San Francisco Inbound International Dialing

To make an international telephone call to San Francisco, CA from any country worldwide, please follow the dialing procedure shown below.

Dial San Francisco, United States

The United States has highly standardized phones numbers, so the dialing steps are the same whether you are dialing a San Francisco landline phone or a San Francisco mobile phone

To dial a San Francisco phone number, you will need:

Your dialing procedure may be affected if you are calling San Francisco using a calling card or VoIP phone service. Follow links for more additional information for dialing.

Click here for dialing steps by country.

Procedure to Dial San Francisco, CA from Any Country

Follow this basic dialing procedure to place an international long-distance call from any country worldwide to a landline or mobile phone number in San Francisco, CA.

The procedure outlined below is for direct international dialing from a landline or mobile phone in the home or office.

Additional or different dialing steps may be required when calling San Francisco using calling card or VoIP service.

1. Dial international access code / IDD:   idd 

Dial your country's international access code (aka international direct dial code or IDD) to initiate a phone call to San Francisco.

Lookup your international access code here.

Note that some mobile operators do not require dialing an IDD and/or allow use of substitute characters (such as '+') in lieu of dialing an IDD. As well, in many cases you don't dial an IDD when using a calling card or VoIP service.

2. Dial United States country code: + 1 

Dial country code +1 to reach any location in United States, including San Francisco. Country codes are also known as ISDs or international subscriber dialing codes.

If your San Francisco phone number starts with a ' 1 ' - e.g., 1 415 224 1800, don't add a second ' 1 '. Dial just a single ' 1 ' after the international access code.

3. Dial a 10-digit San Francisco phone number

All San Francisco phone numbers are 10-digits long with two parts:

a. Dial a 3-digit San Francisco area code:  aaa 

b. Dial a 7-digit local subscriber number: nnn nnnn

Some common San Francisco area codes are: 415 , 650 , and 510 . List of San Francisco area codes

Lookup a San Francisco phone number

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Steps to Dial San Francisco from a Specific Country

Follow the links below for country-specific dialing instructions for calling San Francisco landline and mobile phones. These pages include originating country access codes and other information.

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Dialing Tips

  • If you are in an office or building with a main switchboard or PBX, make sure you have a live outside line by dialing '9' or similar
  • Some mobile carriers provide shortcuts for making international calls - generally, by changing if or how an IDD is dialed. E.g., In the US, t-mobile allows you to dial a '+' instead of an IDD when calling international numbers.
  • Most calling cards do not require an IDD - but generally do require dialing of additional access numbers and identifying codes
  • Most VoIP services do not require an IDD - but VoIP dialing procedures vary widely, so check dialing for your service carefully
  • Make sure you don't have an extra '1' in your number (see step #2)

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To make an international telephone call to San Francisco, CA from any country worldwide, please follow the dialing procedure shown below.

Dial San Francisco, United States

The United States has highly standardized phones numbers, so the dialing steps are the same whether you are dialing a San Francisco landline phone or a San Francisco mobile phone

To dial a San Francisco phone number, you will need:

Your dialing procedure may be affected if you are calling San Francisco using a calling card or VoIP phone service. Follow links for more additional information for dialing.

Click here for dialing steps by country.

Procedure to Dial San Francisco, CA from Any Country

Follow this basic dialing procedure to place an international long-distance call from any country worldwide to a landline or mobile phone number in San Francisco, CA.

The procedure outlined below is for direct international dialing from a landline or mobile phone in the home or office.

Additional or different dialing steps may be required when calling San Francisco using calling card or VoIP service.

1. Dial international access code / IDD:   idd 

Dial your country's international access code (aka international direct dial code or IDD) to initiate a phone call to San Francisco.

Lookup your international access code here.

Note that some mobile operators do not require dialing an IDD and/or allow use of substitute characters (such as '+') in lieu of dialing an IDD. As well, in many cases you don't dial an IDD when using a calling card or VoIP service.

2. Dial United States country code: + 1 

Dial country code +1 to reach any location in United States, including San Francisco. Country codes are also known as ISDs or international subscriber dialing codes.

If your San Francisco phone number starts with a ' 1 ' - e.g., 1 415 224 1800, don't add a second ' 1 '. Dial just a single ' 1 ' after the international access code.

3. Dial a 10-digit San Francisco phone number

All San Francisco phone numbers are 10-digits long with two parts:

a. Dial a 3-digit San Francisco area code:  aaa 

b. Dial a 7-digit local subscriber number: nnn nnnn

Some common San Francisco area codes are: 415 , 650 , and 510 . List of San Francisco area codes

Lookup a San Francisco phone number

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Steps to Dial San Francisco from a Specific Country

Follow the links below for country-specific dialing instructions for calling San Francisco landline and mobile phones. These pages include originating country access codes and other information.

Back to top

Dialing Tips

  • If you are in an office or building with a main switchboard or PBX, make sure you have a live outside line by dialing '9' or similar
  • Some mobile carriers provide shortcuts for making international calls - generally, by changing if or how an IDD is dialed. E.g., In the US, t-mobile allows you to dial a '+' instead of an IDD when calling international numbers.
  • Most calling cards do not require an IDD - but generally do require dialing of additional access numbers and identifying codes
  • Most VoIP services do not require an IDD - but VoIP dialing procedures vary widely, so check dialing for your service carefully
  • Make sure you don't have an extra '1' in your number (see step #2)

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