Local calls
Any fixed line phone number in Nicaragua has three parts:
- Area code (see below)
- “2”
- Seven-digit telephone number
If you want to make a call the format should look like this:
“area code + 2 + xx xx xx x”
If you want to call a Nicaraguan mobile phone you simply add an 8 before the mobile number:
“8 + xx xx xx x”
Area codes
To call different regions in Nicaragua, use the following area codes:
Chinandega: 341
Granada: 55
Managua: 2
Rivas: 46
Tipitapa: 53
Léon: 3
Esteli: 7
International calls
To make an international call to Nicaragua from abroad you have to dial:
- Exit number for country you are in (normally “00”)
- Nicaragua’s country code: 505
- Area code (if calling a landline)
- Telephone number
“00 + 505 +area code + xx xx xx x”
If you want to make an international call from Nicaragua to another country dial:
- “00”
- Relevant country code
- Area code
- Phone number
“00 + country code + area code + phone number”