Telephone numbers in Portugal
Encyclopedia
Country Code: +351
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix
: none
Portugal
changed to a closed telephone numbering plan in 1999. Previously, the trunk prefix was '0', but this was dropped. The area code, prefixed by the digit '2', was incorporated into the subscriber's number, so that a nine-digit number was used for all calls.
xxx xxxx (before 1999, within Lisbon)
01 xxx xxxx (before 1999, from the rest of Portugal)
+351 1 xxx xxxx (before 1999, outside Portugal)
21 xxx xxxx (after 1999, within Portugal, including Lisbon)
+351 21 xxx xxxx (after 1999, outside Portugal)
093T xxx xxxx (before 1999 within Portugal)
+351 93T xxx xxxx (before 1999 outside Portugal)
9T xxx xxxx (after 1999 within Portugal)
+351 9T xxx xxxx (after 1999 outside Portugal)
10xx Carrier selection codes
700 xxx xxx Personal numbering
8xx xxx xxx Geographic expansion
800 xxx xxx Freephone
80x xxx xxx Shared cost
30x xxx xxx VoIP carriers
International Call Prefix: 00
Trunk Prefix
Trunk prefix
A trunk prefix is the number to be dialed in a domestic telephone call, preceding any necessary area codes and subscriber numbers. When the number is called from overseas, the trunk prefix is omitted by the caller. In most countries, such as Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom, the trunk...
: none
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
changed to a closed telephone numbering plan in 1999. Previously, the trunk prefix was '0', but this was dropped. The area code, prefixed by the digit '2', was incorporated into the subscriber's number, so that a nine-digit number was used for all calls.
Geographic numbering
Numbering examples for Lisbon area code:xxx xxxx (before 1999, within Lisbon)
01 xxx xxxx (before 1999, from the rest of Portugal)
+351 1 xxx xxxx (before 1999, outside Portugal)
21 xxx xxxx (after 1999, within Portugal, including Lisbon)
+351 21 xxx xxxx (after 1999, outside Portugal)
Mobile telephone numbering
Mobiles similarly changed, with the digits '9T' replacing the prefix '093T', where 'T' is a digit specific to a mobile operator:093T xxx xxxx (before 1999 within Portugal)
+351 93T xxx xxxx (before 1999 outside Portugal)
9T xxx xxxx (after 1999 within Portugal)
+351 9T xxx xxxx (after 1999 outside Portugal)
Other numbering
New number ranges include:10xx Carrier selection codes
700 xxx xxx Personal numbering
8xx xxx xxx Geographic expansion
800 xxx xxx Freephone
80x xxx xxx Shared cost
30x xxx xxx VoIP carriers
Prefix list
| Area | Prefix |
|---|---|
| Abrantes | 241 |
| Angra do Heroísmo | 295 |
| Arganil | 235 |
| Aveiro | 234 |
| Beja | 284 |
| Braga | 253 |
| Bragança | 273 |
| Caldas da Rainha | 262 |
| Castelo Branco | 272 |
| Castro Verde | 286 |
| Chaves | 276 |
| Coimbra | 239 |
| Covilhã | 275 |
| Estremoz | 268 |
| Évora | 266 |
| Faro | 289 |
| Figueira da Foz | 233 |
| Funchal | 291 |
| Guarda | 271 |
| Horta | 292 |
| Idanha-a-Nova | 277 |
| Leiria | 244 |
| Lisboa | 21 |
| Mealhada | 231 |
| Mirandela | 278 |
| Moncorvo | 279 |
| Moura | 285 |
| Odemira | 283 |
| Penafiel | 255 |
| Peso da Régua | 254 |
| Pombal | 236 |
| Ponta Delgada | 296 |
| Ponte de Sôr | 242 |
| Portalegre | 245 |
| Portimão | 282 |
| Porto | 22 |
| Proença-a-Nova | 274 |
| S. João da Madeira | 256 |
| Santarém | 243 |
| Santiago do Cacém | 269 |
| Seia | 238 |
| Setúbal | 265 |
| Tavira | 281 |
| Torres Novas | 249 |
| Torres Vedras | 261 |
| Valença | 251 |
| Viana do Castelo | 258 |
| Vila Franca de Xira | 263 |
| V. N. de Famalicão | 252 |
| Vila Real | 259 |
| Viseu | 232 |