Calling to Nicaragua
- 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 begin with ‘5’, ‘7’, and ‘8’.
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
Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua (domestic dialing)
Dial all eight digits of the phone number as it is listed.
There is no trunk prefix dialed when calling within Nicaragua.
Nicaraguan phone numbers explained
Number details
Nicaraguan phone numbers are eight digits.
The first digit designates whether the phone number is a land-line (fixed line) or mobile phone number. Landlines start with ‘2’.
With landlines, the second digit signifies a geographic (area) part of the country.
Mobile numbers begin with ‘5’, ‘7, or ‘8’.
An example of a Nicaraguan phone number
The Hotel Casa Naranja lists its phone number in Managua as (505) 22773403.
Number explanation
| 505 | 2 | 2773403 |
| country code for Nicaragua | signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number | local phone number within Managua |
Local example – calling from another location in Managua, Nicaragua
Dial all eight digits of the phone number for all calls within Nicaragua
| 2 | 2773403 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number | local phone number within Managua |
Long distance example – calling from Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua (on the other side of the country)
Dial all eight digits of the phone number for all calls within Nicaragua.
| 2 | 2773403 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number | local phone number within Managua |
International example – calling from outside Nicaragua
To call from outside Nicaragua, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Nicaragua’s country code of ‘505’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 505 | 2 | 2773403 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Nicaragua | signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number | local phone number within Managua |
Calling from Nicaragua
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Nicaragua.
Sources and more resources
- Instituto Nicaragüense de Telecomunicaciones y Correos – Nicaragua’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 – Nicaragua (country code +505) National Numbering Plan – Details of Nicaragua’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Nicaragua – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Honduras. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Nicaragua – Entry for Nicaragua in the British Telecom international directory.