Question: What is the country code for the Netherlands?
Answer: The country code for the Netherlands is +31.
How Do I Call the Netherlands from the United States and Europe?
To call the Netherlands from the United States, first dial the "011". This is the so-called international access prefix that lets callers in North America, the Caribbean and U.S. territories dial outside their countries. Then enter the Dutch country code, 31 (without the initial "+").
Last, enter the Dutch telephone number, without an initial zero. For example, Amsterdam landlines start with (0)20, then a series of six or seven numbers; leave off the zero in parentheses in calls from abroad. (Within the Netherlands, however, the initial zero is necessary.) If the full Dutch number is (0)20 5551234, then the caller would dial 01131 20 5551234, or +1131 20 5551234.
To call the Netherlands from another European country, first dial "+31" or "0031". The "+" before the Dutch country code above is the so-called international access (or exit) prefix, which translates to "00" in calls from elsewhere in Europe. (Most mobile phone users can also hold down the "0" to dial an actual "+" instead, but the end result is the same.) Then dial the Dutch telephone number without the initial zero; for example, 0031 20 5551234.
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Answer: The country code for the Netherlands is +31.
How Do I Call the Netherlands from the United States and Europe?
To call the Netherlands from the United States, first dial the "011". This is the so-called international access prefix that lets callers in North America, the Caribbean and U.S. territories dial outside their countries. Then enter the Dutch country code, 31 (without the initial "+").
Last, enter the Dutch telephone number, without an initial zero. For example, Amsterdam landlines start with (0)20, then a series of six or seven numbers; leave off the zero in parentheses in calls from abroad. (Within the Netherlands, however, the initial zero is necessary.) If the full Dutch number is (0)20 5551234, then the caller would dial 01131 20 5551234, or +1131 20 5551234.
To call the Netherlands from another European country, first dial "+31" or "0031". The "+" before the Dutch country code above is the so-called international access (or exit) prefix, which translates to "00" in calls from elsewhere in Europe. (Most mobile phone users can also hold down the "0" to dial an actual "+" instead, but the end result is the same.) Then dial the Dutch telephone number without the initial zero; for example, 0031 20 5551234.
Tips
- For calls from within the Netherlands, just dial an initial zero, then the Dutch phone number.
- Dutch mobile phone numbers start with (0)60. Similar to the U.S., toll-free numbers start with (0)800, while premium-rate numbers start with (0)900. The latter are fairly common in the Netherlands, and often used for services such as telephone and utility companies.
- The Netherlands is located in the Central European Time Zone (CET), which puts it one hour ahead of UTC (Coordinated Universal Time - more or less Greenwich Mean Time to non-scientists), and six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time, the easternmost time zone in the U.S. In other words, be mindful of what time it is when you dial the Netherlands.
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