Ivory Coast country code +225 — call Ivory Coast & get a number.
In 2021 Côte d'Ivoire retired its old short numbers overnight and moved the whole country to a clean 10-digit plan. Here's how the new system dials — formats from the US, UK, France and across West Africa, current mobile prefixes, live time & weather — plus how businesses secure an Ivory Coast virtual number with MCM.
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Ivory Coast at a glance
The numbers and facts you need before you dial.
What is the country code for Ivory Coast?
Côte d'Ivoire's country code is +225. Since the January 2021 reform, the number that follows is always a full 10 digits — and there's no trunk prefix wrapped around it. You dial those 10 digits exactly as written, whether or not you prefix +225.
Code +225 was assigned to Ivory Coast by the ITU under the E.164 plan. The “+” means “dial your local international exit code”; on a mobile, press and hold 0 to type it.
All four mean the same thing — they connect your call to Ivory Coast.
How to call Ivory Coast from anywhere
Calling in is three parts: your exit code, 225, then the full 10-digit number. The post-2021 plan made this easy — there's nothing to trim, so the number on the card is the number you press.
Full example: +225 XXX XXXX — drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.
Ivory Coast phone number format explained
The reform of 31 January 2021 set every Ivorian number at 10 digits. Mobiles open with 01, 05, 07 or 25; landlines open with 27. There's no trunk prefix and no detachable area code — those first two digits are simply the start of the number you dial.
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Ivory Coast area codes — major cities
Drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.
| City | Region | Area code |
|---|---|---|
| Plateau (Abidjan) | 20 | |
| Abidjan south | 21 | |
| Cocody (Abidjan) | 22 | |
| Banco (Abidjan) | 23 | |
| Abobo (Abidjan) | 24 | |
| Yamoussoukro | 30 | |
| Bouaké | 31 | |
| Daloa | 32 | |
| Man | 33 | |
| San Pédro | 34 | |
| Abengourou | 35 | |
| Korhogo | 36 |
Ivory Coast mobile network prefixes
The prefix after +225 tells you which network issued the SIM — though number portability means it no longer guarantees the operator.
Orange Côte d'Ivoire
prefix 07. The largest operator.
MTN Côte d'Ivoire
prefix 05.
Moov Africa Côte d'Ivoire
prefix 01.
Ivory Coast time zone
Abidjan keeps Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), UTC+0, all year — no daylight saving. That zero offset is a quiet advantage: in winter the city shares London's clock exactly, and it's only an hour behind Paris, where a large Ivorian diaspora lives and does business.
** With offices open roughly 08:00–17:00 GMT, the UK lines up for almost the entire Ivorian day, and Paris is just an hour ahead — handy for the France connection. US East Coast callers catch Abidjan best in their own morning.
Emergency numbers in Ivory Coast
Free to call from any Ivory Coast phone, landline or mobile.
Common mistakes when calling Ivory Coast
Almost every failed international call is a formatting issue, not a network issue.
Trusting an old 8-digit number
this is the trap that catches everyone. The 2021 reform retired every short number, so anything you saved before then simply won't ring. If a contact is unreachable, an outdated pre-reform number is the first thing to suspect.
Tucking a 0 in front
there's no trunk prefix here; the full 10 digits stand on their own.
Stripping the leading 01/05/07/27
those aren't a removable prefix, they're the opening of the number itself.
Reading the operator off the prefix
Orange 07, MTN 05, Moov 01 are good hints, but portability can override them.
Dialing 911 or 112
use the local lines: 170 police, 180 fire, 185 medical.
Tips to reduce the cost of calling Ivory Coast
**Hold a virtual Ivorian DID** so customers in Abidjan reach you at local rates.
**Carry calls over VoIP/SIP** to cut the per-minute cost of dialing into West Africa.
**Use the wide GMT overlap** with Europe to call inside business hours and dodge premium tariffs.
**Route inbound to one +225 line** with cloud forwarding instead of scattering several foreign numbers.
Why businesses get a Ivory Coast virtual number
Abidjan is one of Francophone West Africa's busiest commercial gateways, and a +225 line reads as a real foothold in that market — plus a familiar number for the Ivorian community in France. Your team can be anywhere; the call still lands as local.
**Higher answer rates**
**Higher answer rates** — a recognised +225 caller ID gets picked up where a foreign string is ignored.
**Trust on the ground**
**Trust on the ground** — an in-country number signals you're actually present in the region.
**Cheaper inbound**
**Cheaper inbound** — customers and diaspora callers reach you at local rates.
**Centralized routing**
**Centralized routing** — every Ivorian call lands with one team, wherever it sits.
**Quick market entry**
**Quick market entry** — start operating in Côte d'Ivoire without opening an office.
**Genuine PSTN presence**
**Genuine PSTN presence** — a real, dialable +225 number, not a relay.
Ivory Coast virtual numbers with My Country Mobile
My Country Mobile provisions carrier-grade Ivory Coast numbers, fully aligned with the post-2021 10-digit plan — with the routing, voice quality, and security global teams depend on.
Local DIDs in major area codes — provisioned in minutes
Call forwarding to any mobile, landline, SIP endpoint, or softphone worldwide
HD voice with G.711, G.729, Opus & AMR-WB — auto-negotiated per call
Sub-150ms latency on major voice corridors via distributed PoPs
99.99% uptime SLA backed by geo-redundant infrastructure & sub-2s failover
WebRTC support for browser-based calling without softphone installs
REST APIs for provisioning, routing & call detail records (CDRs)
Built-in fraud protection with AI anomaly detection & STIR/SHAKEN
24/7 network monitoring and dedicated support
How to get your Ivory Coast virtual number
Most businesses are live within hours, not days.
**Pick your 10-digit DID** — choose an Abidjan or other-city number.
**Point us at your endpoint** — SIP trunk, softphone app, or an existing PBX.
**Provision in the portal or via API** — your number is live in minutes.
**Start taking Ivorian calls** — your local presence is on the air.
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Ivory Coast +225 — FAQ
What changed in the 2021 renumbering?expand_more
Côte d'Ivoire moved from short numbers to a fixed 10-digit plan on 31 January 2021. Any number saved before that date no longer connects.
Why does my old Ivorian contact number suddenly fail?expand_more
Almost certainly because it's a pre-2021 8-digit number. You'll need the updated 10-digit version.
Is "Ivory Coast" the same place as "Côte d'Ivoire"?expand_more
Yes — same country, same +225 code. Côte d'Ivoire is the official name; Ivory Coast is the common English translation.
How do I call an Ivorian mobile from the US?expand_more
Dial 011, then 225, then the full 10 digits (e.g., 011 225 07 XX XX XX XX). Nothing is dropped.
Are there still area codes to look up?expand_more
No. Since the reform there are no dialable area codes; for landlines the region is baked into the digits after the 27 opener.
Which prefix belongs to which network?expand_more
Orange uses 07, MTN 05 and Moov 01 — though portability means the prefix is a hint, not proof.
Does Abidjan observe daylight saving?expand_more
No. Côte d'Ivoire stays on GMT (UTC+0) all year, so in winter it matches London exactly.
Can a France-based or other foreign business get a +225 number?expand_more
Yes — companies can provision an Ivory Coast virtual number through MCM after standard verification, useful for serving both the local market and the diaspora.