The +233 prefix belongs to Ghana. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +233 (calling code 233), it came from Ghana.
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Code
+233
ISO
GH
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Accra
The +233 code identifies Ghana on the international telephone network. Country code 233 is assigned to Ghana under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +233 — written +233 or 00233 — is a Ghana number.
Every Ghana 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 Ghana from abroad, the only fixed part is +233 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Ghana.
+XXX XX XXX XXXX
Example: +233 23 123 4567
+233 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +233 when dialing Ghana from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Ghanaian phone numbers use the prefix +233. Mobile numbers start with various prefixes: 024/054 (MTN), 020/050 (Vodafone), 027/057 (AirtelTigo). From abroad, drop the leading 0: 024-xxx-xxxx becomes +233-24-xxx-xxxx.
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Dialing codes immediately above and below +233 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +233 code belongs to Ghana. Any phone number that starts with +233 — or with 00233 — is a Ghana number.
The 00233 prefix is Ghana. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +233, the Ghana country code.
Dialing code 233 (dialed as +233 or 00233) belongs to Ghana. Any phone number that starts with +233 is a Ghana number.
Country code 233 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Ghana. To call Ghana from abroad, dial +233 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Ghana is +233. To call Ghana from abroad, dial +233 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+233 is Ghana's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "233 area code". Any phone number starting with +233 is a Ghana number.
From TwinPhone, just type +233 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +233, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Ghana'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 Ghana 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 Ghana 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 +233 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 +233 and the Ghana number, and the call connects.
A +233 number is not automatically a scam — +233 is simply the country code 233 assigned to Ghana under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Ghana. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +233 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Ghana are shown above.

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