Vietnam: What is the telephone area code for Ho Chi Minh City?

Hello, Lawnet would like to answer as follows:

1. What is the telephone area code under the law in Vietnam? 

A telephone area code can be understood as a string of numbers added to the beginning of a phone number to locate the geographical area of that phone number.

Each country has its own international area code. For example, Vietnam's international area code is +84.

In addition, each province/city in a country also has its own area code. For example, Hanoi's area code is 024, and Ho Chi Minh City's area code is 028.

When calling from internationally to Vietnam, you need to dial the international area code +84 before the area code of the province/city you want to call.

When calling from one province/city to another within Vietnam, you need to enter the area code of the province/city you want to call.

2. Telephone area code of Ho Chi Minh City and 63 provinces in Vietnam

On November 21, 2016, the Ministry of Information and Communications issued Decision 2036/QD-BTTTT to ensure that telecommunications number warehouses are used economically, effectively, and in accordance with the development of the market and technology, meeting the increasing development needs of the mobile information industry and Internet development trends. In addition, converting the area code will help keep the area code length consistent, meeting international practice.

The time to convert area codes is divided into 3 specific stages:

- Phase 1 starts on February 11, 2017, and applies to 13 provinces/cities;

- Phase 2 starts on April 15, 2017 and applies to the next 23 provinces/cities;

- Phase 3 from June 17, 2017 applies to the last 23 provinces/cities (Ho Chi Minh City telephone area code will be in this phase).

- 4 provinces of Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho, Hoa Binh, and Ha Giang keep the same area code.

List of telephone area codes for 63 provinces and cities nationwide according to the area code conversion plan Decision 2036/QD-BTTTT is as follows:

Thus, the landline telephone area code in Ho Chi Minh City from June 17, 2017 was changed from 08 to 028, meaning that when mobile subscribers dial to landlines at Ho Chi Minh City must change its area code from 08 to 028.

3. List of postal codes of 63 provinces and cities in Vietnam

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