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.
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.