Telephone numbers in El Salvador
# 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 the National Destination Code (NDC), and 'X', 'Y', 'Z', 'M', 'C', 'D', and 'U' stand for millions, hundred thousands, ten thousands, thousands, hundreds, tens, and units, respectively.

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

NDC :

| National Destination Code (NDC) | Type of network |
| - | - |
| 2 | Fixed |
| 6, 7 | Mobile |
| Digit X | Use within the structure (2) XYZ–MCDU |
| 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 “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 :

| NSN (National (Significant) Number) | NSN (National (Significant) Number) | Usage of E.164 number |
| - | - | - |
| Old number | New number | Usage of E.164 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.
