The +47 prefix belongs to Norway. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +47 (calling code 47), it came from Norway.
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Code
+47
ISO
NO
Region
Europe
Time zone
Europe/Oslo
The +47 code identifies Norway on the international telephone network. Country code 47 is assigned to Norway under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +47 — written +47 or 0047 — is a Norway number.
Every Norway 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 Norway from abroad, the only fixed part is +47 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Norway.
+XX XX XX XX XX
Example: +47 40 61 23 45
+47 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +47 when dialing Norway from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Norway:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +47 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +47 code belongs to Norway. Any phone number that starts with +47 — or with 0047 — is a Norway number.
The 0047 prefix is Norway. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +47, the Norway country code.
Dialing code 47 (dialed as +47 or 0047) belongs to Norway. Any phone number that starts with +47 is a Norway number.
Country code 47 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Norway. To call Norway from abroad, dial +47 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Norway is +47. To call Norway from abroad, dial +47 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+47 is Norway's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "47 area code". Any phone number starting with +47 is a Norway number.
From TwinPhone, just type +47 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +47, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Norway'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 Norway 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 Norway 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 +47 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 +47 and the Norway number, and the call connects.
A +47 number is not automatically a scam — +47 is simply the country code 47 assigned to Norway under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Norway. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +47 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Norway are shown above.

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