Guatemala’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +502
- 2 Letter: GT
- 3 Letter: GTH
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 320
- Internet TLD: .gt
- ICAO Airport Code: MG
- Maritime Identification Digits: 332
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1EC U+1F1F9
- Official Name: The Republic of Guatemala
How to call Guatemala (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.
Mobile phone numbers start with ‘4’ or ‘5’.
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
Guatemala 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 Guatemala (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire eight-digit phone number as it is listed.
There is no trunk prefix dialed when calling within Guatemala.
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Guatemalan phone numbers explained
Number details
Guatemala’s phone numbers are eight digits.
The first digit designates a geographic (area) code and whether the phone number is a landline (fixed line) or mobile phone. Guatemala City numbers start with ‘2’, Guatemala Department numbers start with ‘6’, and the rest of Guatemala starts with ‘7’.
Digits two, three, and four of a landline signify the phone carrier in that geographic area
Mobile numbers begin with digits ‘4’ or ‘5’.
An example of a Guatemalan phone number
The Museo Popol Vuh lists its phone number in Guatemala City as (+502) 2338 7896.
Number explanation
502 | 2 | 338 | 7896 |
country code for Guatemala | geographic (area) code for Guatemala City | signifies a specific phone carrier in Guatemala | local phone number in Guatemala City within that specific phone carrier's network |
Local example – calling from another location in Guatemala City, Guatemala
Dial all eight digits of the phone number for all calls within Guatemala.
2 | 338 | 7896 |
geographic (area) code for Guatemala City | signifies a specific phone carrier in Guatemala | local phone number in Guatemala City within that specific phone carrier's network |
Long distance example – calling from Puerto Barrios, Guatemala (on the other side of the country)
Dial all eight digits of the phone number for all calls within Guatemala.
2 | 338 | 7896 |
geographic (area) code for Guatemala City | signifies a specific phone carrier in Guatemala | local phone number in Guatemala City within that specific phone carrier's network |
International example – calling from outside Guatemala
To call from outside Guatemala, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Guatemala’s country code of ‘502’, followed by the local phone number.
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How to call from Guatemala
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Guatemala.
Sources and more resources
- Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones – Guatemala’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 – Guatemala (country code +502) National Numbering Plan – Details of Guatemala’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Guatemala – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Guatemala. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Guatemala – Entry for Guatemala in the British Telecom international directory.