To call a Dominican Republic telephone number from United States is the same as calling any US number. There is no International code. The area code for Dominican Republic is  809, 829 and 849. So when You call dial

1 + 809 (or 829 or 849) + the 7 digit number.

It is the same when calling to USA from Dominican Republic. Just dial as you would if you were in USA.

1 + Area Code + the 7 digit number.

Dirección Nacional de Emergencia/ Direction National Emergencies 809-566-6648

If you have an incident involving police example, they pull your vehicle over while driving or riding and ask you for money or harass you in any way) this can be reported to the Internal Affairs Department of the National Police at 809 688-1777

National Police/ Policía Nacional  Av. Leopoldo Navarro #402, Santo Domingo, R.D.809-682-2151 .

Politur (Policía Turística/ Tourist Police) is located at the corner of 30 de Marzo and Mexico, Bloque D, Governmental Building, Santo Domingo. The phone numbers are 809-686-8639  and 809-221-4660.

A private nationwide ambulance service, ProMed, operates in Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata and La Romana; Telephone number is 809-412-5555. ProMed expects full payment at the time of transport.

Ambulance Service - Movimed  809-255-0394

Any complaints arising from a casino should be directed to the Office of Casinos at the Secretary of Finance. To register a complaint with this office, call 809-687-5131, ext. 2120.

The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy is located at the corner of Calle César Nicolás Penson and Avenida Máximo Gómez. The American Citizens Services (ACS) Unit can be reached by telephone at 809-731-4294, or via email at acssantodom@state.gov. ACS Unit office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, Friday 7:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., except on U.S. and Dominican holidays. The Chancery of the U.S. Embassy is located a quarter-mile away from the Consular Section, at the corner of Calle César Nicolás Penson and Calle Leopoldo Navarro. The telephone number is 809-221-2171.

There is a Consular Agency in the north coast city of Puerto Plata at Calle Villanueva esq. Avenida John F. Kennedy, Edificio Abraxa Libraria, 2nd floor, telephone 809-586-4204, 809-586-8017, 809-586-8023; office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.

Directory Assistance: 411

Cuerpo de Bomberos de Santo Domingo/ Fire department  809-682-2000 / 2001

On their web site they have phone numbers of different stations throughout Santo Domingo

Dominican Republic Yellow Pages/ Páginas Amarillas. For English click on the top. http://www.paginasamarillas.com.do/Default.aspx

They have an emergency number page here http://www.paginasamarillas.com.do/YPPortal/Emergencia.aspx

I have found to be one of the best and easiest to use calling cards to call Dominican Republic. They have many different options to chose from, including a card that charges by the second (this is the one I use personally). This way you get charged for exactly what you talk. There are no connection fees or monthly charger either. I have been very happy with their service and prices. Just order on line. Sometimes you have to call and verify that it was you that ordered the card for your security. They send all the information to your email. Within minutes you can be making a call using your new calling card. The prices and service are great. The card can be used to call anywhere, not only Dominican Republic. You can buy a card where you need to dial a pin number or you can get a pin free card. I highly recommend Nobel cards.

* These cards are not good if you plan on using them in Dominican Republic as we do not have access to free 800 numbers. They are good to call to DR from USA.

We have 4 major telephone companies in the country. The telephone/ Communications in Dominican Republic are fairly reliable. There is basic home telephone service, internet and cell phone services. Many of the out laying areas do not have land lines and cell phone service is sporadic. In the cities there is usually no problem with service. Home telephone service can be expensive. There are different services from paying for each call to having unlimited local calling. This is why most people have cell phones and most of these are the pre paid kind. Here one must remember: when calling a cell phone from a home phone there is a charge on the home phone to make this call. this is why many pay phones will not let you call a cell phone. When calling a cell phone from a land line you must dial 1 before the number.

The phone companies in Dominican Republic:   Codetel, Tricom, Orange ,Onemax and Viva

Claro.com  (was Verizon and also CODETEL) |

Tricom Text message free | Viva Text message free

We have many different options and plans for connecting to the internet in Dominican Republic. All depends on your needs, location and how much you want to spend. Many have combo packs providing telephone, television and internet.

Aster has internet and cable television service in certain areas throughout the country.

Codetel - provides internet and cable television.

Onemax - providing internet services wireless broadband, traditional calls and other new communication alternatives.

Orange - offers mobile Internet access to customers.

Quasar Atlantic Dominicana - wireless handsets, centrals and networks.

Tricom - internet and cable tv services.

ETG Telecom Dominicana - provides telephone, cable television and internet services.

Wind Telecom - provides telephone, television and internet services.

When sending a text message to any Claro / Codetel (used to be Verizon) cellphone / celular directly. Type in the number (no dashes), type the message (max. 150 characters). Click enviar (send). A little window will pop up so you can enter a security number they provide. Then hit the button "enviar mensaje". That's it. Your message is on the way.

Try it now at Claro.com (was Verizon and also CODETEL).

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