Italian Phone Number Lookup (+39)

Unknown calls from Italy

Ask Italians about phone annoyances and most will mention telemarketing for electricity, gas and broadband contracts, frequently from numbers that change every few days. The Registro Pubblico delle Opposizioni now covers mobiles too, yet aggressive call centres persist. Alongside the sales pitches come scams: messages starting "Ciao mamma", fake bank security calls and texts pretending to be from couriers or the postal service. Foreign residents in Milan or Rome, students and second-home owners in Tuscany or Puglia receive plenty of legitimate calls as well, from the comune, condominium administrators and couriers, which makes identifying a 3xx or 0x number before answering useful.

Italy phone numbers at a glance

Country calling code: +39
Trunk prefix: None
Number format: Italian landlines start with 0 and include the area code (06 Rome, 02 Milan), and the 0 is kept when dialling from abroad. Mobile numbers start with 3 and usually have ten digits. Number lengths vary between six and eleven digits.
Example (national): 06 1234 5678
Example (international): +39 06 1234 5678
Emergency number: 112 (European emergency number), 113 (police), 115 (fire), 118 (medical)
Telecom regulator: AGCOM (Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni)

Italy numbers have no trunk prefix, so the international form is simply +39 followed by the national number: 06 1234 5678 becomes +39 06 1234 5678.

How to tell what kind of Italian number called you

Mobile numbers

Type	Starts with	Notes
Mobile (32x–33x)	3	All Italian mobile numbers begin with 3, e.g. 320, 328, 333, 338, 347, 348, 366, 380, 388, 392; numbers are portable.

Toll-free, premium and special numbers

Type	Starts with	Notes
Toll-free (numero verde)	800	800 and 803 numbers are free for the caller.
Shared-cost	199	Shared-cost and single-rate business numbers; the caller pays part of the cost.
Premium rate	89	892, 894, 895 and 899 numbers carry premium charges.

Mobile networks in Italy

Numbers can be ported between networks, so the prefix alone does not prove which carrier a number is on today. A WhoCallsMe lookup reads the current carrier of record. The main mobile operators are:

TIM
Vodafone
WindTre
Iliad

Common phone scams in Italy

"Ciao mamma" WhatsApp scam

A message from an unknown number says the sender is your child who has changed phone. The chat quickly moves to a request to pay an urgent bill or transfer money for them. Italian police and consumer associations advise calling your child's usual number or meeting in person before paying anything.

Fake bank security calls

After a text about a suspicious transaction, someone calls claiming to work for your bank or the bank's fraud department. To "protect" your savings, they ask you to move funds to a new IBAN or read out a one-time code. Italian banks never ask customers to make transfers to secure their accounts.

Wangiri missed calls

A short call from an unknown international number, often with a prefix from Africa or the Pacific, appears as a missed call. Calling back connects to a premium line that charges high rates. Italian operators and AGCOM have warned about this pattern; if you do not recognise the country, do not return the call.

Report scam calls in Italy

Online and phone fraud can be reported to the Polizia Postale through its official portal or at any police station or Carabinieri station. Complaints about telemarketing that ignores the opt-out register go to the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, and AGCOM handles issues with premium-rate and operator services.

Stop unwanted calls

The Registro Pubblico delle Opposizioni lets anyone register landline and mobile numbers to refuse telemarketing calls; since 2022 it also covers mobiles and unlisted numbers. Registering revokes consents previously given to marketers, with some exceptions.

Italy number lookup FAQ

Who called me from +39 3?+

A number starting with +39 3 is an Italian mobile, for example +39 333 or +39 348. Mobile numbers can move between TIM, Vodafone, WindTre, Iliad and others, so the prefix does not reliably show the operator. A landline would instead show +39 0, such as +39 06 for Rome.

Why do Italian landlines keep the 0 when dialled from abroad?+

Italy integrated its area codes into the full number in 1998. The leading 0 is part of the number rather than a trunk prefix, so a Rome number is dialled as +39 06 and not +39 6. This is a common source of misdialling for visitors.

How do I stop telemarketing calls in Italy?+

Register your landline and mobile numbers with the Registro Pubblico delle Opposizioni online, by phone or by email. Registration is free and can be renewed whenever you like. Persistent unwanted calls after registration can be reported to the Garante Privacy.