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Senegal country code +221 — call Senegal & get a number.
Dakar anchors Francophone West Africa and a vast diaspora in France — and reaching it on +221 is refreshingly simple. Here are the exact formats from the US, UK, France and across the region, why Senegal's flat 9-digit plan has no area codes, the live mobile prefixes, current time and weather — plus how businesses claim a Senegal virtual number with MCM.
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Senegal at a glance
De cijfers en feiten die u nodig heeft voordat u belt.
What is the country code for Senegal?
Senegal answers on +221, placed straight after your exit code for any line in the country. The numbering here is unusually clean: a flat 9-digit plan with no trunk prefix and no regional codes to memorise.
The opening two digits flag the service or operator instead — 33 for Sonatel/Orange fixed lines, 77 or 78 for Orange mobiles — and the whole number is dialled exactly as written.
Code +221 werd toegewezen Senegal door de ITU onder het E.164-plan. De “+” betekent “bel uw lokale internationale exitcode”; op een mobiel: houd ingedrukt 0 om het te typen.
Ze betekenen alle vier hetzelfde: ze verbinden uw oproep Senegal.
How to call Senegal from anywhere
It's about as direct as international dialling gets: your exit code, then 221, then all nine digits as printed. No trunk 0 to strip, no area code to track down.
Volledig voorbeeld: +221 (338339) XXX XXXX — laat de lokale voorloop 0 vallen als u vanuit het buitenland belt.
Senegal phone number format explained
Nine digits, dialled whole — that's the entire Senegalese format. The leading pair signals the line type rather than a place: 33 for Sonatel/Orange fixed, 30/36/32 for other fixed services, 70/76/77/78 for mobiles, and 75 for MVNOs. No area code ever gets bolted on the front.
Vaste lijn
Inside Senegal: 0 + area code + subscriber. International: +221 + area code + subscriber
Mobiel
Inside Senegal: 0 + prefix + subscriber. International: +221 + prefix + subscriber
Senegal area codes — major cities
Laat de lokale leidende 0 vallen als u vanuit het buitenland belt.
| Stad | Regio | Netnummer |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Fixed line | (338339) |
| 30 | Fixed (CDMA) | Expresso |
| 32 | Fixed | () |
| 36 | Fixed | Hayo / CSU |
| 70 | Mobiel | Expresso |
| 75 | Mobile (MVNO) | Sirius / Origines |
| 76 | Mobiel | () |
| 77 | Mobiel | () |
| 78 | Mobiel | () |
Senegal mobile network prefixes
The prefix after +221 tells you which network issued the SIM — though number portability means it no longer guarantees the operator.
Orange (Sonatel)
77, 78. Orange is the market leader.
Yas Sénégal (formerly Free, formerly Tigo)
76. Second-largest operator.
Expresso Sénégal
70. Budget-focused operator.
Senegal time zone
Sitting on the Atlantic's edge, Senegal runs on GMT, UTC+0, every month of the year — no daylight saving, so the offset holds steady. That makes Dakar one of the easiest African capitals to coordinate with from Western Europe.
From the US East Coast, late morning (09:00–12:00 ET) reaches the Senegalese afternoon. From Europe — and the French diaspora especially — almost the entire business day overlaps, since Dakar sits right around UK time.
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Common mistakes when calling Senegal
Bijna elke mislukte internationale oproep is een formatteringsprobleem, geen netwerkprobleem.
Hunting for an area code
Senegal simply doesn't have any. There are no city or regional codes; the opening two digits flag the service or operator, and the whole 9-digit number is dialled flat.
Reaching for a trunk 0
there's no domestic trunk prefix to add; just dial straight after +221.
Trusting the prefix to name the carrier
portability has been live since 2015, so a 77 or 76 may now sit on a different network.
Shaving off digits
a Senegalese number is always exactly nine.
Doing daylight-saving math
Dakar stays on GMT (UTC+0) the whole year.
Tips to reduce the cost of calling Senegal
Route over VoIP or a virtual number rather than paying carrier IDD rates.
Lean on fixed lines (33…) where you can
they usually terminate cheaper than mobile.
Stack your calls inside the Senegalese working day to cut wasted callbacks.
Fielding inbound from Senegal or the diaspora? A local DID lets contacts reach you at in-country rates.
Why businesses get a Senegal virtual number
For a market that bridges West Africa and a France-based diaspora, a +221 number puts you on home ground across Dakar and beyond.
More pickups
More pickups — a local Dakar line gets answered where a foreign number gets ignored.
Earned trust
Earned trust — that +221 caller ID reads as a genuine Senegalese business.
Local-rate inbound
Local-rate inbound — customers dial a domestic number and pay domestic prices.
One routing point
One routing point — funnel every Senegal call to wherever your team works.
Move in fast
Move in fast — serve the market before you commit to premises.
True PSTN
True PSTN — a real in-country line, not a relay.
Senegal virtuele nummers met My Country Mobile
Carrier-grade Senegalese DIDs built for a hub that talks to West Africa and Europe at once.
Lokale DID's in belangrijke netnummers: binnen enkele minuten ingericht
Oproepdoorschakeling naar elk mobiel, vast nummer, SIP-eindpunt of softphone wereldwijd
HD-spraak met G.711, G.729, Opus en AMR-WB – automatisch onderhandeld per gesprek
Latentie van minder dan 150 ms op belangrijke spraakcorridors via gedistribueerde PoP's
SLA voor uptime van 99,99% ondersteund door geo-redundante infrastructuur en failover van minder dan 2 seconden
WebRTC-ondersteuning voor browsergebaseerd bellen zonder softphone-installaties
REST API's voor provisioning, routing en call detail records (CDR's)
Ingebouwde fraudebescherming met AI-afwijkingsdetectie en STIR/SHAKEN
24/7 netwerkmonitoring en toegewijde ondersteuning
How to get your Senegal virtual number
De meeste bedrijven zijn binnen enkele uren live, niet binnen enkele dagen.
Pick a number — a Dakar or nationwide +221 DID.
Clear KYC — a brief check switches it on.
Route it — to SIP, a mobile, or your call center.
Go live — Senegal calls start landing in minutes.
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Get a Senegal virtual number with MCM
Start a free trial and claim your +221 number today — or weigh the plans first.
Senegal +221 — FAQ
Why doesn't Senegal use area codes?expand_more
It runs a flat 9-digit plan: instead of geography, the first two digits mark the service or operator, so the same format works whether you're calling Dakar, Touba or Thiès.
How do I call Dakar from France?expand_more
Dial 00, then 221, then the full nine digits — there's no trunk 0 and no city code to add.
How do I spot a Senegalese mobile?expand_more
It opens with 70, 76, 77 or 78 (75 marks an MVNO).
Can I trust the prefix to tell me the carrier?expand_more
Not reliably — portability has been live since 2015, so a 77 or 76 may have moved to a different network.
Which operators run the mobile market?expand_more
Orange (Sonatel) on 77/78, Yas (formerly Free, then Tigo) on 76, and Expresso on 70.
Is there a trunk 0 to strip when dialling in?expand_more
No — Senegal has no domestic trunk prefix; the nine digits are dialled in full.
Does Senegal change its clocks seasonally?expand_more
No — Dakar holds on GMT (UTC+0) all year, which keeps it close to UK and diaspora time.
Can I run a +221 number from outside Senegal?expand_more
Yes — MCM provides local Dakar and nationwide DIDs that route to wherever you are.