Area Code 2452 – Coyoles Central

Overview of Area Code 2452

Area code 2452 is a geographic numbering resource within the Honduras national numbering plan, conforming to ITU-T E.164 standards. It serves as a Central Office (CO) code for the Coyoles Central exchange area, which is part of the Yoro Department in northern Honduras. This code is assigned to fixed-line PSTN services, providing local telephony to residential and business subscribers in and around the municipality of Coyoles Central (also known as Coyoles).

Geographic Coverage and Administration

The 2452 area code covers the town of Coyoles Central and its immediate surrounding rural communities. Coyoles Central is located in the municipality of Olanchito, within the Yoro Department. The region is primarily agricultural, known for citrus and grain production. Administratively, the code falls under the jurisdiction of the Honduran telecommunications regulator, Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL), which manages the national numbering plan.

Dialing Formats and Procedures

Honduras uses an eight-digit national significant number (NSN) for geographic numbers, structured as: 2XXX-XXXX, where the first digit '2' indicates a fixed-line service. The area code '2452' is the first four digits of the NSN. For local calls within the Coyoles Central exchange, callers can typically dial the last four digits directly (e.g., XXXX). However, for calls from other geographic areas within Honduras, the full eight-digit number must be dialed: 2452-XXXX.

For international callers, the complete international format is: +504 2452 XXXX. Here, +504 is the country calling code for Honduras, followed by the eight-digit national number. For example, to call a fixed line in Coyoles Central from abroad, you would dial +504 2452 1234.

Overlay and Numbering Considerations

Currently, there is no overlay code for the Coyoles Central area; the 2452 code is unique to this exchange. As of the latest CONATEL updates, no major overlay plans have been announced for this region. However, with the growth of VoIP and mobile services, number portability is available in Honduras, allowing subscribers to retain their numbers when switching providers, though geographic numbers remain tied to their original location for routing purposes.

Caller Instructions

• Local callers (within Coyoles Central): Dial the four-digit subscriber number (e.g., 1234).
• National callers (from other Honduran cities): Dial 2452-XXXX (eight digits).
• International callers: Dial +504 2452 XXXX.

When calling from a mobile phone in Honduras, it is common practice to include the full eight-digit number even for local calls, as mobile networks may not support abbreviated dialing.