Telephone numbers in Uruguay

Country Code: +598
International Call Prefix: 00

In Uruguay the telephone numbers use eight-digit local phone numbers, without area code. Public utility services use three to four-digit phone numbers.

Their current telephone numbering plan was implemented in August 2010 by URSEC and it increased all geographic numbers to eight digits .

List of older area codes in Uruguay and new geographical numbers

In the new telephone numbering plan, all geographical numbers have eight digits. The change added the area code to the local number or addedd 4 plus area code to the local number:

Region	Older area code	Older number	Current number
Montevideo & Metropolitan Area	2	xxx xxxx	2xxx xxxx
Maldonado, Punta del Este, etc	42	xx xxxx	42xx xxxx
Canelones	33	x xxxx	433x xxxx
San José de Mayo	34	x xxxx	434x xxxx
Florida	35	x xxxx	435x xxxx
Durazno	36	x xxxx	436x xxxx
Trinidad	364	xxxx	4364 xxxx
Atlántida	37	x xxxx	437x xxxx
Piriápolis to Gregorio Aznárez	43	x xxxx	443x xxxx
Minas	44	x xxxx	444x xxxx
Treinta y Tres	45	x xxxx	445x xxxx
Rocha	47	x xxxx	447x xxxx
Colonia del Sacramento	52	x xxxx	4452 xxxx
Mercedes	53	x xxxx	453x xxxx
Carmelo	542	xxxx	4542 xxxx
Nueva Palmira	544	xxxx	4544 xxxx
Rosario-Nueva Helvecia	55	x xxxx	455x xxxx
Fray Bentos	56	x xxxx	456x xxxx
Young	567	xxxx	4567 xxxx
Juan Lacaze	586	xxxx	4586 xxxx
Rivera	62	x xxxx	462x xxxx
Tacuarembó	63	x xxxx	463x xxxx
Melo	64	x xxxx	464x xxxx
Río Branco	675	xxxx	4675 xxxx
Paysandú	72	x xxxx	472x xxxx
Salto	73	x xxxx	473x xxxx
Artigas	77	x xxxx	477x xxxx
Bella Unión	779	xxxx	4779 xxxx

Mobile phone numbers

For calling to a mobile phone from a normal phone have to use the prefix 09.

Prefix	Number	Operator
09	1 xxx xxx	Ancel
	3 xxx xxx	Movistar
	4 xxx xxx
	5 xxx xxx
	6 xxx xxx	Claro
	7 xxx xxx
	8 xxx xxx	Ancel
	9 xxx xxx