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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Other Important Information about Gambia

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:

Instagram

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