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Malaysia country code +60: dialling in and out

The +60 code, the dropped 0, and the codes inside a Malaysian SIM.

By the Local SIM Malaysia team, checked October 2, 2026

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The short answer

Malaysia's country code is +60. From abroad, dial +60 and drop the first 0 of the number: a mobile written 01X XXX XXXX becomes +60 1X XXX XXXX. To call another country from Malaysia, dial 00, or + on a mobile, then the country code. Malaysian SIMs carry mobile country code 502 and ICCIDs starting 8960.

  • +60 is the country code; the 0 in front is the access code, dialled inside Malaysia only.
  • Mobiles start 01 at home; after +60 they lose the 0, so 01X XXX XXXX is dialled +60 1X XXX XXXX.
  • Landlines: a Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya or Selangor number starts with 03 at home and becomes +60 3 from abroad.
  • Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan use two-digit area codes; most of the peninsula uses one digit after the 0.
  • Calling out of Malaysia: 00, or + on a mobile, then the country code.
  • A Malaysian SIM identity starts 8960; its network identity begins with 502.
  • Emergency: 999 for the police and an ambulance, 994 for the fire service, and 112 from a mobile for an ambulance.

Checked October 2, 2026

Dialling, at a glance

  • A Malaysian mobile from abroad

    Dial
    +60 1X XXX XXXX, no 0

  • A Kuala Lumpur landline from abroad

    Dial
    +60 3 XXX XXXX, no 0

  • A Malaysian number inside Malaysia

    Dial
    01X XXX XXXX, as written, with its 0

  • Another country from Malaysia

    Dial
    00, or + on a mobile, then the country code

The codes your phone shows

  • MCC 502

    Malaysia's mobile country code. The network identity a Malaysian SIM carries begins with 502, followed by the operator's network code.

  • ICCID starting 8960

    A SIM's serial number begins with 89, for telecommunications, then 60, the country calling code; Malaysian issuers sit in the 89 60 range.

  • Numbers that travel

    Malaysian mobile numbers can move between operators without changing, so the first digits no longer tell you which network runs a line.

The bottom line

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Questions

What is the Malaysia country code?

It is +60. From abroad, drop the first 0 of a Malaysian number: 01X XXX XXXX is dialled +60 1X XXX XXXX. Inside Malaysia, dial the number as written, with its 0.

Do I dial the 0 after the +60 country code?

No. The 0 is the access code used inside Malaysia only; from abroad, +60 takes its place.

What are Malaysia's emergency numbers?

The police and an ambulance are on 999, the fire service is on 994, and from a mobile an ambulance can be reached on 112.

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Sources

Where the facts on this page come from.

  1. ITU: national numbering plan, Malaysia (+60)
  2. MCMC: Numbering and Electronic Addressing Plan
  3. ITU: dialling procedures (international and national prefixes)
  4. ITU: mobile network codes (E.212), with Malaysia's 502
  5. ITU: issuer identifier numbers for SIM cards (E.118)
  6. UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Malaysia getting help (emergency numbers)

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