The +226 prefix belongs to Burkina Faso. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +226 (calling code 226), it came from Burkina Faso.
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Code
+226
ISO
BF
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Ouagadougou
The +226 code identifies Burkina Faso on the international telephone network. Country code 226 is assigned to Burkina Faso under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +226 — written +226 or 00226 — is a Burkina Faso number.
Every Burkina Faso 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 Burkina Faso from abroad, the only fixed part is +226 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Burkina Faso.
+XXX XX XX XX XX
Example: +226 70 12 34 56
+226 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +226 when dialing Burkina Faso from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Burkina Faso:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +226 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +226 code belongs to Burkina Faso. Any phone number that starts with +226 — or with 00226 — is a Burkina Faso number.
The 00226 prefix is Burkina Faso. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +226, the Burkina Faso country code.
Dialing code 226 (dialed as +226 or 00226) belongs to Burkina Faso. Any phone number that starts with +226 is a Burkina Faso number.
Country code 226 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Burkina Faso. To call Burkina Faso from abroad, dial +226 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Burkina Faso is +226. To call Burkina Faso from abroad, dial +226 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+226 is Burkina Faso's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "226 area code". Any phone number starting with +226 is a Burkina Faso number.
From TwinPhone, just type +226 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +226, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Burkina Faso'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 Burkina Faso 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 Burkina Faso 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 +226 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 +226 and the Burkina Faso number, and the call connects.
A +226 number is not automatically a scam — +226 is simply the country code 226 assigned to Burkina Faso under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Burkina Faso. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +226 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Burkina Faso are shown above.
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