title: Telephone numbers in Peru
text: # Telephone numbers in Peru
  
  ## 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:
  
  | 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)
  
  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:
  
  ## International long distance
  
  ### Calling Peru from abroad
  
  **Calling a fixed line**
  
  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.
  
  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:
  
  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
  
  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
  