How to Call Gambia Phone Numbers?
Country phone codes
+220 is the country calling code assigned to Gambia by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Act of 2001, created by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
So if you’re calling Gambia, the number should start with:
+220 123-4567
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Prefix
A prefix is simply the set of numbers that come before the country and area codes of a telephone number. Gambia’s telephone numbers are made up of 10 numbers split into groups of 3. So if you’re going to make a call to Gambia using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+4-5-digit number. Some of the common area codes in Gambia include Serekunda (43), Brikama (448) and Bakau (449).
| Location | Country Code | Landline Area Code | Landline Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serekunda | +220 | (43) | 12345 |
| Brikama | +220 | (448) | 1234 |
| Bakau | +220 | (449) | 1234 |
So if you’re making a call to Serekunda, dial +220 43 12345.
Network coverage
Network coverage is only available in some parts of Gambia.
4G coverage
4G connection is only available in some parts of the country, but quality highly depends on the mobile operator.
International Roaming
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Top Mobile SIM network in Gambia
Here are the top mobile SIM networks in Gambia:
Africell Mobile
Gamcel Mobile
QCell Mobile
Top apps used to communicate
Here are the top apps mostly used for communication in Gambia:
Viber
Emergency phone numbers
Here are the three most important emergency numbers to take note of when visiting Gambia:
16 for ambulance service
18 for fire
17 for police
Best Time to Call Gambia
Gambia observes Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) using the time offset of UTC+00.
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call Gambia from the following time zones:
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 4:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland |
| 2:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 3:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 5:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+11:00 | Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 1:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 12:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Daylight Savings Time (first Sunday in October – first Sunday in April)
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gambia | 5:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+11:00 | Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) | New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory |
| 4:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland | |
| 2:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 4:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+10:30 | Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 3:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | Northern Territory | |
| 6:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+12:00 | Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NDT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 1:00pm – 12:00am | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 12:30pm – 12:00am | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |