Belize’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +501
- 2 Letter: BZ
- 3 Letter: BLZ
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 084
- Internet TLD: .bz
- ICAO Airport Code: MZ
- Maritime Identification Digits: 312
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1E7 U+1F1FF
- Official Name: Belize
How to call Belize (international dialing)
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (sms)
Use the same call sequence.
The second digit of the local phone number signifies whether the phone number is a mobile or landline. The second digit of a mobile phone number is ‘1’.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Belize does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
How to call within Belize (domestic dialing)
Dial all digits of the phone number for all calls within Belize. There is no trunk prefix dialed when calling within Belize.
| seven digits |
| local phone number |
Belize’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Belizean phone numbers are seven digits.
The first digit signifies where the phone is located in a geographic part of the country.
The second digit signifies the phone carrier within that geographic area, as well as whether the phone is a landline or mobile phone.
An example of a Belizean phone number
The Sleeping Giant Rainforest Lodge lists its phone number in Belmopan as 011-501-670-5897.
Number explanation
| 501 | 670 5897 |
| country code for Belize | local number within Belmopan |
Local example – calling from another location in Belmopan, Belize
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number for all calls within Belize.
| 670 5897 |
| local phone number in Belmopan |
Long distance example – calling from Punta Gorda, Belize (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number for all calls within Belize.
| 670 5897 |
| local phone number in Belmopan |
International example – calling from outside Belize
To call from outside Belize, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Belize’s country code of ‘501’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 501 | 670 5897 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Belize | local phone number in Belmopan |
How to call from Belize
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Belize.
Sources and more resources
- Public Utilities Commission – Belize’s telephone systems regulator.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Belize (country code +501) National Numbering Plan – Details of Belize’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Belize – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Belize. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Belize – Entry for Belize in the British Telecom international directory.