Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka

Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka
	Location of Sri Lanka (dark green)
Location
Country	Sri Lanka
Continent	Asia
Regulator	Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka
Type	Open
NSN length	7
Format	0AA-NNN NNNN (10 digits)
Access codes
Country code	+94
International access	00
Long-distance	0

Emergency Services^[1]

Code	Purpose	Organization
101	Emergency Cyber Security Coordination Centre to handle cyber incidents reported by public	Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT)
109	For the public to report incidents related to abuse of Children and Women	The Bureau for the Prevention of Abuse of Children and Women
110	Emergency and Rescue Services	By Regional Offices for Emergency and Rescue Services
112	Police Emergency Service Hot Line	Police Emergency Service
113	Sri Lanka Army	Sri Lanka Army Head Quarters
114	To manage eventualities pertaining to national security and disaster relief operations	Sri Lanka Army
115	National Air Defence Network	Air Defence Command and Control Centre, SLAF Mirigama
116	For the Air Defence Operation Centre (ADOC) to receive Air Defence alerts from the general public	Sri Lanka Air Force
117	Disaster Management Call Centre	Disaster Management Centre^[2]
118	National Help Desk	Ministry of Public Security
119	Police Emergency Service	Sri Lanka Police Department
1990	Emergency Pre -Hospital Care Ambulance Service	Ministry of Health

3 Digits Short Codes for Special Services in Sri Lanka

 4 Digits Short Codes for Services in Sri Lanka

 4 Digits Short Codes for Services in Sri Lanka

Fixed Telephone numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx y zzzzzz format where:

xxx	represents the area code. All area codes begin with 0. (0xx y zzzzzz)
y	represents the operator code for fixed (landline) numbers.
zzzzzz	represents the main telephone number of six digits.

Province	District	Area	Area Code
Western	Colombo	Colombo	011
	Colombo	Avissawella	036
	Gampaha	Negombo	031
	Gampaha	Gampaha	033
	Kalutara	Panadura	038
	Kalutara	Kalutara	034
Central	Kandy	Nawalapitiya	054
	Kandy	Kandy	081
	Nuwara Eliya	Hatton	051
	Nuwara Eliya	Nuwara Eliya	052
	Matale	Matale	066
Southern	Galle	Galle	091
	Matara	Matara	041
	Hambantota	Hambantota	047
North Western	Puttalam	Chilaw	032
North Western	Kurunegala	Kurunegala	037
Northern	Jaffna	Jaffna	021
	Mannar	Mannar	023
	Vavuniya	Vavuniya	024
Eastern	Ampara	Ampara	063
	Ampara	Kalmunai	067
	Batticaloa	Batticaloa	065
	Trincomalee	Trincomalee	026
North Central	Anuradhapura	Anuradhapura	025
North Central	Polonnaruwa	Polonnaruwa	027
Uva	Monaragala	Monaragala	055
	Badulla	Badulla	055
	Badulla	Bandarawela	057
Sabaragamuwa	Ratnapura	Ratnapura	045
Sabaragamuwa	Kegalle	Kegalle	035

Area code	Operator code	Operator	Type
0xx	2	SLT-MOBITEL	Fixed Fibre/Copper
	3	SLT-MOBITEL	Fixed wireless LTE
	4	Dialog	Fixed wireless LTE
	7	Dialog	Fixed wireless LTE

Code	Operator
070	SLTMobitel
071	SLTMobitel
072	Hutch (previously used by Etisalat)
074	Dialog
075	Airtel (This number series will be operational from 30.08.2024 under the name of Airtel under the DIALOG COMPANY.) (Before 30.08.30 it owned by BHARATHI AIRTEL LANKA.)
076	Dialog
077	Dialog
078	Hutch

Mobile numbers in Sri Lanka consist of 10-digits in the xxx zzzzzzz format where:

"xxx" represents the mobile operator code when contacting a mobile number. All mobile operator codes begin with 07.
"zzzzzzz" represents the main telephone number of seven digits.

To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx y zzzzzz format where:

+	is the international call prefix (usually 00).
94	is Sri Lanka's country code.
xx	represents the area code. (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka).
y	represents the operator code.
zzzzzz	represents the main telephone number of six digits.

To dial into Sri Lanka from abroad callers must use the +94 xx zzzzzzz format where:

+	is the international call prefix (usually 00).
94	is Sri Lanka's country code.
xx	represents the mobile operator code (i.e. omitting the leading 0 used when calling inside Sri Lanka. ).
zzzzzzz	represents the main telephone number of seven digits.