PHILIPPINES AREA CODES: Find City or Province Area Code to call

PHILIPPINES AREA CODES

Do you know any local or international numbers that you can call? Are you familiar with their codes? If your mind is racing about which code to use when you call someone, then this article is for you. Here’s your complete guide when calling anywhere in the country.

To call a specific number, you need to know its area code. You don’t need to include the area code if you’re contacting a number in the same area code as you. The number can be called immediately.

What is an Area Code? Zip Code

An area code identifies a region. The 3-digit prefix is the next grouping, which narrows the location of the phone number considerably. Finally, the last four digits indicate an address or telephone number, which identifies a specific line.

What’s the correct way to write your area code and country code together?

Sign (+) Plus sign.
An international country code represents a country’s location. The plus sign follows it.

Example. It is +63 for the Philippines, whereas it is +1 for the USA.

After an international country code, there is an area code.
Local phone number: Local phone number.

Regardless of where you are located, you must always include the area code when calling a landline number from your mobile phone. When you use your mobile phone to call a landline by calling the area code, you will still need the area code if you are in Manila.

You must include both the area code and the country code for those residing outside the Philippines; 63 is the country code for the Philippines.

A country extending over an archipelago in Southeast Asia, the Philippines is officially the Republic of the Philippines. Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are the three central geographical regions comprising 7,640 islands.

Philippines National Area Codes

Dial Codes	National
+63-001	Philippines toll-free High Volume
+63-999	Philippines toll-free

What are the Philippines’ area codes?

Areas are grouped into seven broad regions determining the first digit of a given area code. These areas and their accompanying area codes are listed below.

FIX LINE AREA CODE

(2)– The NCR (National Capital Region), Rizal, and nearby areas
(2) – Central Visayan and Western
(3) – Southern Tagalog and Central Luzon (Calabarzon and Mimaropa systems)
(4) – The Bicol region and the Eastern Visayas
(5) – Mindanao’s Western and Central regions (Zamboanga Peninsula, Bangsamoro, and Northern Soccsksargen)
(6) – Northern Luzon (Ilocos Regional Government, Cagayan Valley, and Cordillera Region.)
(8) – Northern, Eastern, and Southern Mindanao (includes Davao, Caraga, and Southern Soccsksargen).

Telephone numbers in the Philippines Location

Country calling code	63
International call prefix	0
Trunk prefix	0

Several innovations made it possible for consumers to dial long distances on their own. By dialing the three-digit code in front of a phone number, the call would be routed to the correct region of the country. There was logic and elegance to the first area codes.

It was up to the people, the research arm of the regional phone companies, and the numbering plan administrator to develop a solution. Different methods can be used to assign new area codes.

You can split a region into two parts, keeping the old area code and getting a new one. To ensure a continuous supply of phone numbers, unique area codes are added to the existing ones.

CITY /PROVINCES Philippines Area Code – Nearby City Codes

City/Province	Area Code	City/Province	Area Code	City/Province	Area Code
Abra	74	Eastern Samar	55	Occidental Mindoro	43
Agusan del Norte	85	Gingoog City	8842	Oriental Mindoro	43
Agusan del Sur	85	Guimaras	33	Palawan	48
Aklan	36	Ifugao	74	Pampanga	45
Albay	52	Ilocos Norte	77	Pangasinan	75
Antique	36	Ilocos Sur	77	Paranaque City	2
Apayao	78	Iloilo	34	Pasay City	2
Aurora	42	Isabela	78	Pasig City	2
Bacoor City	2	Kalinga	74	Pateros City	2
Basilan	62	La Union	72	Quezon	42
Bataan	47	Laguna (Except San Pedro)	49	Quezon City	2
Batanes	78	Lanao del Norte	63	Quirino	78
Batangas	43	Lanao del Sur	64	Rizal	2
Benguet	74	Las Pinas City	2	Romblon	54
Biliran	53	Leyte	53	Samar	55
Bohol	38	Maguindanao	64	San Juan City	2
Bukidnon	88	Makati City	2	San Pedro Laguna	2
Bulacan	44	Malabon City	2	Sarangani	83
Cagayan	78	Mandaluyong City	2	Siquijor	35
Cagayan de Oro CIty	8822	Manila	2	Sorsogon	56
Caloocan City	2	Marikina City	2	South Cotabato	83
Camarines Norte	54	Marinduque	42	Southern Leyte	53
Camarines Sur	54	Masbate	56	Sultan Kudarat	64
Camiguin	88	Misamis Occidental	88	Sulu	85
Capiz	36	Misamis Oriental	88	Surigao del Norte	86
Catanduanes	52	Mountain Province	74	Surigao del Sur	86
Cavite (except Bacoor)	46	Muntinlupa City	2	Taguig City	2
Cebu	32	Navotas City	2	Tarlac	45
Compostela Valley	84	Negros Occidental	34	Tawi-Tawi	68
Davao del Norte	84	Negros Oriental	35	Valenzuela City	2
Davao del Sur	84	North Cotabato	64	Zambales	47
Davao Occidental	82	Northern Samar	55	Zamboanga del Norte	65
Davao Oriental	87	Nueva Ecija	44	Zamboanga del Sur	62
Dinagat Islands	86	Nueva Vizcaya	78	Zamboanga Sibugay	62

Thoughts

Existing area codes or phone numbers will not have to be updated. However, all calls within your area code must be made using your area code + telephone number if an overlay has occurred. You will receive a recording instructing you to hang up and dial again if you do not follow this new dialing procedure.

How to Use Area Codes

Local Landline Calls: Skip the area code if you’re within the same area.
Mobile to Landline Calls: Always include the area code, even if you’re calling within the same area.
International Calls: Start with the country code +63, followed by the area code and local number.

List of Philippine Area Codes with dialing instructions

Region	City/Location	Area Code	Included Areas	Dialing Instructions
Luzon	Metro Manila	02	Manila, Quezon City, Makati, Pasay, Taguig, etc.	Dial +63 2 + local number
	Baguio City	74	Baguio, La Trinidad, Benguet, Bontoc, Ifugao, Mt. Province	Dial +63 74 + local number
	Angeles City	45	Angeles, San Fernando, Pampanga, Clark, Tarlac, Mabalacat	Dial +63 45 + local number
	Legazpi City	52	Legazpi, Albay, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, Masbate, Virac	Dial +63 52 + local number
	San Pablo City	49	Laguna, San Pablo, Los Baños, Calamba, Batangas, Quezon	Dial +63 49 + local number
	Olongapo City	47	Olongapo, Subic, Zambales, Bataan	Dial +63 47 + local number
	Cabanatuan City	44	Nueva Ecija, Cabanatuan, Gapan, San Jose, Munoz	Dial +63 44 + local number
Visayas	Cebu City	32	Cebu City, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Talisay, Carcar, Danao	Dial +63 32 + local number
	Iloilo City	33	Iloilo, Passi, Roxas City, Miagao, Kalibo, Capiz, Aklan	Dial +63 33 + local number
	Bacolod City	34	Bacolod, Talisay, Silay, Bago, Murcia, Cadiz, Escalante	Dial +63 34 + local number
	Tacloban City	53	Tacloban, Leyte, Samar, Biliran, Catbalogan, Borongan	Dial +63 53 + local number
	Dumaguete City	35	Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Bais, Tanjay	Dial +63 35 + local number
	Tagbilaran City	38	Tagbilaran, Bohol, Panglao, Dauis, Tubigon	Dial +63 38 + local number
	Ormoc City	55	Ormoc, Baybay, Western Leyte	Dial +63 55 + local number
Mindanao	Davao City	82	Davao, Digos, Tagum, Panabo, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte	Dial +63 82 + local number
	Cagayan de Oro City	88	Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, Malaybalay	Dial +63 88 + local number
	Zamboanga City	62	Zamboanga, Dipolog, Pagadian, Basilan, Zamboanga del Norte	Dial +63 62 + local number
	General Santos City	83	General Santos, Koronadal, Sarangani, South Cotabato, Kidapawan	Dial +63 83 + local number
	Butuan City	85	Butuan, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao	Dial +63 85 + local number
	Cotabato City	64	Cotabato, Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabato	Dial +63 64 + local number
	Surigao City	86	Surigao, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands	Dial +63 86 + local number
	Ozamiz City	88	Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental, Tangub, Oroquieta	Dial +63 88 + local number
	Marawi City	63	Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Iligan	Dial +63 63 + local number

You can use the prefix zero (0) before the phone numbers of international calls. When you make a domestic long distance call, you must include the area code of the destination. For example, when you are calling a friend in another city, you should dial 02-XXX-BBBB.

To make a call from outside of the country, more numbers must be added. You need two zeros (00) as the prefix for international call, the numbers 63 as the country code of Philippines, and the area codes of your recipient. Unlike local calls, however, it isn’t necessary to add the prefix zero before area code 32.

For example, if I am calling someone in Cebu province from outside the Philippines, You need to dial 0063-32-XXX-BBBB. If you call from a Cell Phone, You need to Dial +63-32-XXX-BBBB