All telephone numbers in Panama are seven or eight digits long (xxx-xxxx or 6xxx-xxxx) and there are no area codes. 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.
Land lines The following table lists the first digit for locations of land-lines:
Location PrefixEmergency services, Municipal services, Overseas calling, Phone serviceshttps://asep.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/telecomunicaciones/anexos/anexo_jd_179_telco.pdf1Panama City2 or 3Panamá Oeste2 or 3Colón4Government agencies, offices and public schools5Mobile phones (Prior to August 2005)6Bocas del Toro7Chiriquí7Toll-free8Coclé9Herrera9Los Santos9Veraguas9
Mobile phones 6xxx xxxx
Emergency and assistance numbers The following three-digit numbers are also in use:
Service NumberDirectory assistance102Ambulance 103Fire103Police104Emergencies911
See also Telecommunications in Panama
Notes
References
External links Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos – Panama’s telephone systems regulator. GSM coverage in Panama GSM World / GSMA Mobile World Congress