# Telephone numbers in Latvia

The Latvian telephone numbering plan is a telephone number assigning system used in Latvia. All the numbers consist of 8 digits with exceptions for special services. The assigning process is controlled by the Electronic Communications Office (Latvian: VAS "Elektroniskie sakari") and regulated by the Public Utilities Commission (Latvian: Sabiedrisko pakalpojumu regulēšanas komisija).

## Format

The country code for Latvia is +371. The international dialling prefix is "00". The country does not use trunk prefix. However, in 2008, the "6" was prepended to all landlines.
During the Soviet occupation and until the transition in 1993, Latvia had the +7 013 area code.

### Mobile telephones

* 2xх xx xxx—mobile phones.

### Geographic numbering

* 5 xx xxxxx, 6 xx xxxxx, 7 xx xxxxx—landlines and other location-based numbers.
The 5-series is currently only reserved for future use. The 6-series is generally used for landlines and the 7-series is used with payphones throughout the country.
| 5 xx xxxxx6 0x xxxxx6 1x xxxxx6 2x xxxxx | Reserved for landlines |
| 6 30 xxxxx | Landlines in Jelgava district |
| 6 31 xxxxx | Landlines in Tukums district |
| 6 32 xxxxx | Landlines in Talsi district |
| 6 33 xxxxx | Landlines in Kuldiga district |
| 6 34 xxxxx | Landlines in Liepāja district |
| 6 35 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Ventspils district |
| 6 36 xxxxx | Landlines in Ventspils district |
| 6 37 xxxxx | Landlines in Dobele district |
| 6 38 xxxxx | Landlines in Saldus district |
| 6 39 xxxxx | Landlines in Bauska district |
| 6 40 xxxxx | Landlines in Limbaži district |
| 6 41 xxxxx | Landlines in Cēsis district |
| 6 42 xxxxx | Landlines in Valmiera district |
| 6 43 xxxxx | Landlines in Alūksne district |
| 6 44 xxxxx | Landlines in Gulbene district |
| 6 45 xxxxx | Landlines in Balvi district |
| 6 46 xxxxx | Landlines in Rēzekne district |
| 6 47 xxxxx | Landlines in Valka district |
| 6 48 xxxxx | Landlines in Madona district |
| 6 49 xxxxx | Landlines in Aizkraukle district |
| 6 50 xxxxx | Landlines in Ogre district |
| 6 51 xxxxx | Landlines in Aizkraukle district |
| 6 52 xxxxx | Landlines in Jēkabpils district |
| 6 53 xxxxx | Landlines in Preiļi district |
| 6 54 xxxxx | Landlines in Daugavpils district |
| 6 55 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Ogre district |
| 6 56 xxxxx | Landlines in Krāslava district |
| 6 57 xxxxx | Landlines in Ludza district |
| 6 58 xxxxx | Landlines in Daugavpils district |
| 6 59 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Cēsis district |
| 6 6x xxxxx6 7x xxxxx | Landlines in Riga district |
| 6 80 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines |
| 6 82 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Valmiera district |
| 6 83 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Jēkabpils district |
| 6 84 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Liepāja district |
| 6 85 xxxxx | Trunked radio networks and VPNs |
| 6 86 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines in Jelgava district |
| 6 87 xxxxx6 88 xxxxx | Reserved for landlines |
| 6 89 xxxxx | Payphones in all Latvian cities (used until 31 December 2011) |
| 6 9x xxxxx | Landlines in Riga district |
| 7 89 xxxxx | Payphones in all Latvian cities (used from 1 January 2012) |

### Services

A variety of service numbers are assigned in the 1-series with lengths shorter than the standard 8 digits. Some of these services also provide 8-digit geographical numbers to be reachable from abroad.

#### Emergency

* 112 — Fire brigade, rescue services, civil protection (also general emergency number);
* 110 — Police;
* 113 — Ambulance;
* 114 — Gas emergency;
* 115 — Coast Guard
Calls to 112 are answered on average within 6 seconds and are answered in Latvian, English and Russian. In 98% of cases, the operator can detect the location of the caller within a minute.

#### Various client services

| 1xx | Generic client services provided by various companies; calling costs to these numbers may vary depending on a number-by-number and an operator-by-operator basis as for example Lattelecom's client service number is toll-free when called from their network's phones. |
| 11x | Additional services provided by the telephone companies. |
| 118x | Major inquiry services. |
| 16xx | Internal client services which can be used by the network operators as these numbers can only be reached from the particular network. |
| 18xx | Various services. |
| 116xxx | Toll-free non-commercial social services. |

### Toll-free services

* 80x0xxxx—toll-free services.

### Shared-cost services

* 810xxxxx—shared-cost services.

### Premium rate services

* 88xx, 89xx, 82xxx, 90x0xxxx—premium-rate services.