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Telephone numbers in Peru

Peru telephone numbers
Location
Country Peru
Continent South America
Regulator OSIPTEL
Type open
Access codes
Country calling code +51
International call prefix 00
Trunk prefix 0

Telephone numbers in Peru are made of:

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:

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:

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:

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

The mobile virtual area eliminates the use of area code for mobile numbers.

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).

This is the standard format in Peru for making calls abroad from fixed lines and mobile phones:

Carriers:


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

and the international call will go through your provider's network.

From Peru to USA/Canada:


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