Telephone numbers in Puerto Rico - Wikipedia Telephone numbers in Puerto Rico Telephone numbers in Puerto Rico are assigned under the North American Numbering Plan ( NANP ). Prior to March 1, 1996, Puerto Rico was one of many Caribbean islands served by area code 809. On that date Puerto Rico was assigned the new area code 787 ( with the mnemonic PUR or PTR ). Permissive dialing of 809 ended January 31, 1997. As elsewhere in the NANP region, increasing use of modems and mobile telephones strained the supply of seven - digit numbers within area 787, and an overlay plan came into effect in or about September 2001. Puerto Rico now has two area codes, 787 and 939. The new code is used mostly for wireless phones. Because of the overlay, the area code must be dialed for all calls. Contents 1 In popular culture 2 See also 3 References 4 External links In popular culture In The Simpsons episode `` A Tale of Two Springfields '' which first aired on November 5, 2000, 939 is one of two area codes ( the other being 636 ) assigned to the fictional town of Springfield. In the sixth season of America 's Best Dance Crew, a crew from Puerto Rico is named the 787 Crew. They later appeared on Season 7 of America 's Got Talent. The 787 area code was mentioned in the theme music of the Latin American Xchange stable in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. See also Puerto Rico portal List of NANP area codes Area codes in the Caribbean References Jump up ^ Swartzwelder, John ; Cashman, Shaun ( 2000 - 11 - 05 ). `` A Tale of Two Springfields ''. The Simpsons. Season 12. Episode 250. Fox. External links List of exchanges in 787 Area Code List of exchanges in 939 Area Code Puerto Rico area codes : 787 / 939 North : Atlantic Ocean West : 809 / 829 / 849 Area code 787 / 939 East : 340 South : Caribbean Sea Dominican Republic area codes : 809 / 829 / 849 U.S. Virgin Islands area codes : 340 Telephone numbers in North America Sovereign states Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States Dependencies and other territories Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands Lists of area codes in the North American Numbering Plan Canada Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Caribbean Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Jamaica Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands Oceania American Samoa Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Guam United States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah U.S. Government Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming This article related to a telephone area code is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This Puerto Rico - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Telephone_numbers_in_Puerto_Rico&oldid=823037906 '' Categories : Telecommunications in Puerto Rico Telephone numbers by country Area codes in the Caribbean Puerto Rico communications - related lists Area code stubs Puerto Rico stubs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Edit links This page was last edited on 29 January 2018, at 22 : 52. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the area code in puerto rico
Answer: 787