021 area code — Athens/Piraeus/Salamina
021 is the telephone area code for Athens/Piraeus/Salamina in Greece. Numbers are written internationally as +30 21.
How to call Athens/Piraeus/Salamina
- From abroad
- +30 21 XXX XXXX
- Within Greece
- 021 XXX XXXX
- Country calling code
- +30
About the 021 area code
Dialed within Greece as 021, this code is written internationally as +30 21 followed by the subscriber's local number.
Area codes like 021 tie a phone number to a place — useful for knowing where a call or message originates, and for signing up to services that expect a local Greece number. To actually receive an SMS on a Greece number, a temporary or virtual line does the job without exposing your own SIM.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Athens/Piraeus/Salamina?
Athens/Piraeus/Salamina uses the area code 021, written internationally as +30 21.
How do I call Athens/Piraeus/Salamina from another country?
Dial your international access code, then +30 21, then the local number — dropping the national leading 0.
What time is it in Athens/Piraeus/Salamina?
Athens/Piraeus/Salamina is in the Europe/Athens time zone; the live clock above shows the current local time.
Is 021 a mobile or a landline code?
021 is a geographic (landline) area code for Athens/Piraeus/Salamina. Mobile numbers in Greece use their own separate prefixes.