Venezuela +58

Number Format

Area Code:            3 digits (formerly 1-2 digits)
Subscriber Number:    7 digits (formerly 5-7 digits)
Trunk Prefix:         0
International Prefix: 00

Area code information

• DCCL

15 September 2001 - mobile area code changes

Mobile area codes in Venezuela were changed by prepending digit '4' to existing mobile codes as follows (excluding domestic trunk prefixes within Venezuela, and excluding country code from outside Venezuela):

Old Code   New Code
===================
   12        412
   14        414
   15        415
   16        416
   17        417
   18        418

The 7-digit subscriber number format following the area code remains unchanged. Thus mobile number 014 xxx xxxx changed to 0414 xxx xxxx (as dialled within Venezuela), or from other nations +58 14 xxx xxxx became +58 414 xxx xxxx.

20 January 2001 through 18 August 2001 - area code changes

Through the first part of 2001, new area codes were phased in throughout Venezuela.

On 23 February 2001, the area code of Greater Caracas changed from 02 to 0212 (domestic format), or +58 2 --> +58 212 international format.

On 16 June 2001, dialling of toll-free 800 and premium 900 services was changed to use the national trunk code 0 before the 800 or 900 number.

Most area codes will have the digit 2 prepended to them - that is, 2 + old 2-digit area code.

There were no details on whether a permissive calling period was available, or whether old numbering immediately ceased to be valid upon each change of area code.

Exceptions to the 2+ rule are as follows (area codes do not include trunk prefixes or international prefix and country code):

Region                  Old Code   New Code
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Amazonas                   48        248, 296 [see Note 1 below]
Boca de Aroa               42        259
Bruzual                    47        240
Caicara del Orinoco        35        284
Campo Elías                57        272
Capadare                   42        259
Capatarida                 66        279
Caracas (Gran Caracas)     2         212
Chichiriviche              42        259
Dabajuro                   66        279
El Nula                    77        278
Elorza                     47        240
Mantecal                   47        240
Mene Mauroa                64        279
Mirimire                   42        259
Pueblo Llano               73        274
Puerto Páez                48        247
San Juan de los Cayos      42        259
Santa Elena de Uairén      88        289
Santo Domingo              73        274
Tocuyo de la Costa         42        259
Tucacas                    42        259
Yaracal                    42        259

Note 1: Amazonas area code generally changes from 48 to 248, but new 296 area code has been introduced for this area.

5-, 6-digit subscriber numbers were reported changing to 7-digit numbers, with possible exceptions.

Information is available from a CANTV renumbering page (in Spanish).

Also see document (Word format) on ITU Numbering page.

Also, a report was included in a VHeadline.com story of 23 February 2001, prior to the Caracas change.

Other Information

See Venezuelan telecom regulator CONATEL.

Also see Venezuela carrier CANTV.