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Different countries or regions use different phone number formats.

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Most phone numbers in Costa Rica are written in the following formats:

   Prefix: long distance or international
   --------------------------------------
   |   Carrier or area code 
   |   --------------------
   |   |   Subscriber number
   |   |   -----------------
   v   v   v
           SSSS-SSSS    - Local format
  +506     SSSS-SSSS    - International format

Most telephone numbers in Costa Rica have 8 digits and are written in the format of "SSSS-SSSS". Here are some examples: 2437-2400; 2299-5800.

When dialing locally inside Costa Rica, dial the phone number directly as "SSSS-SSSS". Long distance prefix is not needed.

When dialing from outside of Costa Rica, the international dial-in prefix "+506" is required. So the format becomes "+506 SSSS-SSSS".

When dialing from Costa Rica to other countries, the international dail-out prefix "+" or "00" required.

To see phone number formats for other countries or regions, see our Generic Phone Number Format Browser.

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