To call a landline phone number, you need to include the corresponding area code. This is completely different from calling a mobile number. Therefore, many people are confused when calling landline numbers. So let’s find out together with FPT Shop in today’s article!
1. List of area codes for landline numbers of 63 provinces and cities
Below is a list of area codes for landline numbers of provinces and cities in Vietnam:
TT |
Province/city |
Old area code |
New area code |
1 |
An Giang |
76 |
296 |
2 |
Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu |
64 |
254 |
3 |
Bắc Kạn |
281 |
209 |
4 |
Bắc Giang |
240 |
204 |
5 |
Bạc Liêu |
781 |
291 |
6 |
Bắc Ninh |
241 |
222 |
7 |
Bến Tre |
75 |
275 |
8 |
Bình Định |
56 |
256 |
9 |
Bình Dương |
650 |
274 |
10 |
Bình Phước |
651 |
271 |
11 |
Bình Thuận |
62 |
252 |
12 |
Cà Mau |
780 |
290 |
13 |
Cần Thơ |
710 |
292 |
14 |
Cao Bằng |
26 |
206 |
15 |
Đà Nẵng |
511 |
236 |
16 |
Đắk Lắk |
500 |
262 |
17 |
Đắk Nông |
501 |
261 |
18 |
Điện Biên |
230 |
215 |
19 |
Đồng Nai |
61 |
251 |
20 |
Đồng Tháp |
67 |
277 |
21 |
Gia Lai |
59 |
269 |
22 |
Hà Giang |
219 |
219 |
23 |
Hà Nam |
351 |
226 |
24 |
Hà Nội |
4 |
24 |
25 |
Hà Tĩnh |
39 |
239 |
26 |
Hải Dương |
320 |
220 |
27 |
Hải Phòng |
31 |
225 |
28 |
Hậu Giang |
711 |
293 |
29 |
Hồ Chí Minh |
8 |
28 |
30 |
Hòa Bình |
218 |
218 |
31 |
Hưng Yên |
321 |
221 |
32 |
Khánh Hoà |
8 |
258 |
33 |
Kiên Giang |
77 |
297 |
34 |
Kon Tum |
60 |
260 |
35 |
Lai Châu |
231 |
213 |
36 |
Lâm Đồng |
63 |
263 |
37 |
Lạng Sơn |
25 |
205 |
38 |
Lào Cai |
20 |
214 |
39 |
Long An |
72 |
272 |
40 |
Nam Định |
350 |
228 |
41 |
Nghệ An |
38 |
238 |
42 |
Ninh Bình |
30 |
229 |
43 |
Ninh Thuận |
68 |
259 |
44 |
Phú Thọ |
210 |
210 |
45 |
Phú Yên |
57 |
257 |
46 |
Quảng Bình |
52 |
232 |
47 |
Quảng Nam |
510 |
235 |
48 |
Quảng Ngãi |
55 |
255 |
49 |
Quảng Ninh |
33 |
203 |
50 |
Quảng Trị |
53 |
233 |
51 |
Sóc Trăng |
79 |
299 |
52 |
Sơn La |
22 |
212 |
52 |
Tây Ninh |
66 |
276 |
54 |
Thái Bình |
36 |
227 |
55 |
Thái Nguyên |
280 |
208 |
56 |
Thanh Hóa |
37 |
237 |
57 |
Thừa Thiên Huế |
54 |
234 |
58 |
Tiền Giang |
73 |
273 |
59 |
Trà Vinh |
74 |
294 |
60 |
Tuyên Quang |
27 |
207 |
61 |
Vĩnh Long |
70 |
270 |
62 |
Vĩnh Phúc |
211 |
211 |
63 |
Yên Bái |
29 |
216 |
2. How to call a landline number
To call any landline number, you follow the format: 0 + Area code + Landline number.
For example, to call a landline phone number in Hanoi, you dial 0246 756 xxx. In which, 24 is the area code for Hanoi, and 6756xxx is the landline number you want to call.
3. Some popular landline numbers in Vietnam
Currently, the two most popular landline numbers are the 024 area code for Hanoi and the 28 area code for Ho Chi Minh City, corresponding to each network provider as follows:
- 0282: Landline number of Viettel network, in Ho Chi Minh City.
- 0283: Landline number of VNPT network, in Ho Chi Minh City.
- 0286: Landline number of Viettel network, in Ho Chi Minh City.
- 0287: Landline number of CMC, FPT, Gtel network, in Ho Chi Minh City.
- 0289: Landline number of Gtel network, in Ho Chi Minh City.
- 0242: Landline number of Viettel network, in Hanoi.
- 0243: Landline number of VNPT network, in Hanoi.
- 0246: Landline number of Viettel network, in Hanoi.
- 0247: Landline number of CMC, FPT, Gtel network, in Hanoi.
- 0248: Landline number of Gphone network of VNPT, in Hanoi.
- 0249: Landline number of Gtel network, in Hanoi.
4. Simple and fast way to look up landline numbers
If you don’t know how to look up landline numbers, FPT Shop can help you. Below are the two most popular methods to look up area codes:
4.1. Look up area codes using search engines
Currently, information about area codes is widely available on search engines. You only need to connect to the internet and search for the keyword “area code area A” to find the result.
4.2. Look up area codes using SMS
If your phone does not have internet connection, you can use the SMS service to look up area codes. The SMS service is provided by Vinaphone and VDC, a data communication and data transmission company. You send a message following the format DB [space] X [space] phone number to 991.
In which:
- DB is the abbreviation of the address book, which is a compulsory character in the format
- X is the area code of the landline number you want to look up
- phone number is the number you want to look up.
5. Limit unwanted calls from landline numbers
According to statistics, the number of unwanted calls from landline numbers is quite high. Therefore, you need to have ways to limit these annoying calls. FPT Shop recommends some applications that can help you block these calls:
5.1. Call Blocker – Blacklist App (Android)
The Call Blocker – Blacklist App is used to block unwanted calls and spam messages that may be scams. You just need to add the numbers you want to block to the blacklist, and they will be blocked.
5.2. Call Block Free App (IPhone)
Similar to the above, Call Block Free helps you block unwanted calls from landline numbers. When you download Call Block Free, the Block one-ring Phone scam feature will be activated in the settings.
5.3. Hiya App
This application helps you determine the origin of a phone number. It compares the number calling with the database to determine whether it is a spam number or not. In addition, Hiya also helps detect viruses and malware-containing software.
Conclusion
Above are some notes about landline numbers. Hopefully, through this article, readers have understood the information and can easily connect with landline numbers. Have a nice day!
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