Location | |
---|---|
Country | Peru |
Continent | South America |
Regulator | OSIPTEL |
Type | open |
Access codes | |
Country code | +51 |
International access | 00 |
Long-distance | 0 |
Phone number formats edit
Telephone numbers in Peru are made of:
Mobile telephony edit
- Nine digits for mobile numbers across the country. The first digit is always the number nine.
Fixed (land) lines edit
Area codes edit
Peruvian area codes for each region (national subdivision) are 2 digits long except for Lima and Callao. On 1 March 2003 new codes were established.
The following is a list of the area codes in Peru:[1]
Area code | Region |
---|---|
1 | Lima and Callao |
41 | Amazonas |
42 | San Martín |
43 | Ancash |
44 | La Libertad |
51 | Puno |
52 | Tacna |
53 | Moquegua |
54 | Arequipa |
56 | Ica |
61 | Ucayali |
62 | Huánuco |
63 | Pasco |
64 | Junín |
65 | Loreto |
66 | Ayacucho |
67 | Huancavelica |
72 | Tumbes |
73 | Piura |
74 | Lambayeque |
76 | Cajamarca |
82 | Madre de Dios |
83 | Apurímac |
84 | Cusco |
Mobile phone calls within Peru (Mobile Virtual Area) edit
From September 4, 2010, a national Mobile Virtual Area[2] was created meaning that all mobile numbers in Peru are non-geographical (not attached to any geographical region but instead to the new MVA). In addition to that all mobile numbers across the country turned to nine digits long: 9xx xxx xxx.[3]
The following instructions are valid across the country:[4]
Calls from mobile to mobile edit
9xx xxx xxx (just dial the 9-digit number)
Calls from mobile to landline edit
0 + area code + phone number Example on how to call to Piura: 0 + 73 + xxxxxx
Calls from fixed line to mobile edit
9xx xxx xxx (just dial the 9-digit number)
Domestic calls within Peru edit
Calls from fixed line to landline edit
Call to a number in the same area: just dial the phone number
Call to a number in another area (domestic long distance): 0 + area code + phone number.
International long distance edit
Calling Peru from abroad edit
Calling a fixed line edit
+51 + area code + phone number
Where the plus sign (+) represents the international access code of the country you are calling from.
From North America: 011 + 51 + area code + phone number
Example:
- Calling a fixed line in Lima: 011 51 1 1234567
- Calling a fixed line in Cusco: 011 51 84 123456
- Calling a fixed line in Machu Picchu: 011 51 84 123456
From Europe or most APAC countries: 00 + 51 + area code + phone number
Calling a mobile number edit
In Peru, a cell-phone number starts with a 9.
+51 9XX XXX XXX (9-digit mobile number)
The mobile virtual area eliminates the use of area code for mobile numbers.
Calling abroad from Peru edit
In Peru, when making an international call you may choose a carrier for international calls different from your usual carrier/provider according to the rates carriers offer to attract callers. This system is known as "call by call" (in Spanish "Llamada por llamada") as each call can be made with a different carrier and is available to both fixed lines and mobile phones. Each carrier uses a 4-digit prefix (format 19XX).
International dialing format edit
This is the standard format in Peru for making calls abroad from fixed lines and mobile phones:
19XX + 00 + country code + area code + phone number
Carriers:
- Americatel: 1977[5]
- Claro: 1912[6]
- IDT: 1914[7]
- Convergia: 1960
- Movistar: 1911[8]
- Entel: 1990 (valid only for Entel customers)
- Bitel: 1968
It is mandatory to choose a 19XX carrier when calling internationally from a fixed line.
If you are calling internationally from a mobile phone you have the option not to use the 19XX prefix. You may dial starting with the "+" symbol
+country code + area code + phone number
and the international call will go through your provider's network.
Example calls edit
From Peru to USA/Canada:
- From fixed line or mobile phone: 19XX + 00 + 1 + area code + phone number
- From mobile phone (2° alternative): +1 + area code + phone number (your call will go through your usual provider's network)
Special numbers edit
- 103 is the telephone information number
- 105 is the Police Emergency Number
- 106 is the Ambulance number
- 116 is the Fire number
- 911 is the Emergency Services number
References edit
- ^ Peru Area Codes chart: Ministry of Transports and Communications Archived 2011-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Peru Mobile Virtual Area, Ministry of Transports and Communications "Archived copy" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ ITU: national numbering plans - Peru visited September 11, 2010
- ^ International dialing instructions: Ministry of Transports and Communications "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Americatel website (in Spanish) [1]
- ^ Claro website (in Spanish) [2]
- ^ IDT website (in Spanish) [3]
- ^ Movistar website "1911" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2010-12-25.