Telephone numbers in Panama

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.

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

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:

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. "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.
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