Telephone numbers in Panama

Telephone numbers in Panama
Location of Panama (dark green)
Location
CountryPanama
ContinentNorth America
RegulatorAutoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos (ASEP)
TypeOpen
NSN length7, 8 [note 1]
Formatxxx-xxxx [note 2]
6xxx-xxxx [note 3]
Numbering planPanama National Numbering Plans
Last updated24 April 2008
Access codes
Country code+507
International access00

All telephone numbers in Panama are seven or eight digits long (xxx-xxxx or 6xxx-xxxx) and there are no area codes.[1] All numbers that both begin with 6 and have 8 digits are mobile numbers. All landline numbers have 7 digits. The first digit of landline numbers may be used to vaguely identify the location of the caller. Mobile phones were also assigned 7 digit numbers until 2005, when they were moved to their own number space with 8 digits. Mobile numbers are recycled if the user is marked as inactive by the mobile service provider, and landline numbers are also recycled if a user cancels their landline phone service.

Land lines

The following table lists the first digit for locations of land-lines:[2]

Location Prefix
Emergency services 1
Panama City 2 or 3
Panamá Oeste 2 or 3
Colón 4
Government agencies, offices and public schools 5
Mobile phones (Prior to August 2005)[3] 6
Bocas del Toro 7
Chiriquí 7
Toll-free 8
Coclé 9
Herrera 9
Los Santos 9
Veraguas 9

Mobile phones

6xxx xxxx[2]

Emergency and assistance numbers

The following three-digit numbers are also in use:[citation needed]

Service Number
Directory assistance 102
Ambulance 103
Fire 103
Police 104
Emergencies 911

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Seven digits for landlines and eight digits for mobiles.
  2. ^ Landline numbers
  3. ^ Mobile numbers

References

  1. ^ "Dialling Procedures (International Prefix, National (Trunk) Prefix and National (Significant) Number) (in Accordance with ITU-T Recommendation E.164 (11/2010))" (PDF). itu.int. International Telecommunication Union. 2011. pp. 6, 9. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Plan Nacional de Numeración - Series numéricas". asep.gob.pa. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Números de celulares tendrán ocho dígitos a partir del 7 de agosto | La Prensa Panamá". www.prensa.com (in Spanish). 2005-07-15. Retrieved 2021-05-06.