Telephone numbers in El Salvador

Country Code: +503
International Call Prefix: 00

National Significant Numbers (NSN): seven or eight digits.

Format: +503 NXYZ MCDU where N is NDC.

Number plan

New number plan took effect in 2005.

The numbering plan for the Republic of El Salvador uses the following numbering structure:

for services provided via eight (8) digit access networks including the National Destination Code (NDC),

freephone numbers and premium rate numbers use seven (7) and eight (8) digits.

NDC[1]
National Destination Code (NDC)	Type of network
2	Fixed
6, 7	Mobile

Digit X	Use within the structure (2) XYZ–MCDU[2]
0	Not used in this structure – reserved for future use.
1	For future use in the Metropolitan area.
2 and 5	Used for identifying the fixed telephony service in any locality within the Metropolitan area known as “Gran San Salvador”.
3	Used for identifying the fixed telephony service in any locality within the Central area.
4	Used for identifying the fixed telephony service in any locality within the Western area.
6	Used for identifying the fixed telephony service in any locality within the Eastern area.
7	For future use in the Eastern area.
8	For future use in the Western area.
9	For future use in the Central area.

LIST OF ALLOCATIONS[3]
NSN (National (Significant) Number)		Usage of E.164 number
Old number	New number
–	20XX XXXX	Future use
–	21XX XXXX	Fixed telephony geographic number – metropolitan area
2XX XXXX	22XX XXXX	Fixed telephony geographic number – metropolitan area
3XX XXXX	23XX XXXX	Fixed telephony geographic number – central area
4XX XXXX	24XX XXXX	Fixed telephony geographic number – western area
5XX XXXX	25XX XXXX	Fixed telephony geographic number – metropolitan area
6XX XXXX	26XX XXXX	Fixed telephony geographic number – eastern area
–	27XX XXXX	Fixed telephony geographic number – eastern area
–	28XX XXXX	Fixed telephony geographic number – western area
–	29XX XXXX	Fixed telephony geographic number – central area
–	60XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	61XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	62XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	63XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	64XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	65XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	66XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	67XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	68XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	69XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	70XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	71XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	72XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	73XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	74XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	75XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
–	76XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
7XX XXXX	77XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
8XX XXXX	78XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services
9XX XXXX	79XX XXXX	Non-geographic number - Mobile telephony services

Notes

• The numbering for the freephone service for the user making the call retains its 7 and 11 digit form, with the formats 800 XXXX and 800 XXXX XXXX.
• The numbering for the premium rate service for the user making the call retains its 7 and 11 digit form, with the formats 900 XXXX and 900 XXXX XXXX.

See also

• Telecommunications in El Salvador

References

1. ↑ http://www.itu.int/oth/T020200003F/en
2. ↑ http://www.itu.int/oth/T020200003F/en
3. ↑ http://www.itu.int/oth/T020200003F/en