Peru uses country calling code +51. Geographic fixed-line codes identify departments: Lima and Callao use code 1, while every other department has a two-digit code. A domestic long-distance fixed-line call uses 0 + department code + subscriber number; omit the 0 after +51.
The examples show a national format and the corresponding international plus format. Actual subscriber lengths can vary where noted.
| Country calling code | +51 |
|---|---|
| Domestic trunk prefix | 0 |
| International access | 00 |
| Domestic example | 01 615 7800 |
| International example | +51 1 615 7800 |
| Time zone | Peru Time (PET), UTC−5 year-round |
| Numbering authority | Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones (MTC) |
| Directory coverage | Selected major geographic fixed-line codes and cities |
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The 2010 Virtual Mobile Area made mobile numbers nationwide and non-geographic. Do not insert a city or department code between +51 and a nine-digit mobile number.
20 carefully selected geographic or fixed-line codes. This is a priority directory, not a claim of exhaustive coverage.
| Major city | Domestic code | International | Published coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| LimaLima Department | 01 | +51 1 | Lima Department and the Constitutional Province of Callao |
| ArequipaArequipa Department | 054 | +51 54 | Arequipa Department |
| TrujilloLa Libertad Department | 044 | +51 44 | La Libertad Department |
| ChiclayoLambayeque Department | 074 | +51 74 | Lambayeque Department |
| PiuraPiura Department | 073 | +51 73 | Piura Department |
| CuscoCusco Department | 084 | +51 84 | Cusco Department |
| HuancayoJunín Department | 064 | +51 64 | Junín Department |
| IquitosLoreto Department | 065 | +51 65 | Loreto Department |
| PucallpaUcayali Department | 061 | +51 61 | Ucayali Department |
| ChimboteÁncash Department | 043 | +51 43 | Áncash Department |
| IcaIca Department | 056 | +51 56 | Ica Department |
| CajamarcaCajamarca Department | 076 | +51 76 | Cajamarca Department |
| JuliacaPuno Department | 051 | +51 51 | Puno Department |
| TacnaTacna Department | 052 | +51 52 | Tacna Department |
| TarapotoSan Martín Department | 042 | +51 42 | San Martín Department |
| AyacuchoAyacucho Department | 066 | +51 66 | Ayacucho Department |
| HuánucoHuánuco Department | 062 | +51 62 | Huánuco Department |
| TumbesTumbes Department | 072 | +51 72 | Tumbes Department |
| Puerto MaldonadoMadre de Dios Department | 082 | +51 82 | Madre de Dios Department |
| ChachapoyasAmazonas Department | 041 | +51 41 | Amazonas Department |
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01 area code
City guide →Constitutional Province of Callao01 area code
City guide →Arequipa Department054 area code
City guide →La Libertad Department044 area code
City guide →Lambayeque Department074 area code
City guide →Piura Department073 area code
City guide →Cusco Department084 area code
City guide →Junín Department064 area code
City guide →Loreto Department065 area code
City guide →Ucayali Department061 area code
City guide →Áncash Department043 area code
City guide →Ica Department056 area code
City guide →Cajamarca Department076 area code
City guide →Puno Department051 area code
City guide →Tacna Department052 area code
City guide →San Martín Department042 area code
City guide →Ayacucho Department066 area code
City guide →Huánuco Department062 area code
City guide →Tumbes Department072 area code
City guide →Madre de Dios Department082 area code
City guide →Áncash Department043 area code
City guide →Puno Department051 area code
City guide →Amazonas Department041 area code
City guide →Peru approved its Fundamental Technical Numbering Plan in 2002. The present department-code structure took effect on 1 March 2003. On 4 September 2010, the Virtual Mobile Area made mobile numbering nationwide and non-geographic, so international callers now dial +51 followed directly by the nine-digit mobile number without a department code.
A fixed-line code identifies a department-level numbering area rather than one city or an exact address. Lima and Callao share code 1, and each other listed code covers its whole department. Mobile numbers beginning with 9 are nationwide and do not use these geographic codes. Portability, call forwarding and VoIP can also weaken current-location or carrier inference.
Peru uses country calling code +51.
No. Remove the domestic trunk prefix 0 before adding +51.
No. It describes a numbering-plan association, while portability, forwarding and internet telephony can separate a number from the caller’s present location.