The +506 prefix belongs to Costa Rica. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +506 (calling code 506), it came from Costa Rica.
Code
+506
ISO
CR
Region
Americas
Time zone
America/Costa Rica
The +506 code identifies Costa Rica on the international telephone network. Any phone number that begins with +506 — written +506 or 00506 — is a Costa Rica number.
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
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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The +506 code belongs to Costa Rica. Any phone number that starts with +506 — or with 00506 — is a Costa Rica number.
The 00506 prefix is Costa Rica. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +506, the Costa Rica country code.
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.
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