Codes & Numbers

Useful telephone area codes and zip codes of Chinese major cities, especially free emergency numbers help you feeling easy to get around China. The country code of China is 86. Each Chinese city has its own area code and different zip code.

Emergency Numbers

Dial this number when a traffic accident happens

Ways to Dial China from Abroad
To call China from abroad with a fixed telephone, dial the outbound number of your country + 86 (the country code of China) + area code of the Chinese city + fixed Chinese telephone number. To call a mobile phone number, dial the outbound number of your country + 86 + mobile phone number.
To call China from abroad with a cell phone, dial the outbound number of your country + 86 (the country code of China) + area code of the Chinese city + fixed Chinese telephone number. To call a mobile phone number, dial the outbound number of your country + 86 + mobile phone number.
 

Ways to Dial within China
To call a fixed telephone number in a Chinese city from another Chinese city 0, then area code + fixed telephone number. To call a mobile phone number dial 0 + mobile phone number.
To call a fixed telephone number in a Chinese city from another Chinese city, dial 0 + area code + fixed telephone number. To call a mobile phone number, dial the mobile phone number directly without 0 prefix.
 

Note: Different countries require different outbound prefix numbers. For example, US and Canada: 011; Europe (including England): 00; Asia: some areas such as Saudi Arabia: 00; others (such as Seoul) are 001; Australia: 0011, Africa: 09...

Major Tourist Cities

Postal Tips: If you want to post a ordinary letter or package within China, please go to the local offices in towns or cities. But for posting via international express like EMS and UPS, you must go to Chinese major cities.