How to find SIM card number on iPhone 11

I’ve been asked for my iPhone’s SIM number. How do I find it?

Your iPhone’s SIM number is technically called the ICCID, which stands for Integrated Circuit Card Identifier. It usually consists of 19 or 20 characters, and is both printed on your SIM card and stored inside it.

The ICCID is a unique serial number and is specific to your SIM card. It’s one of the terms defined in our dictionary of tech jargon.

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How to find the SIM number on your iPhone: Why would I need my iPhone’s SIM number?

There are lots of occasions when it would be useful to know your iPhone’s SIM number.

You could be asked to provide it when registering your phone, changing phone number, accessing online services from your mobile network or for other verification reasons. It is also useful to know it in case your iPhone gets stolen.

We would therefore suggest you take note of it now; you’re likely to need it in future, and in the case of theft, you won’t be able to find the ICCID easily after disaster strikes.

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How to find the SIM number on your iPhone

The most obvious way of finding your SIM number, or ICCID, is to take the SIM out of your phone and read the digits off the card itself. Generally speaking you’ll need the last 6 digits. But a slightly quicker and more convenient method – and a much quicker and more convenient method if you can’t find the SIM card removal tool – is to read it from the iPhone’s Settings.

Getting your SIM number, or ICCID, through your iPhone is very straightforward. Here are the steps you need to follow to get your SIM number.

1. Open Settings on your iPhone
2. Scroll down the list until you’ll reach the General tab and tap on it
3. Click on the ‘About‘ tab
4. Scroll down the list until you’ll see ‘ICCID’ and a series of number beside.

That’s your SIM number! Take note of it, it might be helpful.

Bear in mind, however, that the number listed here under ICCID is likely to be slightly different from the number printed on the back of the SIM card: we found that the iPhone gave us a longer number. But you’ll see that the key part of the two numbers – the last six digits – is the same.

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This wikiHow teaches you how to find your iPhone’s ICCID, or SIM number.

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   Open your iPhone’s Settings. It's an app with gray cogs usually found on your home screen, but you may find it in a folder labeled "Utilities."[1]

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   Tap General.

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   Tap About. This will display a table with various information about your phone.

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   Find "ICCID" in the table. The SIM number is to the right of it.

   • Knowing your ICCID allows you to check the SIM card's compatibility to another device you want to switch to.[2] If it isn't compatible, you will have to get a new SIM card.
   • Your ICCID can also be used to track your phone, unless the SIM card is removed.

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  Go to the icon that has a green background and white phone, then go to Contacts on the bottom of the screen. Your phone number should be right below your name at the top of the screen.

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  It's already on your phone. Your iPhone's SIM number is technically called the ICCID, which stands for Integrated Circuit Card Identifier. It usually consists of 19 or 20 characters, and is both printed on your SIM card and stored inside it. The ICCID is a unique serial number and is specific to your SIM card.

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• An ICCID is usually 19-20 digits long.

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• If you don’t have your ICCID written down somewhere safe when you lose your phone, you won’t have it readily available to help you find it.

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1. Open your iPhone’s Settings.
2. Tap General.
3. Tap About.
4. Scroll down and find ICCID in the table to view the SIM number.

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