{
  "url": "https://phonelookup.dev/country/zm",
  "iso": "ZM",
  "slug": "zm",
  "name": "Zambia",
  "callingCode": 260,
  "exitCode": "00",
  "preferredExitCode": "",
  "trunkPrefix": "0",
  "mobilePortable": false,
  "mobileStarts": [
    "05",
    "07",
    "09"
  ],
  "lineTypes": [
    {
      "type": "mobile",
      "label": "Mobile",
      "regex": "(?:[59][5-8]|7[5-9])\\d{7}",
      "lengths": [
        9
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "095 5123456",
      "exampleInternational": "+260 95 5123456",
      "exampleE164": "+260955123456"
    },
    {
      "type": "fixedLine",
      "label": "Fixed line",
      "regex": "21[1-8]\\d{6}",
      "lengths": [
        9
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [
        6
      ],
      "exampleNational": "0211 234 567",
      "exampleInternational": "+260 211 234 567",
      "exampleE164": "+260211234567"
    },
    {
      "type": "tollFree",
      "label": "Toll-free",
      "regex": "800\\d{6}",
      "lengths": [
        9
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "0800 123 456",
      "exampleInternational": "+260 800 123 456",
      "exampleE164": "+260800123456"
    },
    {
      "type": "voip",
      "label": "VoIP",
      "regex": "63\\d{7}",
      "lengths": [
        9
      ],
      "localOnlyLengths": [],
      "exampleNational": "630123456",
      "exampleInternational": "+260 630123456",
      "exampleE164": "+260630123456"
    }
  ],
  "formats": {
    "e164": "+260955123456",
    "international": "+260 95 5123456",
    "national": "095 5123456",
    "rfc3966": "tel:+260-95-5123456"
  },
  "carriers": [
    {
      "name": "Airtel",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 3,
      "ranges": [
        "057",
        "077",
        "097"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Beeline Telecoms",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 3,
      "ranges": [
        "058",
        "078",
        "098"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MTN",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 3,
      "ranges": [
        "056",
        "076",
        "096"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "ZAMTEL",
      "lineType": "mobile",
      "prefixCount": 3,
      "ranges": [
        "055",
        "075",
        "095"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sandbox": {
    "input": "+260955123456",
    "valid": true,
    "type": "Mobile",
    "carrier": "ZAMTEL",
    "region": "ZM",
    "formats": {
      "e164": "+260955123456",
      "international": "+260 95 5123456",
      "national": "095 5123456",
      "rfc3966": "tel:+260-95-5123456"
    },
    "parts": {
      "countryCode": "+260",
      "destinationCode": "95",
      "destinationKind": "network code",
      "subscriber": "5123456"
    }
  },
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "How many digits does a phone number in Zambia have?",
      "answer": "Mobile numbers have 9 national digits. Fixed line numbers have 9 national digits (6 when dialled locally). That is the national number, without the country code +260 and without the trunk prefix 0."
    },
    {
      "question": "What is the country code for Zambia?",
      "answer": "+260. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 260, then the national number without its trunk prefix 0. From inside Zambia, the exit code for international calls is 00."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which prefixes are mobile numbers in Zambia?",
      "answer": "Mobile numbers start with 05, 07 or 09 in national form; the mobile regular expression on this page gives the exact ranges (example: 095 5123456). The carrier table shows which prefix blocks were allocated to which operator."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can a mobile number in Zambia be ported to another carrier?",
      "answer": "Not on record. The plan data this page is built from does not list mobile number portability for Zambia, so the carrier a prefix was allocated to is likely, not certainly, the carrier serving the number. Only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) confirms it."
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "dataAsOf": "2026-10-25",
    "dataPoints": 20,
    "references": [
      {
        "authority": "ITU",
        "title": "National numbering plan: Zambia",
        "url": "https://www.itu.int/oth/T02020000E8/en"
      }
    ]
  },
  "neighbours": [
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/mg.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/mz.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/re.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/yt.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/bi.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/zw.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/na.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/ug.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/mw.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/tz.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/ke.json",
    "https://phonelookup.dev/country/ls.json"
  ]
}