Malaysia: Landlines

Malaysian landline telephone numbers have either seven or eight digits. The country is also divided up into areas which have been assigned two or three digit area codes, which have to be dialled when calling from outside the area. The area codes are:

03 - Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Selangor
04 - Kedah, Penang, Perlis
05 - Perak
06 - Malacca, Muar district of Johor, Negeri Sembilan
07 - Johor (all districts except for Muar)
082 - Sarawak (Kuching and Samarahan districts)
083 - Sarawak (Sri Aman and Betong districts)
084 - Sarawak (Sarikei, Sibu and west Kapit districts)
085 - Sarawak (Miri and Limbang districts)
086 - Sarawak (Bintulu districts and Belaga)
087 - Sabah (Interior Division)
088 - Sabah (West Coast and Kudat Division)
089 - Sabah (Sandakan and Tawau Division)
09 - Kelantan, Pahang, Terengganu
Area code 02 has been assigned for calls made from Malaysia to Singapore. This means there's no need to call Singapore's country code 65 when calling from Malaysia. International direct dialing (IDD) calls from landlines to all other countries should use the prefix 00 followed by the country code.

To call a Malaysian number:

From overseas dial the international access code, the country code for Malaysia, the area code without the "0", and then the phone number.
From outside the local area dial the full area code, followed by the phone number. There are no exceptions to this rule, except when using a mobile phone.
From within the local area just dial the phone number without any code.