The +237 prefix belongs to Cameroon. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +237 (calling code 237), it came from Cameroon.
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Code
+237
ISO
CM
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Douala
The +237 code identifies Cameroon on the international telephone network. Country code 237 is assigned to Cameroon under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +237 — written +237 or 00237 — is a Cameroon number.
Every Cameroon number in international format follows this shape — colour-coded so you can see where the country code ends and the local number begins.
When dialing Cameroon from abroad, the only fixed part is +237 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Cameroon.
+XXX X XX XX XX XX
Example: +237 6 71 23 45 67
+237 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +237 when dialing Cameroon from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Cameroon:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +237 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +237 code belongs to Cameroon. Any phone number that starts with +237 — or with 00237 — is a Cameroon number.
The 00237 prefix is Cameroon. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +237, the Cameroon country code.
Dialing code 237 (dialed as +237 or 00237) belongs to Cameroon. Any phone number that starts with +237 is a Cameroon number.
Country code 237 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Cameroon. To call Cameroon from abroad, dial +237 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Cameroon is +237. To call Cameroon from abroad, dial +237 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+237 is Cameroon's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "237 area code". Any phone number starting with +237 is a Cameroon number.
From TwinPhone, just type +237 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +237, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Cameroon's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
Yes! Virtual numbers in Cameroon start at $1.60/month. Use it as your caller ID so people see a local number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser.
Calling Cameroon with TwinPhone starts from $0.02/min, billed by the minute (rounded up to the next full minute). It is pay-as-you-go from your browser — no connection fee and no monthly fee. The exact per-minute price for +237 landlines and mobiles is shown live on this page.
Yes. TwinPhone works entirely in your web browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Brave on desktop or mobile. There is no app to install and no SIM card: open the site, add credit, dial +237 and the Cameroon number, and the call connects.
A +237 number is not automatically a scam — +237 is simply the country code 237 assigned to Cameroon under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Cameroon. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +237 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Cameroon are shown above.
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