The +996 prefix belongs to Kyrgyzstan. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +996 (calling code 996), it came from Kyrgyzstan.
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Code
+996
ISO
KG
Region
Asia
Time zone
Asia/Bishkek
The +996 code identifies Kyrgyzstan on the international telephone network. Country code 996 is assigned to Kyrgyzstan under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +996 — written +996 or 00996 — is a Kyrgyzstan number.
Every Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan from abroad, the only fixed part is +996 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Kyrgyzstan.
+XXX XXX XXX XXX
Example: +996 700 123 456
+996 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +996 when dialing Kyrgyzstan from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Dialing codes immediately above and below +996 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +996 code belongs to Kyrgyzstan. Any phone number that starts with +996 — or with 00996 — is a Kyrgyzstan number.
The 00996 prefix is Kyrgyzstan. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +996, the Kyrgyzstan country code.
Dialing code 996 (dialed as +996 or 00996) belongs to Kyrgyzstan. Any phone number that starts with +996 is a Kyrgyzstan number.
Country code 996 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Kyrgyzstan. To call Kyrgyzstan from abroad, dial +996 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Kyrgyzstan is +996. To call Kyrgyzstan from abroad, dial +996 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+996 is Kyrgyzstan's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "996 area code". Any phone number starting with +996 is a Kyrgyzstan number.
From TwinPhone, just type +996 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +996, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Kyrgyzstan'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 Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan 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 +996 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 +996 and the Kyrgyzstan number, and the call connects.
A +996 number is not automatically a scam — +996 is simply the country code 996 assigned to Kyrgyzstan under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Kyrgyzstan. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +996 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Kyrgyzstan are shown above.
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