Area Code 0881 – Foggia

Geographic Overview

The Italian area code 0881 is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) assigned to the province of Foggia, located in the Puglia (Apulia) region of southeastern Italy. This code serves the city of Foggia and its immediate surrounding municipalities, including but not limited to: San Severo, Lucera, Cerignola, Manfredonia, and Troia. The administrative jurisdiction covers the entire province, which is the second-largest in Italy by area. The code is exclusively used for fixed-line (PSTN) and fixed-wireless access services within this territory.

Dialing Formats

When calling a Foggia landline from within Italy, you must dial the trunk prefix 0 followed by the area code and the subscriber number. The national significant number (NSN) for Foggia numbers is 10 digits, including the leading zero. The format is: 0 881 xxx xxx (where x represents the local subscriber digits). For example, a local number might be 0881 123 456.

For international callers, the Italian country code is +39. The leading zero of the area code is dropped when dialing from abroad. Therefore, the international format becomes: +39 881 xxx xxx. For instance, to call the same number from the United States, you would dial 011 39 881 123 456 (or +39 881 123 456 from a mobile phone).

Local and Long-Distance Calls

Within the Foggia province, calls between landlines sharing the same area code are typically considered local calls. However, due to liberalization, local call charging may vary by operator. Calls from other Italian area codes require dialing the full national number (including the leading 0). For callers outside Italy, it is essential to use the international prefix of the originating country before dialing the Italian country code and the area code without the leading zero.

Overlay and Numbering Considerations

As of the latest ITU-T E.164 allocation, there is no overlay code for the Foggia area. The 0881 code is unique to this geographic region. Subscriber numbers within this code typically have 6 to 7 digits, but the total NSN length remains 10 digits. When dialing locally, it is not permitted to omit the area code, even for calls within the same town, because the Italian numbering plan requires full national dialing for all calls, including local ones. This is a key difference from some other countries where local calls can be made with just the subscriber number.

Caller Instructions

• Local callers (within Italy): Always dial the full national number, including the leading 0. Example: 0881 123 456.
• International callers: Dial your country's international exit code, then 39, then the area code without the leading 0, followed by the subscriber number. Example: +39 881 123 456.
• Mobile callers within Italy: Dial the full national number as you would for any fixed line.

For businesses and residents in the Foggia area, it is important to note that number portability allows users to retain their 0881 number when switching fixed-line operators, but the number remains geographically tied to the Foggia exchange area. VoIP services may also assign numbers with this code, but they are still considered geographic numbers and may be subject to location-based emergency services routing.