The +505 prefix belongs to Nicaragua. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +505 (calling code 505), it came from Nicaragua.
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Code
+505
ISO
NI
Region
Americas
Time zone
America/Managua
The +505 code identifies Nicaragua on the international telephone network. Country code 505 is assigned to Nicaragua under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +505 — written +505 or 00505 — is a Nicaragua number.
Every Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua from abroad, the only fixed part is +505 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Nicaragua.
+XXX XXXX XXXX
Example: +505 8123 4567
+505 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +505 when dialing Nicaragua from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Nicaragua:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +505 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +505 code belongs to Nicaragua. Any phone number that starts with +505 — or with 00505 — is a Nicaragua number.
The 00505 prefix is Nicaragua. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +505, the Nicaragua country code.
Dialing code 505 (dialed as +505 or 00505) belongs to Nicaragua. Any phone number that starts with +505 is a Nicaragua number.
Country code 505 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Nicaragua. To call Nicaragua from abroad, dial +505 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Nicaragua is +505. To call Nicaragua from abroad, dial +505 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+505 is Nicaragua's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "505 area code". Any phone number starting with +505 is a Nicaragua number.
From TwinPhone, just type +505 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +505, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Nicaragua's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
Yes! Virtual numbers in Nicaragua start at $1.60/month. Use it as your caller ID so people see a local number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser.
Calling Nicaragua with TwinPhone starts from $0.02/min, billed by the minute (rounded up to the next full minute). It is pay-as-you-go from your browser — no connection fee and no monthly fee. The exact per-minute price for +505 landlines and mobiles is shown live on this page.
Yes. TwinPhone works entirely in your web browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Brave on desktop or mobile. There is no app to install and no SIM card: open the site, add credit, dial +505 and the Nicaragua number, and the call connects.
A +505 number is not automatically a scam — +505 is simply the country code 505 assigned to Nicaragua under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Nicaragua. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +505 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Nicaragua are shown above.
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