Calling Argentina
from the United States explained:
- 011 - US exit code; must be dialed first for all international calls made from the USA or Canada
- 54 - country code for Argentina
- area code - composed of 2, 3, or 4 digits
- phone number - tel. numbers in Argentina are 6, 7, or 8 digit; however, area code + phone number always total 10 digits
- US to Argentina international dialing format : 011 + 54 + ?? + ???? ???? or 011 + 54 + ??? + ??? ???? or 011 + 54 + ???? + ??? ???
Area codes
for the largest cities in Argentina*:
| Buenos Aires | 11 | La Rioja | 3822 | Salta | 387 |
| Bahia Blanca | 291 | Mar del Plata | 223 | San Juan | 264 |
| Catamarca |
3833 | Mendoza | 261 | San Luis | 2652 |
| Comodoro Rivadavia | 297 | Mercedes/Prov. B.A. | 2324 | San Nicolas | 3461 |
| Concordia | 345 | Neuquen | 299 | San Rafael | 2627 |
| Cordoba | 351 | Parana | 343 | Santa Fe | 342 |
| Corrientes | 3783 | Posadas | 3752 | Santiago del Estero | 385 |
| Formosa | 3717 | Resistencia | 3722 | Santo Tome | 3756 |
| Jesus Maria | 3525 | Rio Cuarto | 358 | Tandil | 2293 |
| La Plata | 221 | Rosario | 341 | Trelew | 2965 |
| *Click here for a comprehensive area code list for Argentina | |||||
How to
dial to Argentina cellular:
- mobile numbers in Argentina also include the geographical area code
- for calls to a cell phone dial: 011 + 54 + 9 + area code (see table above) + cell number (area code + cell number = 10 digits, adding 9 before the area code is mandatory when dialing a cell number from abroad)
- IMPORTANT! If the cell number begins with 15 you must drop these two digits
- Example: if the cell number you want to dial belongs to the Bahia Blanca region you must dial: 011 + 54 + 9 + 291 + ??? ????
Phone
Books:
- Paginas Amarillas (in Spanish)
- Telexplorer - reverse search by number (in Spanish)




