Reviewed country-pair guide

How to call Germany from United States

Exact mobile, landline, international-access and leading-zero rules using safe placeholder numbers.

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Dialing sequence, step by step

  1. 1

    Start with + on a mobile, or 011 when the United States network requires an all-digit access prefix.

  2. 2

    Add 49, the country calling code for Germany.

  3. 3

    Add the destination national significant number. Remove the leading domestic 0 before adding +49.

Use +49 for a portable German contact. A US-origin fixed line can use 011 49, followed by the German national number without its domestic trunk 0.

Mobile and landline examples

X means a subscriber digit placeholder, so these patterns explain the transformation without publishing a private callable number. Save the + format; use the access-prefix format only for a call that starts in United States.

Number typeDomestic in GermanySave on mobileDial from United States
Mobile015X XXXXXXXX+49 15X XXXXXXXX011 49 15X XXXXXXXX
Landline030 XXXXXXXX+49 30 XXXXXXXX011 49 30 XXXXXXXX

How the international format is built

Portable contact format

+ 49 + national significant number

The + represents international access. It is display notation, not one of the E.164 digits.

Digits-only call from United States

011 + 49 + national significant number

The first part routes out of the origin network and must not be stored as part of the destination.

E.164 limits the full international number to 15 digits and excludes international and national prefixes. See the E.164 and international-format guide for the reusable structure and regional exceptions.

Common mistakes for this route

  • Keeping the German domestic 0 after country code 49.
  • Assuming every German area code has the same length; the national plan uses variable-length codes.

Country code references

United States +1

Origin and exit-prefix details

Germany +49

Destination code and number formats

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Standards and country numbering-plan sources

  1. ITU-T E.164: The international public telecommunication numbering planInternational Telecommunication Union. Verified 2026-07-19.
  2. ITU-T E.123: Notation for national and international telephone numbersInternational Telecommunication Union. Verified 2026-07-19.
  3. National numbering plan: United StatesInternational Telecommunication Union. Verified 2026-07-19.
  4. National numbering plan: GermanyInternational Telecommunication Union. Verified 2026-07-19.

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