How to call China from the USA & Canada:

011 - 86 - phone number

* Use also to TEXT Chinese numbers. ** 01186 and +86 often work interchangeably from cell phones.

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Current time in China: 2:00 PM, December 2, 2023

011 - international prefix; dial first when calling abroad from the US or Canada
86 - Country Code for China
Phone Number (remove initial 0):
- fixed - area code (2, 3 or 4 digits) plus local number can total 8 to 12 digits, with 10 and 11 digit numbers being most often used
- cell phones - 11 digits, 1 is always the first digit
example call from the United States or from Canada to a landline in Guangzhou: 011 86 20 ???? ????

Add to landline numbers only!
Anshan	412	Huizhou	752	Taiyuan	351
Anyang	372	Jiangmen	750	Taizhou, JS	523
Baoding	312	Jilin	432	Taizhou, ZJ	576
Baotou	472	Jinan	531	Tangshan	315
Beijing	10	Jingzhou	716	Tianjin	22
Bengbu	552	Jining	537	Urumchi	991
Benxi	414	Jinzhou	416	Weifang	536
Changchun	431	Jixi	467	Wenzhou	577
Changde	736	Kunming	871	Wuhan	27
Changsha	731	Lanzhou	931	Wuxi	510
Changzhou	519	Linyi	539	Xi'an	29
Chengdu	28	Liuzhou	772	Xiamen	592
Chifeng	476	Luoyang	379	Xiangfan	710
Chongqing	23	Mianyang	816	Xiangtan	731
Chuzhou	550	Nanchang	791	Xianyang	29
Dalian	411	Nanjing	25	Xining	971
Daqing	459	Nanning	771	Xinxiang	373
Datong	352	Nanyang	377	Xuzhou	516
Dongguan	769	Neijiang	832	Yancheng	515
Foshan	757	Ningbo	574	Yangzhou	514
Fushun	413	Pingdingshan	375	Yantai	535
Fuyang	558	Qingdao	532	Yichang	717
Fuzhou	591	Qiqihar	452	Yichun	458
Guangzhou	20	Qinhuangdao	335	Yiyang	737
Guilin	773	Quanzhou	595	Yueyang	730
Guiyang	851	Shanghai	21	Zaozhuang	632
Haikou	898	Shantou	754	Zhangjiakou	313
Handan	310	Shaoguan	751	Zhanjiang	759
Hangzhou	571	Shenyang	24	Zhengzhou	371
Harbin	451	Shenzhen	755	Zhenjiang	511
Hefei	551	Shijiazhuang	311	Zhongshan	760
Hengyang	734	Suizhou	722	Zhuhai	756
Huaibei	561	Suzhou, AH	557	Zhuzhou	731
Huai'an	517	Suzhou, JS	512	Zibo	533
Huhehaote (Hohhot)	471	Tai'an	538	Zunyi	852
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