Peru +51
International code · South America
How to dial
+51 912 345 678
Dial +51, then the local number. Drop the leading trunk prefix 0. Generate the full number →
For domestic long distance dial 0 first, then the area code. Local calls: dial directly.
- Mobile length
- 9 digits
- Mobile prefixes
9XX XXX XXX- International format
+51 9XX XXX XXX- Domestic trunk
0
Sign-up availability
What to expect when signing up for these services with a physical SIM from this country:
Applies to every platform: VoIP / virtual numbers and heavily-reused number pools get rejected. Physical SIM only.
How to read a number
+51912345678
- +51Country code
- Peru.
- 9First digit
- Peruvian mobile numbers always start with 9 and run to 9 digits. Note there is no trunk “0” here: since 4 September 2010 mobile numbers are non-geographic, and you dial those 9 digits from anywhere in Peru.
- 12345678Remaining 8 digits
- The subscriber part. Blocks went to operators, but numbers are portable, so they don’t reveal who serves it now.
Domestic format: 912 345 678, with no leading 0. The 0 is only needed when calling a landline from a mobile, followed by the city code.
Number ranges & quality
| Range | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
9 prefix, 9 digits (9YX XXX XXX) |
Mobile carrier | Peruvian mobile numbers always start with 9 and are 9 digits long. Since the “virtual mobile area” took effect on 4 September 2010 they are non-geographic — no area code, and you dial just those 9 digits. Blocks were allocated per operator, but numbers have been portable since 2010, so you can't tell whose SIM it is. |
500 XXX XXX |
Other | Supreme Decree 018-2026-MTC, published on 15 September 2026, reserves the 500 range for commercial and advertising calls and texts: marketing calls will have to come from a 500 number, so the number itself tells you it's a sales call. Operators have 180 days to comply and the ministry expects it to bite around March 2027. These are not mobile numbers and can't be used to register accounts. |
Physical SIMs can sign up without issues; prepaid cards need real-name registration.
Carriers & prefixes
Mobile prefixes by carrier.
Number portability applies — a prefix only shows the original carrier.
Porting rules in full
Law 28999 gives you the right to keep your mobile number when you switch. The current rules are OSIPTEL Resolution 017-2024-CD: porting is free and happens in the “change window” on the day after you apply — 00:00 to 03:00, any day of the week, holidays included — with the line down for at most 3 hours. Apply after 22:00, or port more than 10 numbers at once, and it moves to a later window. A number must have been active on its current network for at least 30 calendar days before it can be ported, and another 30 days must pass before the next port. You keep your handset, and the switch goes ahead even if you haven't collected the new SIM yet. The central database is run by the ABDCP. So the digits after the 9 say nothing about the operator, and this site publishes no prefix table for Peru.
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Claro Mobile carrier
Owner: América Móvil. OSIPTEL puts its share at 33.35% of the lines that carried traffic in Q1 2026 — the largest of the four.
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Bitel Mobile carrier
Owned by Viettel, the Vietnamese group; second at 24.01%. It entered Peru late and grew on low prices and rural coverage.
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Entel Mobile carrier
Owned by Entel of Chile; 22.54%.
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Movistar Mobile carrier
19.81%. On 13 April 2025 Telefónica sold its 99.3% stake to Integra Tec International and the company was renamed Integratel Perú, but the consumer brand is still Movistar — Telefónica del Perú, Integratel and Movistar are all the same company.
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