How to validate phone number formats for a specific country or region?

Different countries or regions use different phone number formats. To help you to validate phone number formats used in a specific country or region, FYIcenter.com has designed this online tool. All you need to do is to end a phone number of a specific country/region in the form below, and click the "Validate" button. The validation result will be presented back to you.

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Country/Region:	South Africa
Phone #

Validation result by FYIcenter.com:

Specified Phone Number: Valid ✔

"11 921 6773" matches the format of "AA SSS SSSS"

Most phone numbers in South Africa are written in the following formats:

   Prefix: long distance or international
   --------------------------------------
   |   Carrier or area code 
   |   --------------------
   |   |   Subscriber number
   |   |   -----------------
   v   v   v
   0   AA  SSS SSSS     - Local format
  +27  AA  SSS SSSS     - International format

Most telephone numbers in South Africa have 9 digits and are written in the format of "AA SSS SSSS". Here are some examples: 11 921 6773; 32 436 6630.

When dialing locally inside South Africa, the long distance prefix of "0" is required. So the format becomes "0 AA SSS SSSS".

When dialing from outside of South Africa, the international dial-in prefix "+27" is required. So the format becomes "+27 AA SSS SSSS".

When dialing from South Africa to other countries, the international dail-out prefix "+" or "00" required.

To validate phone number formats for other countries or regions, see our Generic Phone Number Format Validator.

To see phone number examples in South Africa, try our Test Phone Number Generator.

 

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