The +251 prefix belongs to Ethiopia. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +251 (calling code 251), it came from Ethiopia.
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Code
+251
ISO
ET
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Addis Ababa
The +251 code identifies Ethiopia on the international telephone network. Country code 251 is assigned to Ethiopia under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +251 — written +251 or 00251 — is a Ethiopia number.
Every Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia from abroad, the only fixed part is +251 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Ethiopia.
+XXX XX XXX XXXX
Example: +251 91 123 4567
+251 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +251 when dialing Ethiopia from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Ethiopia has a single telecom operator (Ethio Telecom). Phone numbers use the prefix +251. Landlines have area codes (11 for Addis Ababa), and mobile numbers start with 09 locally. From abroad: Addis Ababa landline 011-xxx-xxxx becomes +251-11-xxx-xxxx. Mobile 09xx-xxx-xxx becomes +251-9xx-xxx-xxx.
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Dialing codes immediately above and below +251 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +251 code belongs to Ethiopia. Any phone number that starts with +251 — or with 00251 — is a Ethiopia number.
The 00251 prefix is Ethiopia. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +251, the Ethiopia country code.
Dialing code 251 (dialed as +251 or 00251) belongs to Ethiopia. Any phone number that starts with +251 is a Ethiopia number.
Country code 251 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Ethiopia. To call Ethiopia from abroad, dial +251 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Ethiopia is +251. To call Ethiopia from abroad, dial +251 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+251 is Ethiopia's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "251 area code". Any phone number starting with +251 is a Ethiopia number.
From TwinPhone, just type +251 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +251, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Ethiopia'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 Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia 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 +251 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 +251 and the Ethiopia number, and the call connects.
A +251 number is not automatically a scam — +251 is simply the country code 251 assigned to Ethiopia under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Ethiopia. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +251 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Ethiopia are shown above.
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