Ghana phone number checker

Paste a number the way you have it. See whether it is a valid Ghana number, how to write it at home, abroad and in systems, and which network its prefix was given to.

Phone number

Any way you have it: 024…, +233…, 00233…

MTN number

The network the prefix was given to. The number may have moved to another network since.

Written in Ghana: 024 123 4567
Written abroad: +233 24 123 4567
E.164, for systems and SMS: +233241234567
Prefix: 024

Prefixes as allocated by 28 Feb 2023 · checked 25 Sept 2026 · source · source

How it works

A Ghana number is nine digits after the country code, +233. Written at home it starts with a 0, so ten digits in all; written from abroad the 0 is dropped. Systems that send texts or check numbers use E.164: +233 and the nine digits, with no spaces.

The first three digits after the 0 say which network the number was issued on: Telecel, AT, MTN. Numbers can move between networks and keep their number, so the prefix shows the network a number started on.

Sources: NCA: Numbering plan for Ghana, Ghana's numbering filing to the ITU

Questions people ask

Which network is 024, 054 or 020?: 024 and 054 are MTN; 020 and 050 are Telecel; 026, 027, 056 and 057 are AT. A number may have moved networks since it was issued.
How do I write a Ghana number for WhatsApp or an SMS API?: Use the international form: +233 followed by the nine digits after the leading 0, so 024 123 4567 becomes +233241234567.
Can this tell me which network a number is on now?: No. Since number portability began in 2011, a number can move to another network and keep its prefix. Only the networks' own lookups know where a number is now.

How it works

Questions people ask

Which network is 024, 054 or 020?

024 and 054 are MTN; 020 and 050 are Telecel; 026, 027, 056 and 057 are AT. A number may have moved networks since it was issued.

How do I write a Ghana number for WhatsApp or an SMS API?

Use the international form: +233 followed by the nine digits after the leading 0, so 024 123 4567 becomes +233241234567.

Can this tell me which network a number is on now?

No. Since number portability began in 2011, a number can move to another network and keep its prefix. Only the networks' own lookups know where a number is now.