Telephone numbers in Kuwait

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Telephone numbers in Kuwait
Location
Country Kuwait
Continent Asia
Typeclosed
Access codes
Country code +965
International access 00
Long-distance none

There is no area code in Kuwait. As of 17 October 2008, telephone numbers in Kuwait consist of eight digits (with the exception of '800'-style numbers, which are made up of seven digits). From 17 October 2008 a single digit prefix was added to all fixed and mobile numbers as per the Ministry of Communication's new numbering plan:

On June 15, 2013 the Kuwait's Ministry of Communications (MoC) has announced the launch of mobile number portability (MNP), a service that allows mobile users to change their service provider without the need to change their mobile number.

Here are the starting codes of landlines sorted by each area or city:

AreaLandlineStarting Code
Abdalli2470
Ahmadi2398
Ahmadi & Umm-Alhaiman2327, 328
Ardhiyah2480, 488, 489
Fahaheel2391, 392
Farwaniah2471,

472, 473, 474, 476

Free Trade Zone2461
Fintas2390
Hawalli2261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266
Jaber Al-Ali2383, 384
Jabriyah2531, 532, 533, 534, 560, 561, 569
Jahra2477, 478
Jahra-B2455, 456, 457, 458
Jaleeb Al-Shuyoukh2431, 433, 434
Manqaf & Shuiba2371, 372, 376
Mushrif2537, 538, 539
Nuzha & Qadsiya2224, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259
Qurain2541, 542, 543, 544
Ras Salmiyah2571, 572, 573, 574, 575
Rekka2394, 396
Sabah Salem2551, 552
Safat2240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249
Salmiyah2562, 563, 564, 565, 577
Shuwaikh2481, 483, 484
South Subahiyah2361, 362
Sulaibikhat29427
Sulaibiyah2467
Wafra2381
Zoor2395

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