Country code +257

Sending SMS to Burundi

Burundi dials on +257. Kirundi and French are both official and both Latin script. One of the most densely populated countries in Africa, which unusually means coverage reaches a high share of the population without needing many sites.

Dialling

How to dial Burundi

Every part of the number, laid out separately, then the same thing written the way an API expects it.

+Exit

257Country code

national numberNational number

+257 — +257 followed by the national number

From abroad, replace your exit code with +, then 257, then the national number — dropping the national trunk prefix if the country uses one (a leading 0 in most, though not in the +1 numbering plan). Store numbers in E.164 (+257…) and they work from any country and any API.

At a glance

Burundi by the numbers

The figures below come from public country data and set the context for how much SMS traffic Burundi actually carries.

+257

Burundi country code

ISOBI / BDI

9,863,117

People

27,830

Area km²

2.676 Billion

GDP (USD)

Sender ID

How your name appears in Burundi

General guidance — we have not yet confirmed Burundi-specific sender ID rules.

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SMSLOCAL

Text Message

Your verification code is 4172. Valid for 10 minutes.

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Delivered on +257

Sender ID rules for +257

Both alphanumeric and numeric sender IDs are supported where the local network allows it. Exact registration steps, character limits and lead time vary by operator, and are confirmed as part of onboarding before your first send.

Alphanumeric ID

Your brand name instead of a number, typically up to 11 characters, where the network allows it.

Numeric ID

A long code or short code — falls back to this wherever alphanumeric isn’t supported.

Approval time

Same-day to a few business days, depending on the operator and ID type.

What people send most: OTP and account verification · Order and delivery updates · Appointment and service reminders.

Message length: under the standard SMS encoding, a segment typically holds 160 GSM-7 characters, or 70 once a message uses Unicode — Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, emoji. Longer messages split into several segments automatically and are billed per segment; exact limits are confirmed for Burundi as part of onboarding.

Before you send