How to call Costa Rica using the international calling code +506 and area code.
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Example numbers for Costa Rica:
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Time in Costa Rica
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Code
+506
ISO
CR
Region
Americas
Time zone
America/Costa Rica
Every Costa Rica number in international format follows this shape — colour-coded so you can see where the country code ends and the local number begins.
When dialing Costa Rica from abroad, the only fixed part is +506 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Costa Rica.
+XXX XXXX XXXX
Dial the country code +506, then the full mobile number.
Example: +506 8312 3456
+506 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +506 when dialing Costa Rica from abroad.
Add the local phone number without the leading zero.
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Costa Rica's international country code is +506. It was assigned by the International Telecommunication Union under recommendation E.164 and is the dialing prefix at the start of every Costa Rica phone number written in international format.
You'll often see +506 referred to in search as the "506 area code". Strictly speaking, +506 is a country code — area codes are sub-national, used inside Costa Rica. The practical meaning is the same: any number starting with +506 or 00506 is a Costa Rica number.
TwinPhone routes calls to every +506 number directly from your browser — no app, no SIM card, no calling card. Type +506 followed by the local number, press call, and you're connected.
Dialing codes immediately above and below +506 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The country code (international dialing code) for Costa Rica is +506. To call Costa Rica from abroad, dial +506 followed by the national number without its leading zero.
+506 is Costa Rica's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "506 area code". Any phone number starting with +506 is a Costa Rica number.
From TwinPhone, just type +506 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +506, then the number without the leading 0.
Costa Rica's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
No. TwinPhone works directly in your browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Brave. Open the site, add credit, dial +506 and your number, done. No installs, no plugins, no SIM card required.
Yes! Virtual numbers in Costa Rica start at $1.95/month. Use it as your caller ID so people see a local number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser.
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