How to Call Italy From the United States

Instructions

1. 1
   Determine what time it is in Italy. Italy is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, which means it's 6 hours later in Italy than it is on the East Coast of the United States, and 9 hours later than it is on the West Coast.
   
2. 2
   Dial 011, the international access code.
   
3. 3
   Dial 39, the Italian country code.
   
4. 4
   Dial the city code, including the initial 0. Italy is almost the only country for which you don't drop the 0 from the city code when dialing from the United States, and this method of calling is new in 1999, so don't be surprised if you see out-of-date instructions to drop the 0.
   
5. 5
   Dial the remaining digits.