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Area Code List
1 Uster, Zurich
21 Lausanne, Montreux, Vevey
22 Geneva
24 Yverdon
25 Aigle
26 Martigny
27 Sion
28 Brig
29 Bulle
30 Zweisimmen
31 Bern(e), Koniz
32 Bienne (Biel)
33 Thun
34 Burgdorf
35 Langnau
36 Interlaken
37 Fribourg (Friburg)
38 Neuchatel
39 La Chaux de Fonds, Le Locle
41 Lucerne [effective 23 March 1996: Altdorf, Schwyz and Zug are
included, with local number change to 7-digit standard]
42 [Zug is 41, effective 23 March 1996]
43 [Schwyz is 41, effective 23 March 1996]
44 [Altdorf is 41, effective 23 March 1996]
45 Sursee
46 locally charged "green" numbers/numero vert
47 (videotext applications; closes end of 1996, changing to +41 86)
52 Winterthur [effective 23 March 1996: Frauenfeld and Schaffhausen
are included, with local number change to 7-digit standard]
53 [Schaffhausen is 52, effective 23 March 1996]
54 [Frauenfeld is 52, effective 23 March 1996]
55 Rapperswil [effective 23 March 1996: Niederurnen is included,
with local number change to 7-digit standard]
56 Baden
57 Wohlen
58 [Niederurnen is 55, effective 23 March 1996]
61 Basel
62 Olten
63 Langenthal
64 Aarau
65 Grenchen (Solothurn)
66 Delemont
71 Herisau (also St Gallen), Rorschach [effective 30 March 1996:
Wattwil and Wil are included, with local number change
to 7-digit standard]
72 Weinfelden
73 [Wil is 71, effective 30 March 1996]
74 [Wattwil is 71, effective 30 March 1996]
75 [Liechtenstein, an independent country, now uses a separate
country code 423; Vaduz is major centre]
800 freephone (replaces green number service - 155+xxxx without
leading zero)
844 FirstLine service (chargeable)
848 FirstLine service (chargeable)
81 Chur
82 St. Moritz
83 Davos
84 Scuol
85 Sargans
86 (was listed as Ilanz; details unknown)
86 videotext applications, effective 1 July 1995 (was +41 47)
91 Lugano
92 Bellinzona
93 Locarno
94 Faido
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Additional
Information
- 29 March 2002 - national dialling changes
- An BAKOM (OFCOM) press release of 22 March 2000 announced that
changes to the national numbering and dialling plan would be modified
from the original December 1997 renumbering plan. This was done
in reaction to demands for a simpler and cheaper scheme.
- The new plan is to take effect 29 March 2002, by introducing a
closed dialling plan. Subscriber numbers would incorporate the trunk
prefix and area code, which effectively means all calls will be
dialled in the long distance format. This will affect local calls,
but not long distance or calls from other nations, but this will
open additional numbering ranges for future assignment.
- Domestically, this will mean 9 digits would be dialled for calls
to Zurich subscribers (01 + existing 7-digit subscriber number),
and 10 digits for other areas of the country (0xx + existing 7-digit
subcriber number). However, BAKOM (OFCOM) wants Zurich to match
the 10-digit format by 2007, to ensure a constant national number
length.
- The previous plan to restructure the numbering plan (to 9-digit
national phone numbers as of 29 March 2002) was delayed from the
original 12 April 2001 start. Information is available from a BAKOM
(OFCOM) press release.
- Some information from Switzerland's national telecom regulator
BAKOM is available regarding
the major national renumbering. There have already been numerous
regional numbering changes, mainly consolidations of regions into
existing area codes.
- 5 April 1999 - Liechtenstein leaves Switzerland numbering plan
Liechtenstein country code 423 became effective 5 April 1999. See the
information on Liechtenstein for details. Prior to the activation of
country code 423, Liechtenstein was called via Switzerland's area code
75 (i.e. +41 75 ...).
- September 1998 Announcement of 0840 "Firstline ISP" local rate
access to Internet services.
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