All telephone numbers in Panama are seven or eight digits long (xxx-xxxx or 6xxx-xxxx) and there are no area codes.[1] All numbers that both begin with 6 and have 8 digits are mobile numbers. All landline numbers have 7 digits. The first digit of landline numbers may be used to vaguely identify the location of the caller. Mobile phones were also assigned 7 digit numbers until 2005, when they were moved to their own number space with 8 digits. Mobile numbers are recycled if the user is marked as inactive by the mobile service provider, and landline numbers are also recycled if a user cancels their landline phone service.
Location of Panama (dark green)
| |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | Panama |
| Continent | North America |
| Regulator | Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos (ASEP) |
| Type | Open |
| NSN length | 7, 8 [note 1] |
| Format | xxx-xxxx [note 2] 6xxx-xxxx [note 3] |
| Numbering plan | Panama National Numbering Plans |
| Last updated | 24 April 2008 |
| Access codes | |
| Country code | +507 |
| International access | 00 |
The following table lists the first digit for locations of land-lines:[2]
| Location | Prefix |
|---|---|
| Emergency services | 1 |
| Panama City | 2 or 3 |
| Panamá Oeste | 2 or 3 |
| Colón | 4 |
| Government agencies, offices and public schools | 5 |
| Mobile phones (Prior to August 2005)[3] | 6 |
| Bocas del Toro | 7 |
| Chiriquí | 7 |
| Toll-free | 8 |
| Coclé | 9 |
| Herrera | 9 |
| Los Santos | 9 |
| Veraguas | 9 |
6xxx xxxx[2]
The following three-digit numbers are also in use:[citation needed]
| Service | Number |
|---|---|
| Directory assistance | 102 |
| Ambulance | 103 |
| Fire | 103 |
| Police | 104 |
| Emergencies | 911 |