Area Code 271 – Benjamin Aceval

Overview of Area Code +595 271

Area code 271 is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) within the Paraguay national numbering plan, assigned to the city of Benjamín Aceval and its surrounding areas in the Presidente Hayes Department. This region is part of the Western Region (Región Occidental) of Paraguay, also known as the Chaco. The code is used for fixed-line telephone services connected to the public switched telephone network (PSTN).

Geographic Coverage and Administrative Jurisdiction

The 271 area code covers the urban and rural zones of Benjamín Aceval, which serves as the administrative center of the Presidente Hayes Department. The city is located approximately 40 kilometers northwest of Asunción, the national capital, and is an important agricultural and livestock hub. The numbering area includes nearby settlements and rural communities that rely on the same local exchange.

Dialing Formats and Instructions

For callers within Paraguay, the national dialing format requires the prefix 0 before the area code. Thus, a local call from another city in Paraguay to a fixed line in Benjamín Aceval would be dialed as: 0 271 XXX XXX. The subscriber number is seven digits long, but when dialed locally within the same area code, the area code and the leading zero are omitted, and only the seven-digit number is dialed.

For international callers, the format is: +595 271 XXX XXX. For example, to call a business in Benjamín Aceval with the local number 1234567, an international caller would dial +595 271 1234567. It is essential to drop the leading zero of the national prefix when dialing from abroad.

Overlay and Numbering Plan Considerations

As of the latest ITU-T E.164 guidelines, Paraguay does not currently have overlay codes for this geographic area. The 271 code is exclusively used for fixed-line services in this region. Mobile numbers in Paraguay are non-geographic and use different prefixes (e.g., 961, 981, 991), so they are not affected by this area code. Number portability is available in Paraguay, which means that a fixed-line number with the 271 code may be ported to a different operator, but it will still be associated with the geographic area of Benjamín Aceval.

Caller Instructions

Local callers within the 271 area code can dial the seven-digit subscriber number directly without any prefix. National callers from other regions must dial 0 followed by 271 and the subscriber number. International callers should use the plus sign (+) and the country code 595, followed by the area code 271 and the subscriber number. It is important to note that calls to this geographic number are charged according to the national fixed-line tariff, which may vary depending on the operator and the time of day.