The +221 prefix belongs to Senegal. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +221 (calling code 221), it came from Senegal.
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Code
+221
ISO
SN
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Dakar
The +221 code identifies Senegal on the international telephone network. Country code 221 is assigned to Senegal under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +221 — written +221 or 00221 — is a Senegal number.
Every Senegal 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 Senegal from abroad, the only fixed part is +221 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Senegal.
+XXX XX XXX XX XX
Example: +221 70 123 45 67
+221 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +221 when dialing Senegal from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Senegalese phone numbers use the prefix +221. Numbers are 9 digits — landlines typically start with 33 (Dakar area) and mobiles with 77, 78, 76, or 70. From abroad, dial +221 followed by the 9-digit number.
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Dialing codes immediately above and below +221 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +221 code belongs to Senegal. Any phone number that starts with +221 — or with 00221 — is a Senegal number.
The 00221 prefix is Senegal. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +221, the Senegal country code.
Dialing code 221 (dialed as +221 or 00221) belongs to Senegal. Any phone number that starts with +221 is a Senegal number.
Country code 221 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Senegal. To call Senegal from abroad, dial +221 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Senegal is +221. To call Senegal from abroad, dial +221 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+221 is Senegal's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "221 area code". Any phone number starting with +221 is a Senegal number.
From TwinPhone, just type +221 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +221, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Senegal'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 Senegal 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 Senegal 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 +221 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 +221 and the Senegal number, and the call connects.
A +221 number is not automatically a scam — +221 is simply the country code 221 assigned to Senegal under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Senegal. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +221 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Senegal are shown above.
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