Calling to Paraguay
- Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in Paraguay for domestic long distance calls and domestic calls to a mobile phone.
- 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 ‘9’.
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
Paraguay does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their own call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Paraguay (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix used when calling to a different area code within Paraguay.
Local calling (within the same area code)
To call within the same area code, dial only the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the two to three digit area code.
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Long distance calling (to a different area code, or from a mobile phone)
To call to a different area code, or dial a call from a mobile phone to a landline (fixed line) phone dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | two to three digits | six to seven digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Mobile calling (to a mobile phone)
To call a mobile phone dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the mobile phone number starting with ‘9’.
| 0 | 9 |
| trunk prefix | designates a mobile phone |
Paraguayan phone numbers explained
Number details
Paraguayan phone numbers are nine digits.
The first two to three digits area an area code. It designates a geographic part of the country.
Mobile numbers begin with ‘9’.
An example of a Paraguayan phone number
The Casa de la Independencia lists its phone number in Asunción as (595-21) 493 918.
Number explanation
| 595 | 21 | 493 918 |
| country code for Paraguay | geographic (area) code for Asunción | local phone number within Asunción |
Local example – calling from another location in Asunción, Paraguay
To call within the same area code dial the local phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| 493 918 |
| local phone number within Asunción |
Long distance example – calling from Encarnacion, Paraguay (on the other side of the country)
To call to a different area code dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | 21 | 493 918 |
| trunk prefix | geographic (area) code for Asunción | local phone number within Asunción |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Paraguay)
To call from a mobile phone dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | 21 | 493 918 |
| trunk prefix | geographic (area) code for Asunción | local phone number within Asunción |
International example – calling from outside Paraguay
To call from outside Paraguay, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Paraguay’s country code of ‘595’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not dial any leading ‘0’ listed in the Paraguayan phone number.
| exit code | 595 | 21 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Paraguay | geographic (area) code for Asunción |
Calling from Paraguay
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Paraguay.
Sources and more resources
- (CONATEL) Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones– Paraguay’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 – Paraguay (country code +595) National Numbering Plan – Details of Paraguay’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Paraguay – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Paraguay. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Paraguay – Entry for Paraguay in the British Telecom international directory.