Philadelphia Inbound International Dialing

Procedure to Dial Philadelphia, PA from Any Country

Follow this basic dialing procedure to place an international long-distance call from any country worldwide to a landline or mobile phone number in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The procedure outlined below is for direct international dialing from a landline or mobile phone in the home or office.

Additional or different dialing steps may be required when calling Philadelphia using calling card or VoIP service.

1. Dial international access code / IDD:   ddd 

Dial your country's international access code (aka international direct dial code or IDD) to initiate a phone call to Philadelphia.

Lookup your international access code here.

Note that some mobile operators do not require dialing an IDD and/or allow use of substitute characters (such as '+') in lieu of dialing an IDD. As well, in many cases you don't dial an IDD when using a calling card or VoIP service.

2. Dial United States country code: + 1 

Dial country code +1 to reach any location in United States, including Philadelphia. Country codes are also known as ISDs or international subscriber dialing codes.

If your Philadelphia phone number starts with a ' 1 ' - e.g., 1 215 224 1800, don't add a second ' 1 '. Dial just a single ' 1 ' after the international access code.

3. Dial a 10-digit Philadelphia phone number

All Philadelphia phone numbers are 10-digits long with two parts:

a. Dial a 3-digit Philadelphia area code:  aaa 

b. Dial a 7-digit local subscriber number: nnn nnnn

The main Philadelphia area codes are 215, 267 - more Philadelphia area codes

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Steps to Dial Philadelphia from a Specific Country

Follow the links below for country-specific dialing instructions for calling Philadelphia landline and mobile phones. These pages include originating country access codes and other information.