Phone number formats Telephone numbers in Peru are made of:
Mobile telephony Nine digits for mobile numbers across the country. The first digit is always the number nine.
Fixed (land) lines Seven digits in the Metropolitan Area of Lima and Callao Six digits in the rest of the country
Area codes
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:
Mobile phone calls within Peru (Mobile Virtual Area) From September 4, 2010, a national Mobile Virtual Area 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. The following instructions are valid across the country:
Calls from mobile to mobile 9xx xxx xxx (just dial the 9-digit number)
Calls from mobile to landline 0 + area code + phone number Example on how to call to Piura: 0 + 73 + xxxxxx
Calls from fixed line to mobile 9xx xxx xxx (just dial the 9-digit number)
Domestic calls within Peru
Calls from fixed line to landline 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
Calling Peru from abroad
Calling a fixed line +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 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 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 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 Claro: 1912 IDT: 1914 Convergia: 1960 Movistar: 1911 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 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 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
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