The +216 prefix belongs to Tunisia. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +216 (calling code 216), it came from Tunisia.
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Code
+216
ISO
TN
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Tunis
The +216 code identifies Tunisia on the international telephone network. Country code 216 is assigned to Tunisia under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +216 — written +216 or 00216 — is a Tunisia number.
Every Tunisia 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 Tunisia from abroad, the only fixed part is +216 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Tunisia.
+XXX XX XXX XXX
Example: +216 20 123 456
+216 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +216 when dialing Tunisia from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Tunisia:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +216 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +216 code belongs to Tunisia. Any phone number that starts with +216 — or with 00216 — is a Tunisia number.
The 00216 prefix is Tunisia. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +216, the Tunisia country code.
Dialing code 216 (dialed as +216 or 00216) belongs to Tunisia. Any phone number that starts with +216 is a Tunisia number.
Country code 216 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Tunisia. To call Tunisia from abroad, dial +216 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Tunisia is +216. To call Tunisia from abroad, dial +216 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+216 is Tunisia's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "216 area code". Any phone number starting with +216 is a Tunisia number.
From TwinPhone, just type +216 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +216, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Tunisia'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 Tunisia 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 Tunisia 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 +216 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 +216 and the Tunisia number, and the call connects.
A +216 number is not automatically a scam — +216 is simply the country code 216 assigned to Tunisia under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Tunisia. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +216 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Tunisia are shown above.
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