German Phone Numbers, German Telephone Directories, and Telephone Codes in Germany
It’s easy to find out a German phone number online, there are several efficient German telephone directories available.
Germany’s Telephone Country Code is 49, and telephone area codes in Germany have two to five digits, not counting the leading zero. The leading zero must be dialled when calling from within Germany and omitted when calling from abroad (to call abroad from within Germany, dial 00 before the country code).
016 or 017 are the prefixes of mobile (cell) phone operators, so watch out when dialling these numbers, it can be expensive! Deutsche Telekom had a monopoly until 1998, but competition since has reduced call charges; however, even local calls are timed.
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DAS TELEFONBUCH
http://www.dastelefonbuch.de/english.html
Official white pages phone book for people and businesses in Germany. This is the English version. Click on "English" in language list across top of page, if needed. The German version of city names must be entered, even on the English language edition of the site. For example "Muenchen" for Munich and "Koeln" for Cologne. If you type in a letter the dropdown menu will suggest towns, useful where there’s an umlaut involved!
How to find entries quickly and simply:
Input a name in the “Who/What“ search field (e.g. “Müller“), a search term (e.g. “Hairdresser“) or a phone number (reverse search).
In case of names and search words, you can abbreviate your input after 4 characters with an (*): For example “Chin* Restaurant”, will find all entries for “China Restaurant” and all entries for “Chinesisches Restaurant”.
If you leave the “Where“ search field blank, DasTelefonbuch finds entries throughout Germany.
GELBE SEITEN
http://www.gelbeseiten.de/yp/quick.yp
Yellow pages classified business directory for Germany. In German, but translating via the Google tool bar is fine.
KLICKTEL WHITE PAGES
http://www.klicktel.de/telefonbuch/
In German but a Google tool bar translation is OK. Also KLICKTEL YELLOW PAGES
http://www.klicktel.de/branchenbuch/. Reverse and map search, too.
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM GERMAN TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
http://www.teleauskunft.de/ Simple basic search that interestingly prominently advertises the websites given above, presumably because it owns them!
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I’ve been trying to add a friend from Germany to my WhatsApp contacts but couldn’t be done. am i doing it wrong. i saved it as +49017xxxxxxx but it did not appear. i deducted “0” and “17” but still in vain. could you please help?
Hi Bz,
Looks like you’re trying to add a mobile number, since mobile numbers in Germany use the code 17 (also 15 and 16). So, the international number will be +49 17 ???? ????(?) as mobile numbers have 10 or 11 digits including the area code.
HTH,
Tony
if you are calling from the UK you need to access the international system by dialling 00 49 etc. The 00 gets you onto international subscriber dialling. JJ
Thanks, Jane!
Thank you very much for you time to explain how things work there. God Bless.
Trying to find contact details for James Lockhart of Frankfurt.a conductor.born 1930.in Edinburgh married Sheila Grogan 1954.can you help please.
Hi Paul,
There are many references to James Lockhart online, but nothing from recent times. You may want to try asking around the music world?
Sorry,
Helen Page
I am trying to locate a phone number and address for Dr. med. Anne Gläß, a long time friend and pediatrician living in Magdeburg last I knew. Can you help?
Sorry, Margaret, we live in Australia and have only the same facilities as you to find a telephone number in Germany. It’s really a case of checking the directories, see above. Although as your friend is a doctor, an alternative might be to check with the German professional doctors’ organisation.
Good luck!
Tony and Helen
How do I find someone, I am Canada, looking to give someone news in Munich Germany of death of mutual friend.
Rinna rapp, Munich Germany.
Hi Ursula,
As mentioned in the previous response, we have the same facilities as you to find a telephone number in Germany. It’s really a case of checking the directories, see above. I did try searching Rinna Rapp, Munich in Das Telefonbuch and there was no result for that.
Sorry we can’t be more helpful.
Kind regards,
Helen
We just moved into a apartment in Berlin and we are after getting the internet service but it asking for phone number as we just moved in we don’t know the phone number how do i find out ? Please
Sorry we can’t be of any help. You’ll need to ask the agent for your apartment.
Regards,
Helen Page
Hey.
I have a german mobile phonenumber calling me, and wondered if there is any way finding out who the owner is?
The phone-number is 176 66885397.
Sorry, can’t help you here. Mobile numbers are difficult to trace. If you’re curious to find out, you could answer the call?
Looking for Dorothea Schulze of Bad Liebenwerda for a German born friend living in USA and soon traveling to Germany. She has not been in touch with her for many years. My friend is 85 years old. This may be a maiden name. Can you help please.
Love to help, Jay, but all the information we have about telephone numbers, etc. in Germany is on the page.
I’d suggest trying to find her number via the directories, but otherwise I can’t help you, I’m afraid.
Bad Liebenwerda is a spa town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 57 km northwest of Dresden, and 28 km east of Torgau, if that’s any help.
Good luck,
Tony
I just found out that I have a half brother born in Germany when my father was stationed at Landstuhl Ai Force Base (Ramstein) before I was born. My father’s name was H. Barnhill, and I am now 59, so he would be around 65. Cannot find a site that is helpful. I live in Virginia in the US so seems like a lot of rod blocks. Thanks!
Sorry, Debra, we live in Australia and don’t have the ability to track down information about your half brother. It would seem that the best place to start is to contact the Air Force and get their advice on how to proceed. The good thing is that the Ramstein Air Base is still an operational US Air Force Base so they may be able to give you leads.
Good luck!
Helen Page
i received/missed a call on my mobile phone with this number appeared to be base in Germany. Kindly assist me in finding out about this number +492585545090
Hello Macky,
I presume you tried the sites suggested above, but I couldn’t get any result from reverse look-up myself. Unfortunately there is no area code 25 or 258 in Germany.
Sorry,
Tony Page
Looking for Kurt Robe, My Grandfather was Erich Robe and his brother was
Also Kurt Robe. And you are the son right now you will be around 60 years old
My mother lost touch with you approx 50 years ago
You live somewhere in Germany. You can contact me through Email at
helmkekelly@gmail.com
Looking for James Anderson marine engineer head of human resourse for the marine engineer somewhere in Germany. He is 55 yrs. Old
Is there any way to find a mobile number in Cologne Germany if I have their name and street address?
That’s an interesting point. Plenty of sources claim to do the reverse, or rather find the location of the phone/person from the number, but only some directories, e.g. in Australia, include mobile numbers in their lists, and only then when the individual involved has specifically allowed it.
People are very privacy minded in Germany (a surprising number of houses are blurred out in Google Streetview), and I have not been able to confirm whether the directories above include mobile numbers or not. Something for me to check next time I’m in Germany!
Note that mobile numbers in Germany are not connected with geographical areas, so a number owned by someone in Cologne has no particular code identifying it.
Sorry not to have been of more help!
Tony Page
P.S. Here is a useful article about “How to find anyone online”: https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2017/08/how-to-find-anyone-online/
I am looking for a person that I met several years ago. He had lived in Dresden later moved to Berlin and last contact was moving back to Dresden would like his email or phone contact or a way to contact both of them Lars and Kirstin Niederwerfer.
I am trying to find a phone number for the people who live at
“Uhlandweg 2, 15366 Neuenhagen bei Berlin, Germany” My father wants to visit his Grandfathers property.
Interestingly, Das Telefonbuch (https://www.dastelefonbuch.de/Suche) cannot find that address! I see Google Maps has no such trouble:https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Uhlandweg+2,+15366+Neuenhagen+bei+Berlin,+Germany/@52.5135818,13.7088951,67a,35y,345.22h,75.51t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x47a835d3d3366a5d:0x84c97aea86fd8dfc!2sUhlandweg+2,+15366+Neuenhagen+bei+Berlin,+Germany!3b1!8m2!3d52.51596!4d13.70756!3m4!1s0x47a835d3d3366a5d:0x84c97aea86fd8dfc!8m2!3d52.51596!4d13.70756
If you can’t visit, why not write?
Good Luck,
Tony
Hi. I’m trying to locate a person by their mobile number in Germany. Is it possible to know the area in Germany by the mobile number.
Afraid not. A mobile number is mobile, and not tied to any geographic location. Obviously you can trace the call when they’re online to you if you have the equipment, but otherwise – ask the police!
Dear All,
Pls pls can I have someone help me find the telephone number of the Heartbreak Hotel in Berlin located on Torstrasse.
Urgent request. I have tried all sites and nothing appeared.
Hi
I don’t know where to start looking to help my grandmother find her long lost brother in Germany. I have a name and date of birth. I understand it is a very common name, Schroeder, could you point me in the right direction? We live in Australia and I only speak and read English.
Thanks a lot
Melanie
Hi Melanie,
Why don’t you start with the German Embassy/Consulate in Australia. They should be able to point you in the right direction.
Kind regards,
Helen
I am trying to locate Dieter Seidel, son of Magda Seidel, who lived in Dusseldorf in 1963.
Margaret,
Please use one of the German phone directories provided in the post to conduct your search.
Regards,
Helen Page