Your complete guide to dialling Peru from Lima to anywhere in the world — verified +51 country code, America/Lima time zone, Americas region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Peru
+51
Lima
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
PE
Alpha-3
PER
Peru
PE
2 Digit ISO
+51
Country Calling Code
PER
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Lima
Time zone
America/Lima
Weather · Lima
Humidity
Wind
Peru
+51
Capital
Lima
Region
Americas
Time zone
America/Lima
Coordinates
9.2° S, 75.0° W
ISO 3166-1
PE / PER
Dial format
+51 [area] [number]
Current time in Lima
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Lima
A complete international number is built from four parts. Here's the anatomy and the dialling order.
Number anatomy
Format follows ITU-T Recommendation E.164 the international public telecommunication numbering plan.
Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries / 011 from North America.
Dial +51. This identifies Peru on the global telephone network.
Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.
The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in Lima or elsewhere.
To call Peru on WhatsApp, save the number with +51 and no exit prefix — WhatsApp dials from your contacts, not a dial pad. Voice and video calls are free over data.
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Lima routes perform best with an HD-compatible headset — G.722 wideband is supported on most VoIP paths to Peru and makes voices noticeably clearer.
Lima is ~9,967 km away — latency runs 280–310ms. Use wired ethernet to eliminate Wi-Fi jitter on this long-haul path.
Schedule Peru calls during Lima business hours — 09:00–17:00 America/Lima — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.
Special-rate prefixes and the major city area codes inside Peru (+51).
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Arequipa | +51-54 |
| Ayacucho | +51-64 |
| Cajamarca | +51-44 |
| Callao | +51-14 |
| Chiclayo | +51-74 |
| Chimbote | +51-44 |
| Cuzco | +51-84 |
| Huancavelica | +51-6495 |
| Huancayo | +51-64 |
| Ica | +51-34 |
| Iquitos | +51-94 |
| Lima | +51-1 |
| Piura | +51-74 |
| Tacna | +51-54 |
| Trujillo | +51-44 |
Capital
Lima
Population
33.40M
Area
1,285,216 km²
GDP (USD)
$264.00B
Currency
Peruvian Sol (PEN S/)
Languages
Spanish, Quechua
Emergency number
105
Internet TLD
.pe
Drive side
Right-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
9.19°S / 75.02°W
Time zone
America/Lima
ISO 3166 codes
PE · PER
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