. Example numbers are the numbering plan's own published examples, not real subscriber lines.