United Kingdom Country Code

The country code for United Kingdom is +44. It is shared with 3 other countries, so a +44 number does not identify United Kingdom on its own.

Calling code
+44
ISO code
GB · GBR
Region
Europe
Dialling out
00

How to call United Kingdom from the US

011+44+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 United Kingdom start with a 0 — drop it when you dial in from abroad.

Example United Kingdom numbers in international format, as published by the numbering-plan source.
Line type Dial from abroad
Fixed line+44 1212345678
Mobile+44 7400123456

Calling out of United Kingdom

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

Other countries on +44

3

Official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Scope the United Kingdom 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 . Example numbers are the numbering plan's own published examples, not real subscriber lines.