North Macedonia's telephone numbering plan is the system used for assigning telephone numbers in North Macedonia. It is regulated by the Agency for Electronic Communications (AEK), which holds responsibility for telecommunications.
The country calling code of North Macedonia is +389. Area codes should always be dialed, even within the country, because of the many fixed and mobile operators.
An example for calling telephones in Skopje is as follows:
02 xxxxxxx (within Skopje) 02 xxxxxxx (within North Macedonia) +389 2 xxxxxxx (outside North Macedonia)
Numbering formats for North Macedonia:
+389 2 xxxxxxx geographic numbers – Skopje +389 3x xxxxxx geographic numbers – eastern area +389 4x xxxxxx geographic numbers – central and western area +389 5xx xxxxx premium, value added, shared revenue +389 7x xxxxxx mobile +389 8xx xxxxx freephone, shared cost
1xx is the general short code format (such as 112 for emergency); 10xx format is for carrier access.
The international call prefix depends on the country you are calling from, e.g. 00 for most European countries, and 011 from America. For domestic calls (within the country), 0 must be dialed before the area code.
For calls from North Macedonia, the prefix for international calls is 00 (e.g. for calling a United States number, 00 1 ... should be dialed).
Landline area codes
Network groupCodeMunicipalities covered by codeSkopje2Greater Skopje: (Aerodrom, Centar, Saraj, Kisela voda, Gazi Baba, Butel, Šuto Orizari, Karpoš, Čair, Gorče Petrov), Aračinovo, Čučer-Sandevo, Ilinden, Petrovec, Sopište, Studeničani, ZelenikovoKumanovo31Kumanovo, Lipkovo, Kratovo, Kriva palanka, Rankovce, Staro NagoričaneŠtip32Štip, Probištip, Radoviš, Sveti Nikole, Konče, Karbinci, LozovoKočani33 Kočani, Berovo, Pehčevo, Vinica, Makedonska Kamenica, Zrnovci, Češinovo-ObleševoStrumica34 Strumica, Valandovo, Vasilevo, Bosilovo, Novo Selo, Dojran, Bogdanci, Gevgelija Gostivar42 Gostivar, Mavrovo and Rostuša, VrapčišteVeles43 Veles, Kavadarci, Negotino, Čaška, Gradsko, RosomanTetovo 44 Tetovo, Jegunovce, Bogovinje, Brvenica, Tearce, ŽelinoKičevo 45 Kičevo, Makedonski Brod, Plasnica Ohrid46 Ohrid, Struga, Vevčani, Debarca, Debar, Centar ŽupaBitola 47 Bitola, Resen, Novaci, Mogila, Demir HisarPrilep 48 Prilep, Kruševo, Krivogaštani, Dolneni
Mobile phone number codes
CodeMobile network070,071,072Makedonski Telekom073GreenMobile,mtel074Telekabel075,076,077,078A1 Macedonia079LycaMobile (acquired by mtel)
Users can switch carriers and keep their cell phone numbers, including prefix.
Special service numbers
NumberService112General emergency192Police193Fire brigade194Ambulance195Crisis Management Center 196Roadside Assistance (AMSM)13-112Mountain Rescue1188information service-Yellow Pages Macedonia188information service-Makedonski Telekom
Numbering plan under the former Yugoslavia During Yugoslavia's existence, Macedonian area codes all began with 9. On 1 October 1993, North Macedonia was split from the +38 code and the 9 from the area codes was integrated into the country code. Between 2000 and 2001, the 9 in the area codes was generally changed to either 3 or 4. The area codes for Skopje were changed from (091) to (02). In 2003, all Skopje phone numbers were changed from 6 to 7 digits by having an extra digit added to the front of the original number, meaning that (for example) the Yugoslavian number +38 91 123456 became +389 91 123456 in 1993, then +389 2 3123456. When the extra 3 was added to the beginning of Skopje numbers, new 30x and 39x exchanges became available.
See also Telecommunications in North Macedonia Makedonski Telekom
Notes
References ITU allocations list
External links Agency for Electronic Communications (AEK)