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Cameroon +237

International code · Africa

How to dial

Calling from abroad +237 X XX XX XX XX

Dial +237, then the local number. Generate the full number →

No trunk prefix — dial local and long distance numbers directly.

Mobile length
9 digits
Mobile prefixes
X XX XX XX XX
International format
+237 X XX XX XX XX
Domestic trunk
(none)

Sign-up availability

What to expect when signing up for these services with a physical SIM from this country:

ChatGPT Works
Claude Works
WhatsApp Works
Telegram Works
LINE Works
WeChat Works
X Works
TikTok Works
Gemini Works

Applies to every platform: VoIP / virtual numbers and heavily-reused number pools get rejected. Physical SIM only.

Checked 2026-09-12. Platform region policies and number-range allocations change — always confirm against each platform’s official supported-regions list and the carrier’s notices.
4 sources
help.openai.com/articles/7947663www.anthropic.com/supported-countriessupport.google.com/gemini?p=gemini_web_availabilitywww.mappr.co/tiktok-bans-by-country

How to read a number

+237671234567

+237Country code
Cameroon.
67Prefix
Cameroon uses a closed 9-digit plan with no trunk prefix, and everything starting with 6 is mobile. 67 is registered to MTN.
1234567Remaining 7 digits
The subscriber number.

Dialled domestically as these 9 digits; there is no trunk prefix.

This section checked 2026-10-31.
1 sources
www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/02/02/T02020000240001MSWE.docx

Number ranges & quality

RangeTypeNotes
Starts with 6, 9 digits Mobile carrier Cameroon uses a closed 9-digit plan with no trunk prefix, and everything starting with 6 is mobile. The numbering plan notified to the ITU in 2014: 66 is NEXTTEL (formerly Viettel), 67 and 650–654 MTN Cameroon, 69 and 655–659 Orange Cameroun; landlines start with 2 (Camtel). Nothing has been notified since.
Intl SMSStable
Virtual-number riskMedium
ID requiredID is required; prepaid cards generally need real-name registration.

Physical SIMs can sign up without issues, but virtual numbers and recycled ranges face stricter risk control on some platforms — use a freshly issued physical SIM.

Carriers & prefixes

Mobile prefixes by carrier.

Number portability status unverified.

Porting rules in full

We found no clear statement from the regulator on whether numbers can be ported, so this is marked unverified.

  • MTN Mobile carrier

    67, 650~654

    Registered in the 2014 plan as MTN Cameroon.

  • Orange Mobile carrier

    69, 655~659

    Registered in the 2014 plan as Orange Cameroun.

  • Nexttel Mobile carrier

    66

    Registered in the 2014 plan as NEXTTEL (formerly Viettel).

  • Camtel Mobile carrier

    The state fixed-line operator; the 2014 plan lists no mobile range for it, and there's no official table of today's ranges.

  • YooMee Mobile carrier

    Its ranges weren't confirmed from a current official allocation table, so none are listed.

This section checked 2026-10-20.
1 sources
www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/02/02/T02020000240001MSWE.docx

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