Mexico Country Codes
- Telephone: +52
- 2 Letter: MX
- 3 Letter: MEX
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 484
- ISO 3116-2: MX
- Internet TLD: .mx
- ICAO Airport Code: MM
- Maritime Identification Digits: 345
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1F2 U+1F1FD
- Official name: The United Mexican States
How to call Mexico (international dialing)
- Do not include a leading ’01’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Mexico for domestic long distance calls.
- Do not include a leading ‘044’ or ‘045’ in the international call sequence – it is used in Mexico to signify ‘calling party pays’ and is often listed dial to a mobile phone from a landline.
- When calling to a mobile phone from outside the country, dial a ‘1’ after dialing country code ’52’. Mobile phone number are often listed as starting with ‘044’ or ‘045’ (which is not dialed for international calls).
- 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)
When calling to a mobile phone number dial a ‘1’ after the country code ’52’ and before the area code.
Mobile phone numbers are part of a local area code shared with landlines. The numbers are often listed with a leading ‘044’ or ‘045’. Do not dial the leading ‘044’/’045′ when calling from outside the country.
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
Mexico’s domestic satellite phone numbers use area code ‘200’ and ‘201’.
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 Mexico (domestic dialing)
’01’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling to a different area code within Mexico.
Local calling (within the same area code) from a landline to a landline
To call from a landline to a landline in the same area code dial only the local seven or eight digit phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| ”seven |
| ”local |
Local calling (within the same area code) from a landline to a mobile phone
To call from a landline to a mobile in the same area code dial the ‘044’ (for “calling party pays – same area code”), then the area code, then the mobile phone subscriber number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ’01’.
| 044 | two to three digits | seven to eight digits |
| calling party pays - same area code | area code | local phone number |
Long distance calling (to a different area code) from a landline to a landline
To call to a different area code within Mexico dial the trunk prefix ’01’, then the two to three digit area code, then the local phone number.
| 01 | two to three digits | seven to eight digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Long distance calling (to a different area code) from a landline to a mobile phone
To call to a different area code from a landline to a mobile phone within Mexico dial the trunk prefix ‘045’ (for “calling party pays – different area code”), then the two to three digit area code, then the local phone number.
| 045 | two to three digits | seven to eight digits |
| calling party pays prefix | area code | local phone number |
Mobile calling – from a mobile phone
To call from a mobile phone to either another mobile or to a landline dial the area code and subscriber number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ’01’ or the ‘044/045’ calling party pays prefix.
| two to three digits | seven to eight digits |
| area code | local phone number |
Mexican phone numbers explained
Number details
Mexican phone numbers are ten digits.
The first two to three digits are the area code that designates a geographic area.
Mobile numbers share area codes with landline phone numbers. There is no quick way to determine whether a phone number is a mobile or landline phone number.
To calling a mobile phone number from outside the country, a ‘1’ is dialed after the country code and before the area code.
To call a mobile phone number from the same area code, dial the trunk prefix ‘044’ (for local mobile numbers) and ‘045’ (for mobile numbers in a different area code) before the area code.
An example of a Mexican phone number
The Museo Anahuacalli lists its phone number in Mexico City as (+52 55) 5617 3797.
Phone number explanation
| 52 | 55 | 5617 3797 |
| country code for Mexico | geographic (area) code for Mexico City | local phone number within Mexico City |
Local example – calling from another location in Mexico City, Mexico
To call within the same area code from a landline to a landline phone number dial only the local phone number. Do not include the trunk prefix ’01’ or the area code in the call.
| 5617 3797 |
| local phone number in Mexico City |
Long distance example – calling from Tijuana, Mexico (on the other side of the country)
To call to a different area code from a landline phone to a landline phone dial the trunk prefix ’01’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 01 | 55 | 5617 3797 |
| trunk prefix | geographic (area) code for Mexico City | local phone number within Mexico City |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Mexico)
To call from a mobile phone to a landline phone number dial only the area code and local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ’01’ or the ‘044’/’045′ calling party pays prefixes.
| 55 | 5617 3797 |
| geographic (area) code for Mexico City | local phone number within Mexico City |
International example – calling from outside Mexico
To call from outside Mexico, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Mexico’s country code of ’52’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not dial any leading ’01’, ‘044’, or ‘045’ listed in the Mexican phone number. If there is a leading ‘044’ or ‘045’, replace it with a ‘1’ in the call sequence.
| exit code | 52 | 55 | 5617 3797 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Mexico | geographic (area) code for Mexico City | local phone number within Mexico City |
How to call from Mexico
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Mexico.
Sources and more resources
- Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) – Mexico’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 – Mexico (country code +54) National Numbering Plan – Details of Mexico’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Mexico – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Mexico. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Mexico – Entry for Mexico in the British Telecom international directory.
- Surviving Yucatan – Phone calls to, from, and within Mexico: Dialing made easy – A quick guide to dialing phone calls within Mexico.