How to call South Africa from the USA/Canada:
dial 011 + 27 + area code + phone number
Calling South
Africa from the United States explained:
- 011 - US exit code; must be dialed first for all international calls made from the USA or Canada
- 27 - country code for South Africa
- area code - 2 - 5 digit area codes
- phone number - 4 - 7 digits; area code + number total 9 digits
Area Codes:
| Benoni | 11 | Kimberley | 531 | Potchefstroom | 148 |
| Bloemfontein | 51 | King William's Town | 433 | Pretoria | 12 |
| Botshabelo | 51 | Klerksdorp | 18 | Rustenburg | 142 |
| Cape Town | 21 | Nelspruit | 1311 | Soweto | 11 |
| Carltonville | 149 | Newcastle | 343 | Vaalkraal | 51 |
| Durban | 31 | Nigel | 11 | Ventersburg | 5777 |
| East London | 431 | Pietermaritzburg | 331 | Vereeniging | 16 |
| George | 441 | Pietersburg | 152 | Welkom | 57 |
| Johannesburg | 11 | Port Elizabeth | 219 | Witbank | 135 |
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How to
dial to South Africa cellular:
- for calls to a cell phone dial: 011 + 27 + 7? ??? ???? (or 8? ??? ????)
Phone
Books:
- South African Phonebook - White Pages search
- Yellow Pages
- SA Yellow - comprehensive business directory
The time in
South Africa is now