How to call Ecuador from the USA & Canada:

011 - 593 - phone number

* Use also to TEXT Ecuadorian numbers. ** 011593 and +593 often work interchangeably from cell phones.

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Calling Ecuador explained:

  • 011 - international prefix; dial first when calling abroad from the US or Canada
  • 593 - Country Code for Ecuador
  • Phone Number (remove initial 0):
    • fixed - 8 digits with area code
    • cell phones - 9 digits
  • example call from the United States or from Canada to a landline in Quito: 011 593 2 ??? ????

Cell phone numbers:

  • geographic area codes not needed to reach Ecuadorian cell phones
  • dialing format valid for calls and text messages: 011 593 9? ??? ????

Area codes:

Add to landline numbers only!
Ambato 3 Ibarra 6 Portoviejo 5
Babahoyo 5 Jipijapa 5 Puerto Francisco de Orellana 6
Buena Fe (San Jacinto) 5 La Libertad 4 Quevedo 5
Cayambe 2 La Troncal 7 Quito 2
Chone 5 Latacunga 3 Riobamba 3
Cuenca 7 Loja 7 Samborondon 4
Daule 4 Machala 7 Sangolqui 2
El Carmen 5 Manta 5 Santa Elena 4
El Triunfo 4 Milagro 4 Santa Rosa 7
Eloy Alfaro 4 Montecristi 5 Santo Domingo de los Colorados 2
Esmeraldas 6 Nueva Loja 6 Tulcan 6
Guayaquil 4 Otavalo 6 Velasco Ibarra 4
Huaquillas 7 Pasaje 7 Ventanas 5
Area codes by province
Pichincha and Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas 2 Galapagos, Los Rios and Manabi 5
Bolivar, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Pastaza and Tungurahua 3 Carchi, Esmeraldas, Imbabura, Napo, Orellana and Sucumbios 6
Guayas and Santa Elena 4 Azuay, Canar, El Oro, Loja, Morona Santiago and Zamora 7

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