Venezuela’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +58
- 2 Letter: VE
- 3 Letter: VEN
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 862
- Internet TLD: .ve
- ICAO Airport Code: SV
- Maritime Identification Digits: 775
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1FB U+1F1EA
- Official Name: The Boliviarian Republic of Venezuela
How to call Venezuela (international dialing)
- A leading ‘0’ is not included in the international call sequence – it is only used in Venezuela 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 ‘4’.
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
Venezuela 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.
How to call within Venezuela (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix when calling to a different area code within Venezuela.
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 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 three digit area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | three digits | 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 three digit carrier code, then the subscriber phone number.
| 0 | three digits | seven digits |
| trunk prefix | carrier code | local phone number |
Venezuelan phone numbers explained
Number details
Venezuelan phone numbers are ten digits.
First three digits are an area code for landline phone numbers and a carrier code for mobile phone numbers.
Landline phone numbers begin with ‘2’, and mobile phone numbers begin with ‘4’.
An example of a Venezuelan phone number
The Museo de Los Ninos lists its phone number in Caracas as (0212) 575-0695.
Number explanation
| 58 | 212 | 575 0695 |
| country code for Venezuela | geographic (area) code for Caracas | local phone number within Caracas |
Local example – calling from another location in Caracas, Venezuela
To call within the same area code dial only the local seven digit phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| 575 0695 |
| local phone number in Caracas |
Long distance example – calling from Maracaibo, Venezuela (on the other side of the country)
To call to a different area code dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the three digit area code, then the local phone number.
| 0 | 212 | 575 0695 |
| trunk prefix | geographic (area) code for Caracas | local phone number within Caracas |
International example – calling from outside Venezuela
To call from outside Venezuela, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Venezuela’s country code of ’58’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not dial any leading ‘0’ listed in the Venezuelan phone number.
| exit code | 58 | 212 | 575 0695 |
| exit code of the country the call was dialed from | country code for Venezuela | geographic (area) code for Caracas | local phone number within Caracas |
How to call from Venezuela
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Venezuela.
Sources and more resources
- CONATEL (Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones) – Venezuela’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 – Venezuela (country code +58) National Numbering Plan – Details of Venezuela’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Venezuela – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Venezuela. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Venezuela – Entry for Venezuela in the British Telecom international directory.