How to call the Netherlands from the USA/Canada:

011 - 31 - phone number

*Use also to TEXT Dutch numbers. **01131 and +31 often work interchangeably from cell phones.

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The current time in the Netherlands is 09:10:54am

Calling the Netherlands (Holland) explained:

  • 011 - international access code; dial first when calling abroad from the US or Canada
  • 31 - Country Code for the Netherlands
  • Phone Number (remove initial 0) - 9 digits, area code included for fixed lines
  • sample call from the United States or from Canada to a landline in Amsterdam: 011 31 20 ??? ????

Cell phone numbers:

  • geographic area codes not needed to reach Dutch cell phones
  • dialing sequence for calls and text messages: 011 31 6 ???? ????

Area codes:

Add to landline numbers only!
Alkmaar 72 Enschede 53 Nijmegen 24
Almelo 546 Gouda 182 Oss 412
Almere 36 Groningen 50 Purmerend 299
Alphen a/d Rijn 172 Haarlem 23 Roermond 475
Amersfoort 33 Hague (the) 70 Roosendaal 165
Amsterdam 20 Hardenberg 523 Rotterdam 10
Apeldoorn 55 Heerlen 45 Schiedam 10
Arnhem 26 Helmond 492 Sittard 46
Assen 592 Hengelo 74 Sneek 515
Bergen op Zoom 164 's-Hertogenbosch 73 Spijkenisse 181
Breda 76 Hilversum 35 Terneuzen 115
Delft 15 Hoofddorp 23 Tilburg 13
Den Helder 223 Hoorn 229 Utrecht 30
Deventer 570 Leeuwarden 58 Venlo 77
Doetinchem 314 Katwijk 71 Vlaardingen 10
Dordrecht 78 Leiden 71 Wiesel 55
Drachten 512 Lelystad 320 Zaandam 75
Ede 318 Lisse 252 Zeist 30
Eindhoven 40 Maastricht 43 Zoetermeer 79
Emmen 591 Nieuwegein 30 Zwolle 38

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