Telephone numbers in Mexico
Phone numbers and area codes
Phone numbers in Mexico are made of ten digits with either two-digit area codes (for Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara and their respective metropolitan areas) or three-digit area codes for the rest of the country.
For a list of all area codes, see Area codes in Mexico by code.
Major cities and metropolitan areas have the following codes:
Area code | City or metropolitan area |
---|---|
55 | Mexico City |
81 | Monterrey, Nuevo León |
33 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
656 | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua |
614 | Chihuahua, Chihuahua |
999 | Mérida, Yucatán |
222 | Puebla, Puebla |
442 | Querétaro, Querétaro |
449 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes |
664 | Tijuana, Baja California |
661 | Rosarito, Baja California |
646 | Ensenada, Baja California |
686 | Mexicali, Baja California |
667 | Culiacán, Sinaloa |
722 | Toluca, Mexico |
998 | Cancún, Quintana Roo |
871 | Torreón, Coahuila |
744 | Acapulco, Guerrero |
444 | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí |
833 | Tampico, Tamaulipas |
899 | Reynosa, Tamaulipas |
961 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas |
962 | Tapachula, Chiapas |
229 | Veracruz |
687 | Guasave, Sinaloa |
Dialing prefixes
The following dialing prefixes are available for use from within Mexico:
Prefix | Use | Format | Digits after prefix |
---|---|---|---|
00 | International direct dialing | 00 + country code + area code + phone number | - |
01 | Domestic direct dialing | 01 + area code + phone number | 10 |
02 | Domestic operator dialing | 02 + area code + phone number | 10 |
09 | International operator dialing | 09 + country code + area code + phone number | - |
044 | Local cell phone from a land line | 044 + area code + phone number | 10 |
- | Cell phone from a cell phone | area code + phone number | 10 |
045 | Domestic cell phone from a land line | 045 + area code + phone number | 10 |
01 | Domestic cell phone from a cell phone | 01 + area code + phone number | 10 |
Dialing into Mexico
To reach a Mexican phone number from another country must dial:
+ 52 (area code) (phone number)
Where the plus sign (+) represents the International access code of the country are calling from.
For example, from Europe, must dial:
00 52 (area code) (phone number)
From North America (United States or Canada) must dial:
011 52 (area code) (phone number)
From Central America must dial 1 after 52.
00 52 1 (area code) (phone number)
Dialing a cell phone in Mexico from abroad
To reach a cell phone from outside Mexico a 1 must be added before the area code:
+52 1 (area code) (phone number)
Where the plus sign (+) represents the International access code of the country are calling from.
Other service numbers
# | Services |
---|---|
020 | Operator-assisted domestic collect call |
030 | Local time |
031 | Wake up service |
040 | Information / directory |
050 | Phone company hotline |
060 | Police |
065 | Red Cross |
066 | Emergency services |
070 | City hotline (not available in some cities) |
071 | CFE hotline (electric company) |
080 | Emergency services |
090 | Operator-assisted international collect call |
911 | Emergency telephone number (since 2016) |
See also
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