The +598 prefix belongs to Uruguay. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +598 (calling code 598), it came from Uruguay.
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Code
+598
ISO
UY
Region
Americas
Time zone
America/Montevideo
The +598 code identifies Uruguay on the international telephone network. Country code 598 is assigned to Uruguay under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +598 — written +598 or 00598 — is a Uruguay number.
Every Uruguay 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 Uruguay from abroad, the only fixed part is +598 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Uruguay.
+XXX XX XXX XXX
Example: +598 94 231 234
+598 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +598 when dialing Uruguay from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Uruguay:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +598 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +598 code belongs to Uruguay. Any phone number that starts with +598 — or with 00598 — is a Uruguay number.
The 00598 prefix is Uruguay. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +598, the Uruguay country code.
Dialing code 598 (dialed as +598 or 00598) belongs to Uruguay. Any phone number that starts with +598 is a Uruguay number.
Country code 598 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Uruguay. To call Uruguay from abroad, dial +598 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Uruguay is +598. To call Uruguay from abroad, dial +598 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+598 is Uruguay's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "598 area code". Any phone number starting with +598 is a Uruguay number.
From TwinPhone, just type +598 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +598, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Uruguay'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 Uruguay 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 Uruguay 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 +598 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 +598 and the Uruguay number, and the call connects.
A +598 number is not automatically a scam — +598 is simply the country code 598 assigned to Uruguay under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Uruguay. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +598 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Uruguay are shown above.

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