Telephone numbers in Spain

Spain telephone numbers
Location
Country Spain
Continent Europe
Access codes
Country calling +34
International prefix 00
Trunk prefix none
Dial plan
Regulator CMT
Type closed

The Spanish telephone numbering plan describes the allocation of telephone numbers in Spain. It is regulated by CMT (Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones).

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History

Spain changed to a closed telephone numbering plan in 1998. Previously, the trunk prefix was '9', but this was incorporated into the subscriber's number, so that a nine-digit number was used for all calls, eg:

xxx xxx[x]       (within Spain before 1998)
9x xxx xxxx      (within Spain, since 1998)   
+34 x xxx xxxx   (outside Spain before 1998) 
+34 9x xxx xxxx  (since 1998)

Mobiles similarly changed: they are now prefixed with the digit '6' or '7':

 909 xxx xxx     (within Spain before 1998)
 +34 09 xxx xxx  (outside Spain before 1998) 
 +34 6xx xxx xxx (since 1998)
 +34 7yx xxx xxx (since 2009-10; note y cannot be 0 (zero) because this is allocated as a personal number, see below)

New numbering ranges have also since been introduced:

 10xx        Carrier selection codes
 5xx xxx xxx Personal Numbering
 8xx xxx xxx Geographic expansion 
 800 xxx xxx Freephone
 900 xxx xxx Freephone
 80x xxx xxx Shared cost 
 90x xxx xxx Shared cost 

Spain's international access code also changed from 07 to 00, but this did not affect dialing arrangements for calls to Gibraltar, in which the provincial code 9567 was used instead of the international code 350, eg:

 9567 xxxxx (Gibraltar from Spain) | This is no longer the case, needs to be updated.
 +350 xxxxx (Gibraltar from all other countries)  
 +34 9567 xxxxx (Gibraltar via Spain)

This arrangement was discontinued on 10 February 2007 when Spain adopted the international 00350 prefix for all calls to Gibraltar. See Gibraltar telecom dispute.

International Number Lengths

Minimum number length after International prefix : 3 digits (Most numbers, other than service numbers, are at least 9 digits.)

Maximum number length after International prefix : 9 digits

Present Numbering Plan

There is no Long Distance Prefix in Spanish numbers. If you are trying to call 91 234 5678, you must use that exact number from Spain, and +34 91 234 5678 from abroad.

Landlines

Spanish landline phone numbers total nine digits: a two or three-digit area code and a six or seven-digit phone number (e.g. 91 234 5678) beginning with the digit 9 (or sometimes 8) but excluding 90 and 80. Landline area codes follow a geographic numbering system.

Mobile Phones

Mobile phone numbers begin with 6 or 7, followed by 8 digits (6xx xxx xxx or 7yx xxx xxx), where y can be 1 to 9, not 0 (zero). Note, numbers starting with 70 are personal numbers which can be re-directed to any other number by the personal owner. Since the blocks of mobile phone numbers are allocated according to demand from the service providers, there is not necessarily a unique service provider indicated by the three digit numbering group (6xx or 7yx).

In October 2009, new legislation was approved to grant the allocation of up to 80,000,000 new numbers beginning with number 7 (followed by 8 digits) to supplement the existing group beginning with number 6 (followed by 8 digits); due to the lack of available numbers to satisfy the increasing demand for mobile phone and other mobile / wireless services.[1]

Personal Numbering

Personal numbers are used as redirection IDs. The owner of a personal number may request, for example, any call to its personal number to be redirected to any other number it wants.

Personal numbers begin with 5, followed by 8 digits.

Other numbers

Telephone prefixes

National Destination Code↓ Max length↓ Min length↓ Category↓
0 3 3 Short Number
00 2 2 International Prefix
1 4 4 Short Number
103 6 4 Operator Selection
104 6 4 Operator Selection
105 6 4 Operator Selection
107 6 4 Operator Selection
112 3 3 Emergency Services
118 5 5 Directory assistance
5 9 9 Personal Numbering System
6 9 9 Cell phones
70 9 9 Personal Numbering System
71 9 9 Cell phones
72 9 9 Cell phones
73 9 9 Cell phones
74 9 9 Cell phones
75 9 9 Cell phones
76 9 9 Cell phones
77 9 9 Cell phones
78 9 9 Cell phones
79 9 9 Cell phones
800 9 9 Toll Free
803 9 9 Premium Rate (adult services)
806 9 9 Premium Rate (entertaining service)
807 9 9 Premium Rate (professional services)
822 9 9 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province
824 9 9 Badajoz Province
828 9 9 Las Palmas Province
843 9 9 Guipúzcoa Province
848 9 9 Navarre Province
856 9 9 Cádiz Province
858 9 9 Granada Province
868 9 9 Murcia Province
871 9 9 Balearic Islands Province
872 9 9 Girona Province
873 9 9 Lleida Province
876 9 9 Zaragoza Province
877 9 9 Tarragona Province
881 9 9 A Coruña Province
886 9 9 Pontevedra Province
900 9 9 Toll Free
901 9 9 Shared-cost call
902 9 9 National Rate
905 9 9 Telephone Voting System
907 9 9 Premium Rate (data systems)
908 9 9 Internet Access
909 9 9 Internet Access
911 9 9 Madrid Province (Segovia and Guadalajara until 1993)
912 9 9 Madrid Province
913 9 9 Madrid Province
914 9 9 Madrid Province
915 9 9 Madrid Province
916 9 9 Madrid Province
917 9 9 Madrid Province
918 9 9 Madrid Province (Ávila until 1993)
920 9 9 Ávila Province
921 9 9 Segovia Province
922 9 9 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province
923 9 9 Salamanca Province
924 9 9 Badajoz Province
925 9 9 Toledo Province
926 9 9 Ciudad Real Province
927 9 9 Cáceres Province
928 9 9 Las Palmas Province
931 9 9 Barcelona Province
932 9 9 Barcelona Province
933 9 9 Barcelona Province
934 9 9 Barcelona Province
935 9 9 Barcelona Province
936 9 9 Barcelona Province
937 9 9 Barcelona Province
938 9 9 Barcelona Province
940 9 9 Pager Services
941 9 9 La Rioja Province
942 9 9 Cantabria Province
943 9 9 Guipúzcoa Province
944 9 9 Vizcaya Province
945 9 9 Álava Province
946 9 9 Vizcaya Province
947 9 9 Burgos Province
948 9 9 Navarre Province
949 9 9 Guadalajara Province
950 9 9 Almería Province
951 9 9 Málaga Province
952 9 9 Málaga Province
953 9 9 Jaén Province
954 9 9 Seville Province
955 9 9 Seville Province
956 9 9 Cádiz Province
957 9 9 Córdoba Province
958 9 9 Granada Province
959 9 9 Huelva Province
960 9 9 Valencia Province
961 9 9 Valencia, Center of province
962 9 9 Valencia, South of province
963 9 9 Valencia City and surroundings
964 9 9 Castellón Province
965 9 9 Alicante Province
966 9 9 Alicante Province
967 9 9 Albacete Province
968 9 9 Murcia Province
969 9 9 Cuenca Province
971 9 9 Balearic Islands Province
972 9 9 Girona Province
973 9 9 Lleida Province
974 9 9 Huesca Province
975 9 9 Soria Province
976 9 9 Zaragoza Province
977 9 9 Tarragona Province
978 9 9 Teruel Province
979 9 9 Palencia Province
980 9 9 Zamora Province
981 9 9 A Coruña Province
982 9 9 Lugo Province
983 9 9 Valladolid Province
984 9 9 Asturias Province
985 9 9 Asturias Province
986 9 9 Pontevedra Province
987 9 9 León Province
988 9 9 Ourense Province

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