Area Code 2776 – Zamorano

Geographic Coverage and Administrative Jurisdiction

The +504 2776 prefix is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) assigned to the town of Zamorano, located in the department of Francisco Morazán, Honduras. This code covers the urban and peri-urban areas of Zamorano, including the campus of the renowned Escuela Agrícola Panamericana (El Zamorano) and the surrounding communities along the main highway connecting Tegucigalpa to the south. The numbering area falls under the administrative jurisdiction of the municipality of San Antonio de Oriente, within the national telecom regulatory framework overseen by the Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL).

Dialing Formats and Caller Instructions

For local callers within Honduras, the prefix 2776 is dialed as a seven-digit subscriber number: 2776-XXXX. No trunk prefix (such as '0') is required when calling from another Honduran fixed or mobile line; simply dial the seven digits. For international callers, the full E.164 format must be used: +504 2776-XXXX. The country code +504 replaces any local access code. When calling from a foreign country, first dial the international access prefix (e.g., 00 from most European countries, 011 from the United States and Canada), followed by 504 and the seven-digit local number.

Numbering and Overlay Considerations

All geographic numbers in Honduras are seven digits long, and the NDC (in this case 2776) is an integral part of the subscriber number. There is no separate area code dialing in the traditional sense; the entire seven-digit sequence is dialed locally. As of the latest CONATEL updates, no overlay code has been assigned to Zamorano, meaning that 2776 remains the sole geographic prefix for this locality. However, number portability allows subscribers to retain their 2776 numbers even if they relocate within Honduras, which may occasionally result in a number being associated with a different physical location.

Service Characteristics and Usage

Lines under the 2776 prefix are primarily used for fixed-line PSTN services, including residential, commercial, and institutional connections. The Zamorano area is home to agricultural research and educational facilities, so many lines serve administrative offices, dormitories, and support services. Calls to 2776 numbers are routed over the traditional circuit-switched network, though some providers may use VoIP backhaul. For callers, standard national and international tariffs apply; calls from mobile phones to this fixed-line prefix are typically billed at higher rates than on-net mobile calls. Emergency services in Honduras are reached via dedicated short codes (e.g., 911 for police, 195 for fire), not through this geographic prefix.