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046 area code — Bathurst/Southern and eastern parts of Eastern Cape/Grahamstown/Kenton-on-Sea/Port Alfred

Phone numbers in Bathurst/Southern and eastern parts of Eastern Cape/Grahamstown/Kenton-on-Sea/Port Alfred, South Africa use the area code 046. Numbers are written internationally as +27 46.

City
Bathurst/Southern and eastern parts of Eastern Cape/Grahamstown/Kenton-on-Sea/Port Alfred
Country
🇿🇦 South Africa
Area code
046 · +27 46
Time zone
Africa/Johannesburg
Current local time

How to call Bathurst/Southern and eastern parts of Eastern Cape/Grahamstown/Kenton-on-Sea/Port Alfred

From abroad
+27 46 XXX XXXX
Within South Africa
046 XXX XXXX
Country calling code
+27

About the 046 area code

Locally the code appears as 046; from outside South Africa you replace the leading 0 with +27 46.

Area codes like 046 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 South Africa number. To actually receive an SMS on a South Africa number, a temporary or virtual line does the job without exposing your own SIM.

Frequently asked questions

What area code is Bathurst/Southern and eastern parts of Eastern Cape/Grahamstown/Kenton-on-Sea/Port Alfred?

Bathurst/Southern and eastern parts of Eastern Cape/Grahamstown/Kenton-on-Sea/Port Alfred uses the area code 046, written internationally as +27 46.

How do I call Bathurst/Southern and eastern parts of Eastern Cape/Grahamstown/Kenton-on-Sea/Port Alfred from another country?

Dial your international access code, then +27 46, then the local number — dropping the national leading 0.

What time is it in Bathurst/Southern and eastern parts of Eastern Cape/Grahamstown/Kenton-on-Sea/Port Alfred?

Bathurst/Southern and eastern parts of Eastern Cape/Grahamstown/Kenton-on-Sea/Port Alfred is in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone; the live clock above shows the current local time.

Is 046 a mobile or a landline code?

046 is a geographic (landline) area code for Bathurst/Southern and eastern parts of Eastern Cape/Grahamstown/Kenton-on-Sea/Port Alfred. Mobile numbers in South Africa use their own separate prefixes.