• Area Code: 1-2 digits
• Subscriber Number: 5-7 digits

Area Code List

        1   Almada, Amadora, Barreiro, Cascais, Lisbon (Lisboa)
        19  [some sources claim as area code for Lisbon]
        2   Matosinhos
        2   Oporto [some sources list 29]
        2   Porto [some sources list 29]
        2   Vila Nove de Gaia
        31  Mealhada
        32  Viseu
        33  Figuera da Foz
        34  Aveiro
        35  Arganil
        36  Pombal
        38  Seia
        39  Coimbra
        41  Abrantes
        42  Ponte de Sor
        43  Santarem
        44  Leiria
        45  Portalegre
        49  Torres Novas
        500 toll free ("green" numbers)
        501 "home direct" numbers
        505 "home direct" numbers
        51  Valenca
        52  Famalicao
        53  Braga, Guimaraes
        54  Lamego, Peso da Regua
        55  Amarante, Penafiel
        56  Sao Joao de Madeira
        58  Arcos de Valdevez, Viana do Castelo
        59  Vila Real
        61  Mafra, Torres Vedras
        62  Caldas da Rainha
        63  Villa Franca Xira
        65  Setubal
        66  Evora
        68  Elvas, Estremoz
        69  Santiago Cacem
        71  Guarda
        72  Castelo Branco
        73  Braganca
        74  Proenca-A-Nova
        75  Covilha, Fundao
        76  Chaves
        77  Idanha-a-Nova
        78  Mirandela
        79  Moncorvo
        81  Tavira
        82  Lagos, Portimao
        83  Odemira
        84  Beja
        85  Moura
        86  Castro Verde
        89  Faro, Loule
        91  Madeira: Funchal, Porto Santo
        92  Azores: Corvo, Horta (Faial), Faial, Flores, Pico
        931 Telecel
        933 Optimus
        936 TMN (Portugal Telecom)
        95  Azores: Angra Do Heroismo, Graciosa, Santa Cruz (Graciosa)
        95  Azores: S. Jorge, Terceira
        96  Azores: Ponta Delgada (Sao Miguel), Sao Miguel Island
        96  Azores: Santa Maria, Vila Do Porto
        99  [used for certain premium numbers; may not be official code]

• 30-31 October 1999 - National Renumbering
  • At the end of October, Portugal restructures its national numbering plan into a national 9-digit format, without area or access code.
  • New geographic numbers will consist of the digit 2, then the area code, then subscriber number. For example, a Lisbon number of (1) xxx.xxxx before the October 1999 numbering plan will become 21xxxxxxx.
  • Land mobile numbers (area codes of the form 93x) will be converted by dropping the digit '3' from the area code. A mobile number dialled under the old plan as 093x xxx.xxxx will be dialled as 9xxxxxxxx under the new plan.
  • 6-digit Internet numbers will be converted by adding '000' after the number (e.g. 61xxxx becomes 61xxxx000).
  • All nine digits of the national number will be dialed in all cases. The use of 0+ as a STD/long distance prefix will be discontinued.
  • There will be no parallel running of the old and new numbering plans. An interception recording will remain for 6 months after the numbering change for callers who dial subscriber numbers under the old plan.
  • Outbound international calls continue to be dialed as 00 + international number.
  • From other nations, calls will be dialed as:
  • +351 + (new 9-digit subscriber number)
  • Summary of some of the new number formats:
  • 2xxxxxxxx - geographic numbers
  • 646xxxxxx - Audiotext (premium)
  • 800xxxxxx - freephone
  • 808xxxxxx - freephone
  • 91xxxxxxx - Telecel
  • 93xxxxxxx - Optimus
  • 96xxxxxxx - TMN
  • Details are on a National Numbering Plan website (http://www.icp.pt/numeracao/faquk.html) from ICP (telecom regulator).