Telephone numbers in Peru

Phone numbers formats

Telephone numbers in Peru are made of:

Contents

• Phone numbers formats
• Mobile telephony
• Fixed land lines
• Area codes
• Mobile phone calls within Peru Mobile Virtual Area
• Calls from mobile to mobile
• Calls from mobile to landline
• Calls from fixed line to mobile
• Calls from fixed line to landline
• Calling a fixed line
• Calling a mobile number
• Calling abroad from Peru
• International dialing format
• Example calls
• Special numbers
• References

Mobile telephony

Nine digits for mobile numbers across the country. The first digit is always the number nine: 9xx xxx xxx

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 + 388351

Calls from fixed line to mobile

9xx xxx xxx (just dial the 9-digit number)

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.

Calling a fixed line

+51 + area code + phone number

Where the plus sign (+) represents the International access code of the country 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

From Europe or most APAC countries: 00 + 51 + area code + phone number

Calling a mobile number

+51 + 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

Nextel: 1990 (valid only for Nextel customers)

Viettel : 2014

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

117 is the Ambulance number

116 is the Fire number