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Coordinates: 18.2223°N 66.4303°W. Telephone numbers in Puerto Rico are assigned under the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). Their area codes are 787 or 939 . Prior to March 1, 1996, Puerto Rico was one of many Caribbean islands served by area code 809. On that date Puerto Rico was assigned the new area code 787 (with the mnemonic PUR or PTR).
The North American Numbering Plan ( NANP) is a telephone numbering plan for twenty-five regions in twenty countries, primarily in North America and the Caribbean. This group is historically known as World Zone 1 and has the telephone country code 1. Some North American countries, most notably Mexico, do not participate with the NANP.
- 1
- 011
- +1 NXX NXX-XXXX
The Puerto Rico Communications Authority (La Autoridad de Comunicaciones de Puerto Rico) was created with Law No. 212, on May 12, 1942. Five years later, the department was located at 1314 Juan Ponce de León Avenue in Santurce. Radio The Edificio del Telégrafo in Santurce, Puerto Rico, was built in 1947.
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Telephone numbers in Puerto Rico are assigned under the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). Prior to March 1, 1996, Puerto Rico was one of many Caribbean islands served by area code 809. On that date Puerto Rico was assigned the new area code 787 (with the mnemonic PUR or PTR). Permissive dialing of 809 ended January 31, 1997.
Apr 23, 2024 · Current time in Puerto Rico: 7:37 PM, April 23, 2024 Calling Puerto Rico explained: 1 - North American long distance prefix; 787/939 - area codes assigned to Puerto Rico (the two codes overlay, both serving the entire area) local phone number - 7 digits
Geography. Puerto Rico is an archipelago, with a main island where most of the population lives, two smaller islands (Vieques and Culebra) with residents, and many other smaller islands. The main island has a mountain range in the center, which covers most of the island. The highest point is 4,390 feet (1,338 meters)
On that date Puerto Rico was assigned the new area code 787 (with the mnemonic PUR or PTR). As elsewhere in the NANP region, increasing use of modems and mobile telephones strained the supply of seven-digit numbers within area 787, and an overlay plan came into effect in or about September 2001. Puerto Rico now has two area codes, 787 and 939 ...
