Laos Country Code

The country code for Laos is +856.

Calling code: +856
ISO code: LA · LAO
Region: Asia
Dialling out: 00

How to call Laos from the US

011+856+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 Laos start with a 0 — drop it when you dial in from abroad.

Example Laos numbers in international format, as published by the numbering-plan source.
Line type	Dial from abroad
Fixed line	+856 21212862
Mobile	+856 2023123456

Calling out of Laos

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

Official name: Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Scope the Laos 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.