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[edit] Phone numbers and area codes
Phone numbers in Mexico are made of ten digits with either two-digit area codes (for Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey and their respective metropolitan areas) or three-digit area codes for the rest of the country.
The following is a list of the area codes of major cities or metropolitan areas:
[edit] 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 + 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 + phone number |
- |
| 044 |
Local cell phone |
044 + area code + phone number |
10 |
| 045 |
Domestic cell phone |
045 + area code + phone number |
10 |
It is important to note that an attempt to reach a cell phone will fail if the correct dialing prefixes (044 or 045) are not used. However, when calling from a cell phone, you must use the regular prefixes.
[edit] Dialing a cell phone in Mexico from abroad
To reach a mobile phone from outside Mexico a 1 must be added before the area code:
+52 + 1 + area code + phone number
[edit] 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 |
