+254 Kenya
Dial +254, then the national number.
- ISO
- KE
- Region
- Africa
- Exit code when calling from Kenya
- 000
Your zone is guessed from the device. Pick another if the guess is wrong.
Kenya at a glance
country in Eastern Africa
- Capital
- Nairobi
- Official languages
- Swahili, English
- Currency
- KshKenyan shilling
- Population
- 48,468,1382017
Dial it
Calling Kenya
Calling from Kenya
Kenya's listed exit code is 000. Your provider may differ; check its instructions.
How to call Kenya
Dial your exit code
Use the international access method for where your call starts, or + on a mobile phone.
Dial +254
The country calling code for Kenya.
Dial the national number
Keep the number as provided until you confirm the international form with the recipient or your phone provider.
Whether a domestic prefix is included when calling Kenya internationally is not confirmed in this reference.
Full scope of this guidance
Whether a domestic prefix is included when calling Kenya internationally is not confirmed in this reference.
Example numbers
Example digits for each type of number, without the calling code or the exit code.
| Number type | National number | National length |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 202012345 | 7–9 digits |
| Mobile | 712123456 | 9 digits |
| Toll-free type | 800223456 | 9 digits or 10 digits |
Examples do not confirm assignment or reachability, and the types and lengths are not dialing rules. Source: Google libphonenumber.
Where this comes from
Country reference sources (6)
Catalog country/territory reference through exact nondeprecated P297; source entity facts only, no political/legal status or physical/telephone equivalence.
- WikidataQ114 · Kenya · revision 2561607519reviewed 2026-10-30T20:34:07.220Z, 2026-10-30T20:56:52.174009+00:00Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:47:39.638Z. Retrieved 2026-10-30T20:53:42.463Z.
- WikidataQ3870 · Nairobi · revision 2562629905reviewed 2026-10-30T20:34:07.220ZRetrieved 2026-10-30T19:50:19.188Z.
- WikidataQ7838 · Swahili · revision 2561609186reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956ZRetrieved 2026-10-30T19:49:54.769Z.
- WikidataQ1860 · English · revision 2561598071reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956ZRetrieved 2026-10-30T19:46:48.356Z.
- WikidataQ202882 · Kenyan shilling · revision 2562557177reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956Z, 2026-11-01Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:49:31.539Z.
- Natural Earth
- Country referenceQ114 · Kenya. Revision 2561607519. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:47:39.638Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:34:07.220Z.Licence
- Descriptioncountry in Eastern Africa. Q114 · revision 2561607519. Retrieved 2026-10-30T20:53:42.463Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:56:52.174009+00:00.Description source
- Capital: NairobiLinked English label: Nairobi (Q3870), revision 2562629905. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:50:19.188Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:34:07.220Z. Statement q114$A6BC1157-8300-4525-88DA-D02F79AD8B16, revision 2561607519, normal rank. No references attached in the selected revision.Linked English label: NairobiStatement q114$A6BC1157-8300-4525-88DA-D02F79AD8B16
- Official language: SwahiliSource-reported official-language property; this is not a list of every spoken language. Linked English label: Swahili (Q7838), revision 2561609186. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:49:54.769Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956Z. Statement q114$6174C535-071D-4AB5-AF96-5A95F2F120C2, revision 2561607519, normal rank. 1 reference group attached in the selected revision.Linked English label: SwahiliStatement q114$6174C535-071D-4AB5-AF96-5A95F2F120C2
- Official language: EnglishSource-reported official-language property; this is not a list of every spoken language. Linked English label: English (Q1860), revision 2561598071. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:46:48.356Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956Z. Statement q114$401F6190-813A-41E9-B9CE-BB9E26A54892, revision 2561607519, normal rank. 1 reference group attached in the selected revision.Linked English label: EnglishStatement q114$401F6190-813A-41E9-B9CE-BB9E26A54892
- Currency: Kenyan shillingSource-reported currency property; no currency code, symbol or legal-tender status is inferred. Linked English label: Kenyan shilling (Q202882), revision 2562557177. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:49:31.539Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956Z. Statement q114$CB80A0AA-DA97-4AB6-874A-E046C06692FD, revision 2561607519, normal rank. No references attached in the selected revision. Displayed unit symbol: Ksh. Separate retained P5061 source on Q202882, revision 2562557177. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:49:31.539Z; reviewed 2026-11-01. Unique literal eligible English/universal symbol at highest retained rank; no ISO-code substitution. Selected symbol statement Q202882$b4dc24b3-40d9-a7a8-b06f-52a88ba994b4, normal rank.Linked English label: Kenyan shillingStatement q114$CB80A0AA-DA97-4AB6-874A-E046C06692FDUnit symbol sourceSymbol source licence
- Source-reported population: 2017 · Population of the selected source entity; this is distinct from map extent and telephone coverage.Statement Q114$60ea21b6-4c01-b9c8-3c76-afd6a57163dd, revision 2561607519, preferred rank. Qualifications: P585: 2017 (year precision). 1 reference group attached in the selected revision. Population is source-reported for 2017, with year precision. The selected population statement does not state a measurement method. Population of the selected source entity; this is distinct from map extent and telephone coverage.Statement Q114$60ea21b6-4c01-b9c8-3c76-afd6a57163ddQ114$60ea21b6-4c01-b9c8-3c76-afd6a57163dd reference 1
- MapAll 2 geometry parts and 2 rings retained. Exact selected Natural Earth country/map-unit extent; preserve source hierarchy and classification. No current legal-boundary or telephone-coverage assertion. Country overview from Natural Earth; capital positions from Wikidata may differ from the outline. Source precision is not an accuracy radius. Country rings omitted: 0. Context rings omitted: 0. Map extent: Kenya. Exact selected Natural Earth country/map-unit extent. No current legal-boundary or telephone-coverage assertion.Public-domain termsWikidata source position: Nairobi
Land-border data (ODbL) (1)
Land-border list for the exact source country or territory record, at the stated dataset edition. Separate source identities are not combined. Use the exact source country and counterpart identities without metropole, calling-code, island, transport or boundary-segment inference. Land-border lists from the maintained mledoze/countries dataset at the stated repository edition. Its README defines the borders field as land borders, credits a borders contributor and Wikipedia for remaining data; this is not an official boundary survey. Exact country and territory identities remain separate. The source does not supply boundary segments, legal recognition findings or a per-country effective date. Retrieval is an observation date. This is a qualified source-edition enumeration, not a certification of complete physical borders in 2026. Contains information from mledoze/countries, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. Source-derived border assertions use that licence. Independent country information and government border evidence remain separate.
- mledoze/countriesRepository commit fa4f62182d19ff4f8b325cde6387c9cd9d80955a Publication date as stated: not stated. Last modified date as stated: not stated. Retrieved: 2026-11-04T17:50:51.865Z.reviewed
- Licence and transformationThe complete method of making every alteration, including all additional contents, is offered free of charge under ODbL section4.6(b). Source credit: mledoze/countries contributors, including @ancosen for borders data; the README identifies Wikipedia as the remaining-data source.Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0Transformation method (JSON)
Time-zone rules and display (1)
Supported calculations run from 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z until 2031-01-01T00:00:00Z. Zone names identify IANA representative locations; they do not locate a telephone number. The browser detects your device’s configured zone, which may differ from your physical location. Time rules: IANA tzdb 2026e. Location labels use its retained country tables. Times use the selected IANA entry; they are not a claim about every location in the country. The initial selection uses the source-qualified timezone binding for Nairobi. It does not establish a country-wide time or your location.
- IANA Time Zone Databasetzdata2026eNairobi: calculation identifier Africa/Nairobi. Display source: zone.tab, line 226. Relation source: zone1970.tab, line 188.
Capital timezone sources (4)
These are retained source-snapshot relations used for the initial timezone selection. They do not establish current legal capital status, timezone law, a country-wide time or a telephone subscriber’s location. Every retained linked GeoNames row states the same literal timezone; source roles are retained separately and are not equated. The calculation uses the selected IANA rules.
- Wikidata — NairobiQ3870 · revision 2562629905reviewed 2026-10-30, 2026-11-02Retrieved: 2026-10-30T19:50:19.188Z.
- Wikidata — Q114Q114 · revision 2561607519reviewed Retrieved: 2026-10-30T19:47:39.638Z.
- GeoNamesKE.zipreviewed Archive SHA256: 757354ed6c1cf7a35984ad8fc74c856348e449d6ed83f9420661e137aa52f421. Retrieved: 2026-11-02T20:27:40.806Z. CC BY 4.0.
- IANA Time Zone Databasetzdata2026eCalculation payload SHA256: abf618dfc3aa0be2f381bb3c037706300ae3e78f2d8171d0072fd15cde88660c.
- Capital source labelNairobi (Q3870), revision 2562629905. Retrieved: 2026-10-30T19:50:19.188Z. Label reviewed: 2026-10-30T20:34:07.220Z.Capital entity and revision
- Capital relation in the retained sourceQ114, revision 2561607519: P36 → Q3870 (Nairobi). Statement: q114$A6BC1157-8300-4525-88DA-D02F79AD8B16; rank: normal. Qualifiers: None recorded. Source references: 0. Retrieved: 2026-10-30T19:47:39.638Z. Reviewed: 2026-10-30T20:34:07.220Z.Country entity and revisionCapital label
- Retained GeoNames identifierQ3870, revision 2562629905: P1566 → 184745. Statement: Q3870$2658E8F5-F349-4F7F-B160-10481D0835E3; rank: normal. Qualifiers: None recorded. Source references: 1. Retrieved: 2026-10-30T19:50:19.188Z. Reviewed: 2026-11-02T20:28:51.843364+00:00.Capital entity and revision
- GeoNames timezone source rowGeoNames 184745: Nairobi; country KE; source feature P/PPLC. KE.txt, line 6836; row SHA256: 360ee24e7bf0c3cc3fa14a18d4356efdaa99a8b4e35a27aff23e8ddd7d9f989a. Row modified: 2023-12-21. Literal timezone field: Africa/Nairobi. This is the single retained PPLC city row. Source binding reviewed: 2026-11-02T20:28:51.843364+00:00.GeoNames archiveCC BY 4.0P1566 statement Q3870$2658E8F5-F349-4F7F-B160-10481D0835E3
- Source-qualified initial timezoneThe retained source binding for Nairobi uses literal identifier Africa/Nairobi; the accepted 2026e calculation identifier is Africa/Nairobi. The literal identifier is already the calculation identifier. Binding reviewed: 2026-11-02T20:28:51.843364+00:00. GeoNames schema: timezone field, README line 61, source SHA256 b1957379b6c1242c700c98ac9a8aa0a09f56c3c0a50ee72175527005f48ef2c5.IANA sourceGeoNames archiveCapital relation and label
Calendar sources (2)
CLDR territory calendar-weekend convention; this is not national employment law, a universal employee days-off entitlement, or a guarantee that the pattern cannot change. CLDR49 supplemental.weekData.weekendStart.001=sat; weekendEnd.001=sun. Each endpoint uses the exact territory key when present, otherwise the explicit worldwide001 default documented by TR35 Week Data. No parent-territory rule or first-day-of-week inference is used. The start-to-end interval includes both endpoint weekdays and wraps across the end of the week. Numeric output is0Sunday through6Saturday. Copyright © 1991-2026 Unicode, Inc. Unicode License V3; full licence at https://www.unicode.org/license.txt. Maintained public-holiday library output for version 0.108; this is not government confirmation. Only the library's requested PUBLIC category and exact exporter mapping are included; other categories and unrequested subdivisions are excluded. The library's exact English labels and observed, substituted, and estimated annotations are retained. Missing annotation does not establish government confirmation. A maintained-library calendar reference does not guarantee future-law immutability, universal employee time off, or actual workplace closure. The package release is 2026-11-02T22:32:10.311079Z; this is a source release date, not a government publication or verification date. The maintained-library coverage bound reaches 2027-12-31 for the stated package-supported requested-year reference.
- Unicode Consortium — CLDRPublication date as stated: not stated. Last modified as stated: not stated. Date metadata basis: Versioned49.0.0 source URL; retained JSON declares CLDR49 and Unicode16.0.0. Retrieval/review date is separate from dataset publication.. Source date qualification: The retained JSON file supplies version identifiers but no distinct publication or revision timestamp.. Source country scope: KE.reviewed
- Vacanza TeamPublication date as stated: 2026-11-02T22:32:10.311079Z. Publication date and time as stated: 2026-11-02T22:32:10.311079Z. Last modified as stated: not stated. Last modified date and time as stated: not stated. Publisher verification date as stated: not stated. Publication date: 2026-11-02T22:32:10.311079Z. Last modified date: not stated. Source date timezone: UTC. Date metadata basis: PyPI release metadata for python-holidays 0.108; package release time is distinct from the locally recorded package acquisition and export generation.. Source date qualification: No separate package source-update or government verification time is supplied by the retained release metadata.. Source country scope: KE. Licence: MIT.reviewed
- Calendar weekendCalendar weekend days: Sunday, Saturday. Source-backed CLDR calendar convention using its explicit own-territory/default resolution; no public-holiday dates, statutory work schedule or historical 2026–2027 legal coverage is inferred. Source locator: CLDR49 supplemental.weekData.weekendStart.001=sat; weekendEnd.001=sun..Unicode Consortium — CLDR
- Public holiday2026-01-01: New Year's Day. Source name (en): New Year's Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2026; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2026 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “New Year's Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2026-03-20: Eid al-Fitr. Source name (en): Eid al-Fitr. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2026; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2026 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Eid al-Fitr”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2026-04-03: Good Friday. Source name (en): Good Friday. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2026; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2026 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Good Friday”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2026-04-06: Easter Monday. Source name (en): Easter Monday. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2026; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2026 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Easter Monday”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2026-05-01: Labor Day. Source name (en): Labor Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2026; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2026 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Labor Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2026-06-01: Madaraka Day. Source name (en): Madaraka Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2026; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2026 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Madaraka Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2026-10-10: Mazingira Day. Source name (en): Mazingira Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2026; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2026 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Mazingira Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2026-10-20: Mashujaa Day. Source name (en): Mashujaa Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2026; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2026 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Mashujaa Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2026-12-12: Jamhuri Day. Source name (en): Jamhuri Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2026; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2026 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Jamhuri Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2026-12-25: Christmas Day. Source name (en): Christmas Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2026; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2026 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Christmas Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2026-12-26: Boxing Day. Source name (en): Boxing Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2026; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2026 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Boxing Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2027-01-01: New Year's Day. Source name (en): New Year's Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2027; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2027 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “New Year's Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2027-03-09: Eid al-Fitr (estimated). Source name (en): Eid al-Fitr (estimated). Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2027; it is not government confirmation. The exact English name is marked estimated by the library; no government confirmation is implied. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2027 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Eid al-Fitr (estimated)”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2027-03-26: Good Friday. Source name (en): Good Friday. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2027; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2027 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Good Friday”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2027-03-29: Easter Monday. Source name (en): Easter Monday. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2027; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2027 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Easter Monday”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2027-05-01: Labor Day. Source name (en): Labor Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2027; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2027 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Labor Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2027-06-01: Madaraka Day. Source name (en): Madaraka Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2027; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2027 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Madaraka Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2027-10-10: Mazingira Day. Source name (en): Mazingira Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2027; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2027 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Mazingira Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2027-10-11: Mazingira Day (observed). Source name (en): Mazingira Day (observed). Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2027; it is not government confirmation. The library identifies this label/date as observed; its nominal and observed rows are preserved as separate source assertions when both are emitted. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2027 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Mazingira Day (observed)”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2027-10-20: Mashujaa Day. Source name (en): Mashujaa Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2027; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2027 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Mashujaa Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2027-12-12: Jamhuri Day. Source name (en): Jamhuri Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2027; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2027 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Jamhuri Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2027-12-13: Jamhuri Day (observed). Source name (en): Jamhuri Day (observed). Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2027; it is not government confirmation. The library identifies this label/date as observed; its nominal and observed rows are preserved as separate source assertions when both are emitted. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2027 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Jamhuri Day (observed)”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2027-12-25: Christmas Day. Source name (en): Christmas Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2027; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2027 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Christmas Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2027-12-26: Boxing Day. Source name (en): Boxing Day. Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2027; it is not government confirmation. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2027 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Boxing Day”..Vacanza Team
- Public holiday2027-12-27: Boxing Day (observed). Source name (en): Boxing Day (observed). Name basis: English name quoted from the source. Role: Source-listed public holiday. This source assertion is emitted by maintained library version 0.108 from its PUBLIC category for 2027; it is not government confirmation. The library identifies this label/date as observed; its nominal and observed rows are preserved as separate source assertions when both are emitted. Source locator: python-holidays 0.108; 2027 PUBLIC category output; exact emitted label “Boxing Day (observed)”..Vacanza Team
Country and calling-code metadata (2)
Country metadata confidence: Maintained library. Last reviewed: 2026-10-02.
- CLDR JSON48.2.0 · bb334e8d6250c9363e957e131bf7e6d08ec72f91
- google/libphonenumberv9.0.40 · 9d77a67180fc7d342bf04da469968501317bbc91
This is a static dialing reference, not an authoritative global numbering dataset.
It does not validate live phone numbers, identify a person or current number owner, confirm a current carrier, locate a device or provide an exact location, assess spam reputation, or support reverse lookup.