# Telephone numbers in Serbia

Regulation of the telephone numbers in Serbia is under the responsibility of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (RATEL), an independent regulatory authority. The country calling code of Serbia is +381. The country has an open telephone numbering plan, with most numbers consisting of a 2- or 3-digit calling code and a 6–7 digits of customer number.

## Overview

The country calling code of Serbia is +381. Serbia and Montenegro received the code of +381 following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992 (which had +38 as country code). Montenegro switched to +382 after its independence in 2006, so +381 is now used only by Serbia.
An example for calling telephones in Belgrade, Serbia is as follows:
* xxx xx xx (phone number in Serbia)
* 011 xxx xx xx (house number in Belgrade)
* +381 xx xxx xx xx (outside Serbia)
The international call prefix depends on the country being called from: for example, 00 for most European countries and 011 from North America. For domestic calls (within the country), 0 must be dialled before the area code.
For calls from Serbia, the prefix for international calls was 99, but was changed to 00 since 1 April 2008, in order to match the majority of Europe (e.g. for a United States number 00 1 ... should be dialled).

## Landline telephony

Calling code areas in Serbia have been largely unchanged since the time of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. As Socialist Republic of Serbia had been assigned codes starting with 1, 2 and 3, they were simply carried over by Serbia after the breakup.
Calling code areas:
| Network Group | Code | Municipalities covered by code |
| Belgrade | 11 | Belgrade, Barajevo, Grocka, Lazarevac, Mladenovac, Obrenovac, Sopot, Surčin |
| Bor | 30 | Bor, Boljevac, Majdanpek |
| Čačak | 32 | Čačak, Gornji Milanovac, Ivanjica, Lučani |
| Jagodina | 35 | Jagodina, Ćuprija, Despotovac, Paraćin, Rekovac, Svilajnac |
| Kikinda | 230 | Kikinda, Čoka, Novi Kneževac |
| Kragujevac | 34 | Kragujevac, Aranđelovac, Batočina, Knić, Lapovo, Rača, Topola |
| Kraljevo | 36 | Kraljevo, Raška, Vrnjačka Banja |
| Kruševac | 37 | Kruševac, Aleksandrovac, Brus, Ćićevac, Ražanj, Trstenik, Varvarin |
| Leskovac | 16 | Leskovac, Bojnik, Crna Trava, Lebane, Medveđa, Vlasotince |
| Niš | 18 | Niš, Aleksinac, Bela Palanka, Doljevac, Gadžin Han, Merošina, Sokobanja, Svrljig |
| Novi Pazar | 20 | Novi Pazar, Sjenica, Tutin |
| Novi Sad | 21 | City of Novi Sad, Bač, Bačka Palanka, Bački Petrovac, Bečej, Beočin, Temerin, Titel, Srbobran, Sremski Karlovci, Vrbas, Žabalj |
| Pančevo | 13 | Pančevo, Alibunar, Bela Crkva, Kovačica, Kovin, Opovo, Plandište, Vršac |
| Pirot | 10 | Pirot, Babušnica, Dimitrovgrad |
| Požarevac | 12 | Požarevac, Golubac, Kučevo, Petrovac, Veliko Gradište, Žabari, Žagubica, Malo Crniće |
| Prijepolje | 33 | Prijepolje, Nova Varoš, Priboj |
| Prokuplje | 27 | Prokuplje, Blace, Kuršumlija, Žitorađa |
| Smederevo | 26 | Smederevo, Smederevska Palanka, Velika Plana |
| Sombor | 25 | Sombor, Apatin, Kula, Odžaci |
| Sremska Mitrovica | 22 | Sremska Mitrovica, Inđija, Irig, Pećinci, Ruma, Stara Pazova, Šid |
| Subotica | 24 | Subotica, Ada, Bačka Topola, Kanjiža, Mali Iđoš, Senta |
| Šabac | 15 | Šabac, Bogatić, Koceljeva, Krupanj, Ljubovija, Loznica, Mali Zvornik, Vladimirci |
| Užice | 31 | Užice, Arilje, Bajina Bašta, Čajetina, Kosjerić, Požega |
| Valjevo | 14 | Valjevo, Lajkovac, Ljig, Mionica, Osečina, Ub |
| Vranje | 17 | Vranje, Bosilegrad, Bujanovac, Preševo, Surdulica, Trgovište, Vladičin Han |
| Zaječar | 19 | Zaječar, Kladovo, Knjaževac, Negotin |
| Zrenjanin | 23 | Zrenjanin, Novi Bečej, Sečanj, Nova Crnja, Žitište |
Until 2013, Telekom Srbija had a monopoly on fixed telephony services. When the new regulation came in force, competition became allowed in this field as well, and other operators entered the market, using alternative communication infrastructure:
* Orion Telekom – over CDMA
* SBB – over coaxial cable (cable TV infrastructure)
* Yettel Serbia – offering services only to business customers

## Mobile telephony

There are three active mobile operators in Serbia (without Kosovo):
* Mobile Telephony of Serbia, styled as mts – subsidiary of Telekom Srbija
* Yettel Serbia
* A1 Serbia
and three virtual mobile operators:
* SBB
* Globaltel
* Vectone Mobile
The calling codes are assigned to the operators using the following scheme:
| Code | Usage |
| 60, 61, 68 | A1 |
| 62, 63, 69 | Yettel Serbia |
| 64, 65, 66 | mts |
| 677 | Globaltel (MVNO) |
| 678 | Vectone Mobile (MVNO) |
Calling codes in the table are assigned to new customers by the respective provider. However, since 2011 customers can change the operator and retain the old calling code (along with the rest of the phone number). Thus, calling codes do not necessarily reflect the operator. It is not possible, however, to transfer a mobile number to a land-based operator and vice versa.

## Special codes

The following special telephone numbers are valid across the country:
| Code | Service |
| 11 811 | Subscribers numbers |
| 19 011 | International calls |
| 19 191 | BIA (Security Intelligence Agency) |
| 192 | Police |
| 193 | Fire service |
| 194 | Ambulance |
| 195 | Exact time |
| 1961 | Telegram service |
| 1976 | Military ambulance |
| 19 771 | Landline phone technical support |
| 19 811 | Wake-up service |
| 19 812 | Various information |
| 19 813 | Landline phone information center |
| 19 822 | Meteorological data, lottery, liturgical calendar |
| 1985 | Civil protection (major accidents) |
| 19 860 | Military police |
| 1987 | Road assistance (AMSS) |
In 2012, 2-digit emergency numbers were replaced by 3-digit ones (i.e. 192, 193 and 194 instead of 92, 93 and 94). This also applied to 976 (becoming 1976), 985 (becoming 1985), 987 (becoming 1987) and 9860 (becoming 19 860). 112 redirects to 192 on mobile phones.

## Kosovo

The dialling code for Kosovo is +383. This code is the property which it received by ITU through for the needs of the geographical region Kosovo as a result of the 2013 Brussels Agreement signed by the governments of Kosovo. Kosovo declared independence from in 2008, but retained the +381 calling code only for fixed telephony until 2016. Dialling code +383 started to be allocated on 15 December 2016.
Currently, phone numbers are accessible Only the +383 code.

### Fixed-line telephony

| Network Group | Code | Municipalities covered by code |
| Uroševac | 290 | Uroševac, Kačanik, Štrpce |
| Đakovica | 390 | Đakovica, Dečani |
| Gnjilane | 280 | Gnjilane, Kosovska Kamenica, Vitina |
| Kosovska Mitrovica | 28 | Kosovska Mitrovica, Leposavić, Skenderaj, Vučitrn |
| Peć | 39 | Peć, Istok, Klina |
| Priština | 38 | Priština, Gračanica, Kosovo Polje, Lipljan |
| Prizren | 29 | Prizren, Dragaš, Orahovac, Suva Reka |

### Mobile telephony

| Code | Usage | Notes |
| 44, 45 | Vala | +383 +377 (Monaco) country calling code was used until 3 February 2017. |
| 43, 49 | IPKO | +383 +386 (Slovenia) country calling code was used until 3 February 2017. |
| 47 | mts | Telekom Serbia that operates a network in northern Kosovo uses the country's new dialing code +383 |