🇺🇾 Uruguay Area Code
Area Code, Long-distance Call VoIP, Mobile/Cellular Locator and Telephone Number of Uruguay.
🔗 References:
- Wikipedia: Uruguay 🇺🇾
- Postal code of Uruguay
Uruguay International Dialing Code
- Name: Uruguay 🇺🇾
- Code: 598, also +598, 00598, 00 598, 00-598, +598-, +00598, 0598, 000598, 011-598 etc.
General Information
- Uruguay country code: 598
- Trunk Prefix: None
- International Prefix: 00
- Uruguayan phone numbers are eight digits. The first digit designates whether the phone number is a land-line (fixed line) or mobile. Land-line numbers start with‘4’(outside Montevideo) or‘2’(inside Montevideo). Mobile numbers begin with‘9’.
An example of an Uruguayan phone number
The Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales lists its phone number in Montevideo as +598 27116054.
Detail of Numbering Plan
Geographic Number
City | Area code | Dialing Format |
Canelones, Canelones | 433 | +598-433-xxxxx |
Maldonado, Maldonado | 42 | +598-42-xxxxxx |
Rocha, Rocha | 447 | +598-447-xxxxx |
Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres | 445 | +598-445-xxxxx |
Melo, Cerro Largo | 464 | +598-464-xxxxx |
Rivera, Rivera | 462 | +598-462-xxxxx |
Artigas, Artigas | 477 | +598-477-xxxxx |
Salto, Salto | 473 | +598-473-xxxxx |
Paysandú, Paysandú | 472 | +598-472-xxxxx |
Fray Bentos, Río Negro | 456 | +598-456-xxxxx |
Mercedes, Soriano | 453 | +598-453-xxxxx |
Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia | 452 | +598-452-xxxxx |
San José de Mayo, San José | 434 | +598-434-xxxxx |
Trinidad, Flores | 4364 | +598-4364-xxxx |
Florida, Florida | 435 | +598-435-xxxxx |
Minas, Lavalleja | 444 | +598-444-xxxxx |
Durazno, Durazno | 436 | +598-436-xxxxx |
Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó | 463 | +598-463-xxxxx |
Montevideo, Montevideo | 2 | +598-2-xxxxxxx |
Non-geographic Number
Code | Description |
800 | Non-geographic freephone numbers (no local charge) |
801 to 804, 806 to 810 | Reserve for non-geographic freephone numbers |
805 | Non-geographic freephone numbers |
900 to 908 | Non-geographic value-added numbers |
909 | Access to Internet providers |
Mobile Telephony
- Antel (ADMINISTRACIÓN NACIONAL DE TELECOMUNICACIONES): 099, 098, 092 and 091.
- Movistar (TELEFONICA MOVILES DE URUGUAY S.A.): 094, 095 and 093.
- Claro (AM WIRELESS URUGUAY S.A.): 096 and 097.
URSEC has reserved 084, 089 and 086 for a possible future use.
Special Numbers
Assigned code | Service |
104 | Fire brigade |
105 | Emergencies – public health |
106 | Emergencies – prefecture |
108 | Emergencies – traffic police |
109 | Emergencies – police |
112 | Operator-assisted services for the hearing disabled |
113 | Services for the hearing disabled |
116 | Official time |
118 | Wake-up service |
120 | National long-distance operator |
121 | Complaints regarding the telephone service |
122 | Directory enquiries |
123 | Local provider's business customer service by telephone |
125 | Telephonogram |
126 | Service rates |
128 | Mercosur police |
911 | National emergency number |
Dialing Plan
Domestic Dialing
- For local call: Dial only the local phone number(8 digits)
- For long distance call: Dial only the local phone number(8 digits)
Foreign Dialing
- To call Uruguay from abroad: exit code - 598 - area code - local phone number(exit code can also be written as “+”)
- To call abroad from Uruguay: 00 - country code - area code - phone number
External Links
Reference Links
- AreaCodeBase: Uruguay Areacode Database
- PostCodeBase: Uruguay Postcode Database
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