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Mozambique country code +258 — call Mozambique & get a number.
Mozambique is Southern Africa's Portuguese-speaking coast, and dialing it has a twist — there's no national trunk 0 to add or drop. This guide walks through calling +258 from the US, UK, Portugal and across the region, the Maputo and provincial area codes, the Vodacom, Tmcel and Movitel prefixes, CAT timing, and getting a Mozambican number with MCM.
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Mozambique at a glance
The numbers and facts you need before you dial.
What is the country code for Mozambique?
Mozambique's country code is +258, and it dials more simply than most of its neighbours: the country runs no national trunk prefix, so there's no leading 0 to remember. You dial the full national number — area code or mobile prefix and all — exactly the same way at home and from abroad once you've added +258. Whatever's printed is what you dial.
Code +258 was assigned to Mozambique 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 Mozambique.
How to call Mozambique from anywhere
Just three parts, and nothing to trim: your exit code, Mozambique's country code 258, then the complete national number as written.
Full example: +258 21 XXX XXXX — drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.
Mozambique phone number format explained
The lengths are easy to keep straight: a fixed line is 8 digits in total (2-digit area code + 6 digits), and a mobile is 9 digits in total (2-digit prefix + 7 digits). Because there's no trunk 0 anywhere in the plan, those totals are exactly what you dial.
Landline
2-digit area code (under destination 2) + 6-digit subscriber. Example: 21 123 456 (Maputo) → +258 21 123 456.
Mobile
2-digit prefix (82/83/84/85/86/87) + 7 digits. Example: 84 123 4567 → +258 84 123 4567.
Mozambique area codes — major cities
Drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.
| City | Region | Area code |
|---|---|---|
| Maputo | Maputo | 21 |
| Matola | Maputo Province | 21 |
| Beira | Sofala | 23 |
| Nampula | Nampula | 26 |
| Chimoio | Manica | 25 |
| Quelimane | Zambezia | 24 |
| Tete | Tete | 25 |
| Nacala | Nampula | 26 |
| Xai-Xai | Gaza | 28 |
| Inhambane | Inhambane | 29 |
| Pemba | Cabo Delgado | 27 |
| Lichinga | Niassa | 27 |
Mozambique mobile network prefixes
The prefix after +258 tells you which network issued the SIM — though number portability means it no longer guarantees the operator.
Tmcel (mCel)
Vodacom Mozambique
Movitel
Mozambique time zone
Mozambique runs on Central Africa Time (CAT), UTC+2, all year with no daylight saving — a single clock down the whole coast from Pemba to Maputo. Handily, it sits on the same time as neighbouring South Africa, so cross-border calls need no mental arithmetic.
Late morning through mid-afternoon in Maputo (about 10:00–15:00 CAT) reaches Europe's morning and the US East Coast's early hours, while lining up exactly with the South African business day.
Open the interactive best-time-to-call plannerCommon mistakes when calling Mozambique
Almost every failed international call is a formatting issue, not a network issue.
Inserting a trunk 0 out of habit: Mozambique has no national trunk prefix, so adding a leading 0
the way you would for South Africa or Portugal — breaks the number.
Stripping a digit to "remove the 0": there's nothing to remove, so cutting a digit leaves the number short and unconnectable
Stripping a digit to "remove the 0": there's nothing to remove, so cutting a digit leaves the number short and unconnectable.
Reading the network off the prefix: portability means an 84 line, for instance, may no longer be on its original carrier
Reading the network off the prefix: portability means an 84 line, for instance, may no longer be on its original carrier.
Stacking 00 or 011 after a + sign
the + already replaces your exit code.
Mixing up the 2-digit area code with the 2-digit mobile prefix
both are two digits, but landlines run 8 digits total and mobiles run 9.
Tips to reduce the cost of calling Mozambique
Move calls onto VoIP or a virtual Mozambican number instead of paying international rates.
Call over WiFi to dodge roaming and hotel surcharges.
Aim for Mozambican business hours
and remember CAT matches South African time — so you connect first time and skip callbacks.
Hold a +258 DID for regular contact so callers in Mozambique reach you at local rates.
Why businesses get a Mozambique virtual number
Mozambique's Portuguese-speaking market is opening up fast along its long Indian Ocean coast, and a local +258 number is how you show up as a local rather than a distant caller — whether your customers are in Maputo, Beira or Nampula.
Stronger pickups
a Mozambican caller ID is answered where an overseas number is screened out.
Less hesitation
callers recognize a +258 number as one of their own.
No inbound surcharge
your callers reach you at local rates.
One routing point
bring Maputo, Beira and Nampula calls into a single team.
Quicker entry
reach the market without opening a physical office.
A real line
a genuine Mozambican number on the public network.
Mozambique virtual numbers with My Country Mobile
Provision Mozambican DIDs on carrier-grade infrastructure, with the APIs and clear voice quality to serve customers up and down the coast.
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 Mozambique virtual number
Most businesses are live within hours, not days.
Select your Mozambican number — Maputo or national.
Choose a plan and clear quick verification.
Direct calls to your team, app or PBX.
Activate the line and start taking Mozambican calls.
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Mozambique +258 — FAQ
Does Mozambique use a trunk 0 like its neighbours?expand_more
No — Mozambique has no national trunk prefix. You dial the full national number both locally and from abroad, with no 0 to add or remove.
So how do I call a Mozambican mobile from overseas?expand_more
Add +258, then the full 9-digit number exactly as written — for example +258 84 123 4567.
Why does my call fail when I add a 0 in front?expand_more
Because there's no trunk 0 to accommodate; inserting one (or trimming a digit as if removing one) corrupts the number.
How long are Mozambican numbers?expand_more
Landlines are 8 digits total (2-digit area code + 6), mobiles are 9 digits total (2-digit prefix + 7).
What is Maputo's area code?expand_more
21 — so a Maputo landline reads +258 21 followed by 6 digits.
Can I tell the operator from a Mozambican mobile prefix?expand_more
Originally yes (Tmcel 82/83, Vodacom 84/85, Movitel 86/87), but portability means a number may have moved networks.
Does Mozambique observe daylight saving?expand_more
No. It stays on CAT (UTC+2) year-round, the same time as South Africa.
Can a business outside Mozambique get a local +258 number?expand_more
Yes — MCM provisions Mozambican DIDs (Maputo or national) and routes the calls to your team anywhere.