+261Madagascar
The +261 prefix belongs to Madagascar. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +261 (calling code 261), it came from Madagascar. You can also call Madagascar from your web browser with TwinPhone — no app and no SIM.
Call from your browser — from $1.84/min, no app, no SIM.
Code
+261
ISO
MG
Region
Indian Ocean
Time zone
Indian/Antananarivo
Pay as you go
Call any country from $0.02/min
Free to sign up — no card needed to start. Top up $10 and pay only for the minutes you actually call. No subscription, no monthly fee.
No card to sign up · Top up $10 · Pay only when you call
Which country is +261?
The +261 code identifies Madagascar on the international telephone network. Country code 261 is assigned to Madagascar under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +261 — written +261 or 00261 — is a Madagascar number. You can call any Madagascar number directly from your browser with TwinPhone — no app, no SIM — paying only for the minutes you talk.
Anatomy of a Madagascar phone number
Every Madagascar 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 Madagascar from abroad, the only fixed part is +261 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Madagascar.
Mobile example
+XXX XX XX XXX XX
Example: +261 32 12 345 67
Landline example
+261 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
How to call Madagascar (+261) step by step
Enter the country code +261 when dialing Madagascar from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
Use TwinPhone to connect the call at low per-minute rates.
Start calling now
Enter a phone number and start instantly
Example numbers for Madagascar:
Madagascar at a glance
Country codes near +261
Dialing codes immediately above and below +261 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about TwinPhone.
The +261 code belongs to Madagascar. Any phone number that starts with +261 — or with 00261 — is a Madagascar number. To reach one, TwinPhone connects Madagascar numbers straight from your browser — no app or SIM needed.
The 00261 prefix is Madagascar. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +261, the Madagascar country code.
Dialing code 261 (dialed as +261 or 00261) belongs to Madagascar. Any phone number that starts with +261 is a Madagascar number.
Country code 261 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Madagascar. To call Madagascar from abroad, dial +261 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Madagascar is +261. To call Madagascar from abroad, dial +261 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+261 is Madagascar's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "261 area code". Any phone number starting with +261 is a Madagascar number.
From TwinPhone, just type +261 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +261, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Madagascar's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
Yes — we currently rent virtual numbers in the US and Canada, from $3.19/month. Use one as your caller ID so callers see a North American number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser. Numbers for more countries are on the way.
Calling Madagascar with TwinPhone is pay-as-you-go from your browser, billed by the minute (rounded up to the next full minute, minimum one minute) — no connection fee and no monthly fee. The exact per-minute price for +261 landlines and mobiles is shown live on this page, and that figure is the one you pay.
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 +261 and the Madagascar number, and the call connects.
A +261 number is not automatically a scam — +261 is simply the country code 261 assigned to Madagascar under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Madagascar. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +261 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Madagascar are shown above.
Cheap calls to Madagascar
Per-minute rates to Madagascar straight from your browser — no SIM, no app.
Where is this number from?
Paste an international number (with +) and we'll tell you which country it's from, its dialing code, and how to call.
All phone dialing codes
The complete list of country codes and international dialing prefixes.
Need to call Madagascar (+261)?
Dial +261 with TwinPhone — no SIM, no app, right from your browser.
Free to sign up — no card, no subscription14-day money-back guarantee