Area Code 2502 – Cortes

Overview of Area Code 2502 (Cortés, Honduras)

Area code 2502 is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) assigned to the department of Cortés in northwestern Honduras. This region is the country's industrial and commercial heartland, anchored by the city of San Pedro Sula, the nation's second-largest metropolis and a major manufacturing hub. The code covers the urban and suburban areas of San Pedro Sula, as well as surrounding municipalities such as Choloma, La Lima, Villanueva, and Puerto Cortés. These localities form part of the Valle de Sula metropolitan area, which concentrates a significant portion of Honduras's population and economic activity.

As a geographic code, 2502 is used for fixed-line (PSTN) services, including traditional copper lines, cable telephony, and fixed wireless access. It is not assigned to mobile numbers, which in Honduras are identified by the mobile-specific prefixes 3xxx, 7xxx, 8xxx, and 9xxx, and are non-geographic. The numbering plan follows the ITU-T E.164 standard, with a total national significant number length of eight digits for all Honduran numbers. For a fixed line in Cortés, the number is structured as: 2502-XXXX, where XXXX is the subscriber number.

Dialing Instructions

• Local calls (within Honduras): Dial the eight-digit national number: 2502-XXXX. No trunk prefix (such as '0') is used in Honduras for domestic calls.
• International calls from abroad: Dial your country's exit code (e.g., 011 from the US/Canada, 00 from most European countries), followed by the Honduras country code +504, and then the eight-digit national number: +504 2502-XXXX.
• Calls from a mobile phone in Honduras: Simply dial 2502-XXXX as you would from any fixed line.

For example, to call a business in San Pedro Sula with the subscriber number 1234, you would dial 2502-1234 domestically or +504 2502-1234 from abroad.

Overlays and Numbering Considerations

Honduras does not currently use overlay codes for geographic areas; each department retains its own distinct NDC. The 2502 code is exclusively for Cortés, and there are no plans for an overlay in the near term. However, as the demand for fixed-line services grows, the country's regulatory body, CONATEL (Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones), may introduce additional NDCs or reallocate numbering resources. For callers, it is important to note that while mobile numbers are portable across networks, fixed-line numbers are generally not portable between geographic areas. If you are calling a fixed number in Cortés, ensure you have the correct eight-digit number, as omitting the area code will result in a failed call.