The +961 prefix belongs to Lebanon. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +961 (calling code 961), it came from Lebanon.
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Code
+961
ISO
LB
Region
Asia
Time zone
Asia/Beirut
The +961 code identifies Lebanon on the international telephone network. Country code 961 is assigned to Lebanon under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +961 — written +961 or 00961 — is a Lebanon number.
Every Lebanon 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 Lebanon from abroad, the only fixed part is +961 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Lebanon.
+XXX XX XXX XXX
Example: +961 71 123 456
+961 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +961 when dialing Lebanon from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Lebanon:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +961 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +961 code belongs to Lebanon. Any phone number that starts with +961 — or with 00961 — is a Lebanon number.
The 00961 prefix is Lebanon. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +961, the Lebanon country code.
Dialing code 961 (dialed as +961 or 00961) belongs to Lebanon. Any phone number that starts with +961 is a Lebanon number.
Country code 961 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Lebanon. To call Lebanon from abroad, dial +961 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Lebanon is +961. To call Lebanon from abroad, dial +961 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+961 is Lebanon's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "961 area code". Any phone number starting with +961 is a Lebanon number.
From TwinPhone, just type +961 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +961, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Lebanon'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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon 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 +961 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 +961 and the Lebanon number, and the call connects.
A +961 number is not automatically a scam — +961 is simply the country code 961 assigned to Lebanon under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Lebanon. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +961 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Lebanon are shown above.
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