Telephone numbers in Peru
Country Code: +51
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix: 0
[+] Geographic numbers
Most area codes in Peru changed on 1 March 2003, providing an area code for each region (national subdivision).
Peruvian area codes are two digits long except for Lima (area code 1).
Also on that date, '9' was prefixed to existing mobile numbers.
Mobile subscriber numbers are now eight digits in Lima* (+51 1 9xxx xxxx) and seven digits elsewhere (+51 xx 9xx xxxx).
For international calls use 00 prefix from fixed lines, and + prefix from mobiles.
For national long-distance calls use 0 prefix from any line.
[+] Example calls
From Lima to USA:
* Fixed line: 00 1 (phone number)
* Mobile: + 1 (phone number)
From Lima to Cuzco:
* Fixed line/mobile: 0 84 (phone number)
[+] The new mobile numbers system
The mobile numbers changed from April 5, 2008 mainly because of the rapid increase in usage of the mobile internet in Peru. In the new numbering system all the mobile telephone numbers have nine digits (in the old system were used eight digits for Lima, and seven digits for the rest of regions). The changes are as follows.
In Lima: You have to prefix 9 to your old eight digit mobile number:
- (1) yxxxxxxx becomes (1) 9yxxxxxxx
In Arequipa, La Libertad, Lambayeque and Piura regions, you have to prefix the following digits to your old seven digit mobile number:
- In Arequipa prefix 95 [(54) xxxxxxx becomes (54) 95xxxxxxx]
- In La Libertad prefix 94 [(44) xxxxxxx becomes (44) 94xxxxxxx]
- In Lambayeque prefix 97 [(74) xxxxxxx becomes (74) 97xxxxxxx] and
- In Piura prefix 96 [(73) xxxxxxx becomes (73) 96xxxxxxx]
In the rest of the regions you have to change the 9 of your old seven digit mobile number into a three digit code (9 + regional code):
- In Amazonas the (41) 9xxxxxx changes for (41) 941xxxxxx
- In Ancash the (43) 9xxxxxx changes for (43) 943xxxxxx
- In Apurimac the (83) 9xxxxxx changes for (83) 983xxxxxx
- In Ayacucho the (66) 9xxxxxx changes for (66) 966xxxxxx
- In Cajamarca the (76) 9xxxxxx changes for (76) 976xxxxxx
- In Cusco the (84) 9xxxxxx changes for (84) 984xxxxxx
- In Huánuco the (62) 9xxxxxx changes for (62) 962xxxxxx
- In Ica the (56) 9xxxxxx changes for (56) 956xxxxxx
- In Junín the (64) 9xxxxxx changes for (64) 964xxxxxx
- In Loreto the (65) 9xxxxxx changes for (65) 965xxxxxx
- In Moquegua the (53) 9xxxxxx changes for (53) 953xxxxxx
- In Pasco the (63) 9xxxxxx changes for (63) 963xxxxxx
- In Puno the (51) 9xxxxxx changes for (51) 951xxxxxx
- In San Martín the (42) 9xxxxxx changes for (42) 942xxxxxx
- In Tacna the (52) 9xxxxxx changes for (52) 952xxxxxx
- In Tumbes the (72) 9xxxxxx changes for (72) 972xxxxxx and
- In Ucayali the (61) 9xxxxxx changes for (61) 961xxxxxx
[+] Special numbers
- 103 is the telephone information number
- 105 is the Police Emergency Number
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