► Mexico’s country code
52
► Lakeside city codes
387 = municipality of Jocotepec, including Jocotepec and San Juan Cosalá
376 = municipality of Chapala, including Chapala and Ajijic
► To call Mexico from within Mexico
If you’re using a land-line phone:
To call a Mexican land-line phone from the same city code:
Only the 7-digit phone number
To call a Mexican land-line phone from a different city code:
01 + city code + phone #
To call a Mexican cell phone:
045 + city code + phone #
If you’re using a cell phone:
To call either a Mexican land-line phone or cell phone:
city code + phone #
Note for procedures below: It may not be possible to call outside of Mexico using your cell phone, depending on your cell phone service plan. Therefore, the following numbers assume you are using a land-line phone. If your cell phone service plan does permit international calls, these procedures will be the same.
► To call the US or Canada from Mexico
001 + area code + phone #
► To call US/Canadian toll-free numbers from Mexico
Use the following area codes:
Instead of 800, dial 880
Instead of 866, dial 883
Instead of 877, dial 882
Instead of 888, dial 881
Note: These will not be free calls. They’ll be charged at the international rate.
► To call any other country from Mexico
00 + country code + city code + phone #
► To call Mexico from the US or Canada
To call a Mexican land–line phone:
011 + 52 + city code + phone #
To call a Mexican cell phone:
011 + 52 + 1 + 45 + city code + phone
Excerpted from the book: Moving to Mexico’s Lake Chapala, by Lisa L. Jorgensen