About Puerto Rico Area Codes
Puerto Rico (PR) uses 2 telephone area codes to serve its residents and businesses.
With an estimated population of 1,854,657, Puerto Rico is one of the smaller states in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). The current local time in Puerto Rico is 5:37 AM.
The largest cities in Puerto Rico include
San Juan (pop. 323,279), Bayamón (pop. 161,034), Carolina (pop. 136,771), Ponce (pop. 113,401) and Caguas (pop. 73,322) .
Puerto Rico has 77 counties spread across its territory.
Each area code in PR covers a geographic region of the state, with some areas using overlay codes that share the same geographic territory as an existing area code.
When calling a Puerto Rico phone number from outside the area code, you must dial the full 10-digit number: the 3-digit area code followed by the 7-digit local number.
Many parts of Puerto Rico now require 10-digit dialing even for local calls due to overlay area codes and the nationwide 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline implementation.
All Puerto Rico Area Codes
The table below lists every active area code in Puerto Rico, along with the major city served and other cities covered by each code.
| Area Code |
Major City |
Other Cities |
|
787
|
San Juan
|
Bayamón, Carolina, Ponce, Caguas, Guaynabo, Mayagüez, Trujillo Alto, Arecibo and more
|
|
939
|
San Juan
|
Bayamón, Ponce, Guaynabo, Trujillo Alto, Santurce |
Largest Cities in Puerto Rico
These are the largest cities in Puerto Rico by population, along with their primary area codes and counties.
| City |
Population |
County |
| San Juan |
323,279 |
San Juan County |
| Bayamón |
161,034 |
Bayamón County |
| Carolina |
136,771 |
Carolina County |
| Ponce |
113,401 |
Ponce County |
| Caguas |
73,322 |
Caguas County |
| Guaynabo |
68,024 |
Guaynabo County |
| Mayagüez |
61,361 |
Mayagüez County |
| Trujillo Alto |
43,703 |
Trujillo Alto County |
| Arecibo |
39,176 |
Arecibo County |
| Levittown |
25,121 |
Toa Baja County |
Frequently Asked Questions
Puerto Rico has 2 active area codes.
These include
787 (San Juan) and
939 (San Juan) .
Puerto Rico is primarily in the America/Puerto_Rico Time Zone (AST).
The current local time is 5:37 AM.
The area code covering the most cities in Puerto Rico is
787, which serves San Juan and 77+ other communities.
Yes, most areas in Puerto Rico now require 10-digit dialing (area code + 7-digit number) for all local calls. This requirement was implemented across the United States starting in October 2021 to support the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Even if you are calling within the same area code, you need to dial all 10 digits.
To call a Puerto Rico number from within the United States, dial the area code followed by the 7-digit phone number (e.g., 787-XXX-XXXX). From outside the US, dial your country's exit code, then 1 (the US country code), then the full 10-digit number.
Puerto Rico has 77 counties.
The state's total estimated population is 1,854,657, spread across these counties and served by 2 area codes.
San Juan is served by area code
787 and
939 .