Area Code 9498 – Castlerea
The phone area code for Castlerea is 9498 (international format +3539498). Browse local exchange codes (NXX) and carrier assignments below.
📞 Exchange Codes (NXX) for Area Code 9498
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📍 Geographic Location of Castlerea
Overview of Area Code 9498
Area code 9498 is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) within the Irish telephone numbering plan, assigned under the international country calling code +353. It serves the town of Castlerea and its surrounding rural catchment area in County Roscommon, in the western region of Ireland. This code is part of the 094x family of NDCs, which historically covered parts of counties Roscommon, Mayo, and Galway. The 9498 code is administered by ComReg, the Commission for Communications Regulation, and is allocated for fixed-line PSTN and VoIP services.
Geographic Coverage and Dialing
The 9498 area code covers Castlerea, a market town located on the River Suck, approximately 25 km northwest of Roscommon town. The exchange serves the town itself and the surrounding townlands, including nearby settlements such as Ballymoe, Ballinlough, and Loughglinn. For callers within Ireland, the national dialing format is 094 98 xxx xx, where '094' is the trunk prefix and '98' is the local exchange code. When dialing from abroad, the international format is +353 9498 xxx xx (omitting the leading zero). For example, a local number might be +353 9498 12345.
Caller Instructions
Local callers within the 094 area (i.e., those dialing from another number in the 094x range) can often dial the local number without the area code, but due to number expansion and overlay practices, it is recommended to always use the full national number (094 98 xxx xx) to avoid misdialing. Callers from other parts of Ireland must dial 094 98 xxx xx. International callers should dial +353 9498 xxx xx. There are no known overlay codes for this area, but as with all Irish geographic numbers, the NDC is required for all calls outside the local exchange area.
Technical and Regulatory Notes
Geographic numbers in Ireland are portable, meaning a subscriber may retain their 9498 number when switching to a different fixed-line operator, provided the service remains at the same physical address. However, number portability does not allow the number to be moved outside the geographic area. The 9498 code is not used for mobile services; mobile numbers in Ireland begin with 08x and are non-geographic. For VoIP services, the 9498 code may be used if the service is tied to a physical location, but pure nomadic VoIP services typically use non-geographic codes.