Calling to Latvia
- 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.
Latvia’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 00371 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Latvia’s country code of ‘371’).
- Country code 011371 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Latvia’s country code of ‘371’).
When calling to a mislabeled country code, remove the exit code from the call sequence and replace it with the exit code of the country the call is dialed.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (SMS)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers are represented by phone numbers starting with ‘2’.
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
Latvia 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.
Calling within Latvia (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire phone number as it is listed. There is no prefix used when calling between areas codes in Latvia.
| eight digits |
| local phone number |
Latvian phone numbers explained
Number details
Latvian phone numbers are eight digits.
The first digit represents whether the phone number is a land-line (fixed line) or mobile phone. With land-lines, the next two digits represent the phone number’s a geographic (area) location of Latvia.
Mobile numbers being with digit ‘2’. They are dialed the same way as all other numbers in Latvia.
An example of a Latvian phone number
The Latvian National Museum of Art lists its phone number in Riga as (+371) 67 325051.
Number explanation
| 371 | 6 | 7 | 325051 |
| country code for Latvia | designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | geographic code for Riga | remaining phone number within Riga |
Local example – calling from another location in Riga
Dial all eight digits of the phone number for any domestic phone calls within Latvia.
| 6 | 7 | 325051 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | geographic code for Riga | remaining phone number within Riga |
Long distance example – calling from Ventspils, Latvia (on the other side of the country)
Dial all eight digits of the phone number for any domestic phone calls within Latvia.
| 6 | 7 | 325051 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | geographic code for Riga | remaining phone number within Riga |
Mobile example – calling a mobile phone (including foreign phones roaming in Latvia)
Dial all eight digits of the phone number for any domestic phone calls within Latvia.
| 6 | 7 | 325051 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | geographic code for Riga | remaining phone number within Riga |
International example – calling from outside Latvia
To call from outside Latvia, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Latvia’s country code of ‘371’, followed by the local phone number.
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Calling from Latvia
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Latvia.
Sources and more resources
- Public Utilities Commission – Ministry responsible for telecommunications in Latvia.
- Latvian Radio Frequencies and Numbering Manager – Department responsible for telephone numbering in Latvia.
- BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) – European agency responsible for regulation and co-ordination of European telecommunication markets.
- European Commission Digital Single Market – Telecom Rules for the Digital Single Market. Outlines some of the telecommunications regulations across the European Single Market.
- European Commission Digital Single Market – Country information – Latvia – Update on internet and wireless access across the European single market. Has a focus on broadband but includes wireless information as well.
- 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 8 October 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Latvia (country code +371) Communication of 7.III.2007 national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Latvia’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in Latvia – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Latvia. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – Latvia International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Latvia from the BT phone book.