Area codes 084 and 086 are Nigerian
telephone
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area codes serving the cities of
Port Harcourt and
Ahoada
Ahoada (Ahuda, Ehuda) is a city in Orashi Region of Rivers State, Nigeria
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in
Rivers State
Rivers State, also known as Rivers, is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). Formed in 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include: Imo to the north, Abia and Akwa ...
.
They fall under the Southeast Zone in the National Numbering Plan (NNP) restructured in 2003.
When in Port Harcourt or Ahoada, only the six-digit phone number is required for local calls, but to call the cities from elsewhere within the NNP, simply dial 084 or 086 followed by the subscriber's phone number. From other countries the
international call prefix
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used in the originating country must be dialled before 234 + 84 + six digit phone number. For example, a call placed from
Mexico
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to Port Harcourt would be dialled as 00 + 234 + 84 + six digit phone number.
References
External links
National Numbering Plan, Nigeria
Communications in Rivers State
Telephone numbers in Nigeria
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