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What does a Norwegian phone number look like?

Number length, mobile and fixed series, and how numbers are written.

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Short answer

A Norwegian phone number has eight digits, with mobile numbers starting with 4 or 9, and from abroad you add the country code +47 in front. Fixed-line numbers use the series 20–39, 50–57 and 60–79. Mobile numbers are usually written in groups as xxx xx xxx and fixed numbers as xx xx xx xx.

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Why

  1. Nkom's numbering plan reserves 40 00 00 00 to 49 99 99 99 and 90 00 00 00 to 99 99 99 99 for eight-digit mobile numbers.
  2. Fixed services use eight-digit numbers in the series starting with 20–39, 50–57 and 60–79, according to Nkom.
  3. Numbers starting with 58 and 59 are reserved for machine-to-machine and Internet of Things use, and the 58 series has 12 digits.

Details

Besides eight-digit numbers there are shorter ones: standard special numbers from 100 to 115, EEA-harmonised six-digit numbers from 116 000 to 116 999, and five-digit numbers from 02000 to 09999. Eight-digit numbers from 800 00 000 to 899 99 999 are special numbers. Norway has had a closed numbering plan without area codes since 1993.

Tip

When you give your Norwegian number to someone abroad, write it as +47 followed by the eight digits, for example +47 xxx xx xxx for a mobile.

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Sources

Information checked on 15 October 2026.

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