what is the country code for the usa is it 011 or 001
The country code for the USA is 1 — you’ll usually see it written as +1. The confusion between 011 and 001 comes from mixing up two different things:
- +1 / 1 / 001 → This is the country code for the United States.
- 011 → This is the international exit code used when you are dialing out of the USA (and other North American countries) to another country.
So which should you use?
- If you are outside the USA and calling a US number:
- Dial your country’s exit code (often 00, 0011, 010, etc., depending on where you are),
- Then the country code 1 ,
- Then the area code and local number.
- Example from Europe:
00 1 xxx xxx xxxx(here, 00 is exit, 1 is the US country code).
- If you are in the USA and calling another country:
- You dial 011 first as the exit code ,
- Then the other country’s code.
- Example to the UK from the USA:
011 44 ...
Simple way to remember
- Country code (USA) : +1 (sometimes written as 001 in certain systems).
- Exit code from the USA/Canada/Mexico to go international : 011.
So to your exact question, “what is the country code for the usa is it 011 or 001?”
- The country code is 1 (often shown as +1 , sometimes as 001).
- 011 is not a country code , it’s an exit code when dialing out from North America.
