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Find a Phone Number in Germany

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German Phone Numbers, German Telephone Directories, and Telephone Codes in Germany

telephone-blue_300It’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.

Free telephone number search

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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  1. avatarJeri Corgill says

    March 26, 2022 at 4:25 pm

    Hi,
    I’m trying to find my friend Gabriele Büte. I haven’t heard from her in a couple of years. The address I have for her is Ringstrasse 2A in Stadthagen; but a search of that address has revealed that someone else seems to be living there now. I have a phone number written down in some notes, that I think might be hers, but a reverse lookup of the number reveals nothing. Any hints?

    Reply
  2. avatarKim McCallum says

    February 17, 2022 at 1:27 pm

    Hello,

    I am doing some genealogy research and I’m trying to reach my Tante’s cousin, with whom she has not been in touch with for years:

    Herbert May
    Lives in Osnabruck
    I know he is/was a lawyer

    Thank you so much.
    Kim

    Reply
  3. avatardadda says

    January 31, 2022 at 12:43 pm

    Hi,
    Please help to find the phone number of Dieter Iwanitzky in Glenhausen, we did not speak for few years and lost his business card.

    Thank you.
    Dadda

    Reply
  4. avatarMary J Neely says

    January 14, 2022 at 5:45 am

    I have had the hardest time finding a phone # for my friend:

    Michael Alexander Leon
    An der Steckener Aue 9
    50829 Köln

    His wife’s name is Cora Stephanie Leon. Either number would be amazing!

    Reply
    • avatarTony Page says

      January 14, 2022 at 11:11 am

      Hi Mary,

      This is a complex on the outskirts of Cologne (check Google Maps) , and appears to contain a lot of offices etc. We only have the information available on the page, but a quick look at Das Telefonbuch produced nothing for Michael. You might need a more detailed address.

      Good luck!

      Tony

      Reply
  5. avatarAnnie says

    September 7, 2021 at 11:24 pm

    Hey ,

    I want to understand to whom these numbers belong to . I keep getting calls from these numbers but no one speaks up. Is it from university because i am trying for admission as well.

    +498918002089
    +498918002099
    +498918004120
    +498918002087

    Reply
    • avatarTony Page says

      September 8, 2021 at 12:17 pm

      Hi Annie,
      Those are Munich numbers, but the official Wer ruf? service has no information on them. We get similar calls in Australia from local numbers, which we assume are spam, but YYMV…

      Reply
  6. avatarFranziska Sodeikt says

    August 14, 2021 at 2:42 am

    Hello,

    I am trying to find my uncle: Rainer Detlef Sodeikat.
    DOB: 7/22/1949.
    City: Schöntal Oberkessach

    We have not spoken in 7 years and i am really wanting to re-connect with him,

    Reply
    • avatarHelen Page says

      August 15, 2021 at 7:55 pm

      You might wish to try checking with the Municipality of Schöntal Oberkessach. Their contact information is in their website:

      https://www.schoental.de/de/startseite

      Good luck and best wishes,

      Helen Page

      Reply
      • avatarFranziska says

        August 16, 2021 at 8:28 pm

        Hi Helen,

        Thank you for this info,. I will check this out! 🙂

        Reply
        • avatarHelen Page says

          August 17, 2021 at 11:55 am

          You’re most welcome.🙂

          Reply
  7. avatarVladimir says

    June 29, 2021 at 11:31 am

    Hi. Can you please find out any information about one person. His name is Daniel Schmidt and number is+491756148013
    He is a scammer. I paid him for his services but he just disappeared.
    Thank you.

    Reply
    • avatarTony Page says

      June 29, 2021 at 5:32 pm

      Hi Vladimir,
      This page is to help you find a telephone number for someone in Germany, I’m afraid we can’t help you otherwise. That’s a T-Mobile number, BTW.

      Reply
  8. avatarsivasubramanian says

    June 25, 2021 at 1:56 am

    Hi, I would like to know the mobile number of my student Ganesh Udaya Kumar

    Reply
    • avatarTony Page says

      June 25, 2021 at 6:52 pm

      You need more information, I’m afraid.

      Reply
  9. avatarIlan Honig says

    June 15, 2021 at 6:31 pm

    Dear sir
    I am trying to find a phone no. Of Mr. Dan Zeldman
    He lives in Germany I don’t know his address.
    It will be very helpful if you can help .
    Kind regards
    Ilan Honig’

    Reply
    • avatarTony Page says

      June 15, 2021 at 7:01 pm

      I’m afraid there are many Daniel Zeldman in Germany, Ilan, you’ll need a few more details. Without an address it will be very difficult to find him.

      Tony

      Reply
  10. avatarSteve Plucker says

    May 27, 2021 at 5:24 am

    Trying to find my cousin in Bad Arolsen but can not bring up the “English” version of finding her phone number.

    Her name is Marie-Luise Plucker…Landstr 108…34454 Bad Arolsen…Germany

    Please help if you can.

    Thank you so much.

    Steve Plucker
    509-749-2211
    pif@bmi.net

    Reply
    • avatarTony Page says

      May 27, 2021 at 8:04 pm

      I had no problem with Das Telefonbuch, it gave:

      Plücker Marie-Luise
      Landstrasse 108 , 34454 Bad Arolsen , Mengeringhausen
      Tel. 05691 6 8 12

      Good luck!

      Reply
      • avatarSteve Plucker says

        May 27, 2021 at 10:43 pm

        Thank you so much Tony for your kind help with this.

        Much appreciated.

        Stay safe.

        Steve

        Reply
  11. avatarMuhammad saqlain says

    August 12, 2020 at 8:19 am

    Is there any way to find a mobile number in Germany if I have their name and street address?
    his name is Imran ahmed and his address Bergenring 38 kiel 24109 germany

    Reply
    • avatarTony Page says

      August 12, 2020 at 12:10 pm

      Mobile numbers are private, and there aren’t any online phone books covering them for Germany. Although the address exists, I don’t think there’s any way to trace a mobile number to it, unfortunately. Unless you have access to Polizei resources!

      Reply
  12. avatarMargaret Beyer says

    August 19, 2019 at 10:27 am

    I am trying to locate Dieter Seidel, son of Magda Seidel, who lived in Dusseldorf in 1963.

    Reply
    • avatarHelen Page says

      August 19, 2019 at 11:09 am

      Margaret,
      Please use one of the German phone directories provided in the post to conduct your search.

      Regards,
      Helen Page

      Reply
  13. avatarMelanie McCluney says

    November 27, 2018 at 10:37 pm

    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

    Reply
    • avatarHelen Page says

      November 27, 2018 at 10:52 pm

      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

      Reply
  14. avatarHanna Rouah says

    October 29, 2018 at 8:51 pm

    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.

    Reply
  15. avatarZena says

    September 17, 2018 at 2:13 am

    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.

    Reply
    • avatarTony Page says

      September 17, 2018 at 2:22 am

      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!

      Reply
  16. avatarAnita Romanoff says

    August 5, 2018 at 7:14 am

    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.

    Reply
    • avatarTony Page says

      August 5, 2018 at 4:57 pm

      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

      Reply
  17. avatarGlenn Niederwerfer says

    April 16, 2018 at 3:32 am

    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.

    Reply
  18. avatarRainbow says

    April 13, 2018 at 12:19 pm

    Is there any way to find a mobile number in Cologne Germany if I have their name and street address?

    Reply
    • avatarTony Page says

      April 16, 2018 at 12:38 pm

      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/

      Reply
  19. avatarLois Durica says

    April 4, 2018 at 6:55 pm

    Looking for James Anderson marine engineer head of human resourse for the marine engineer somewhere in Germany. He is 55 yrs. Old

    Reply
  20. avatarKelly Helmke says

    April 1, 2018 at 8:08 am

    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

    Reply
  21. avatarMacky says

    November 28, 2017 at 7:17 pm

    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

    Reply
    • avatarTony Page says

      November 28, 2017 at 7:50 pm

      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

      Reply
  22. avatarDebra Berry says

    November 13, 2017 at 8:49 pm

    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!

    Reply
    • avatarHelen Page says

      November 13, 2017 at 11:59 pm

      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

      Reply
    • avatarDiana Hires says

      November 14, 2021 at 9:43 pm

      There is a facebook page called GItrace. They have search angels that are quite capable with this kind of research. Have you considered doing a dna test for your father? Perhaps the half brother is searching for his birth father.

      Reply
  23. avatarjay Garrahan says

    August 24, 2017 at 2:53 am

    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.

    Reply
    • avatarTony Page says

      August 24, 2017 at 6:20 am

      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

      Reply
  24. avatarThomas Jakobsen says

    May 2, 2017 at 9:33 pm

    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.

    Reply
    • avatarHelen Page says

      May 3, 2017 at 6:59 am

      Sorry, can’t help you here. Mobile numbers are difficult to trace. If you’re curious to find out, you could answer the call?

      Reply
  25. avatarRoy Devine says

    April 9, 2017 at 5:42 pm

    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

    Reply
    • avatarHelen Page says

      April 10, 2017 at 1:53 am

      Sorry we can’t be of any help. You’ll need to ask the agent for your apartment.

      Regards,
      Helen Page

      Reply
  26. avatarMargaret M Johnson says

    January 17, 2017 at 7:41 am

    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?

    Reply
    • avatarTony Page says

      January 17, 2017 at 11:23 am

      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

      Reply
    • avatarUrsula. Nielsen says

      January 28, 2017 at 9:17 am

      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.

      Reply
      • avatarHelen Page says

        January 28, 2017 at 11:26 am

        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

        Reply
  27. avatarPaul m j Grogan says

    November 17, 2016 at 8:20 am

    Trying to find contact details for James Lockhart of Frankfurt.a conductor.born 1930.in Edinburgh married Sheila Grogan 1954.can you help please.

    Reply
    • avatarHelen Page says

      November 17, 2016 at 3:45 pm

      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

      Reply
  28. avatarBz says

    July 24, 2015 at 2:39 pm

    Thank you very much for you time to explain how things work there. God Bless.

    Reply
  29. avatarBz says

    July 19, 2015 at 7:57 am

    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?

    Reply
    • avatarTony Page says

      July 19, 2015 at 12:24 pm

      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

      Reply
    • avatarjj says

      March 24, 2018 at 1:10 am

      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

      Reply
      • avatarTony Page says

        March 24, 2018 at 10:46 am

        Thanks, Jane!

        Reply

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