Area code 061 serves the following areas in South Africa: Johannesburg, Pretoria and parts of Gauteng. The area code was created on 10 October 1995 and was split off from area code 011 during an update to the telephone numbering plan of South Africa. It was split off from Johannesburg along with area codes 070 and 073. Area code 073 covers the northeast of Johannesburg, while area codes 011 and 013 cover the southwest of Johannesburg and Pretoria respectively, with 011 covering both the city and its suburbs.
All About Area Codes in South Africa
Here’s a quick rundown of the area codes for all of South Africa, which are prefixed with the country code.
Area code prefixes for the Republic of South Africa: 011, 013, 014, 016, 017, 018, 02 (not in use), 03 (not in use), 04 (not in use), 05 (not in use), 06 (not in use).
What is the Purpose of an Area Code?
The purpose of an area code is to identify which exchange a call originated from. All the phone numbers in the United States, Canada and many other countries have ten digits. The first three digits represent the area code, the next three digits represent the local exchange, and the last four digits are unique to that specific phone line. This allows for more telephone numbers than would be possible if there were only seven-digit numbers for every exchange.
