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.

*Directory Assistance: 411

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

*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 and the U.S. Embassy moved (June 2014) to Arroyo Hondo sector, north of the Botanical Gardens between Av. Republica de Colombia and Carretera La Isabela. The address is: Av. República de Colombia #68, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. The Consular Section entrance is on Republica de Colombia Avenue 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 Consular Section entrance is on República de Colombia Avenue. is located at the corner of Calle César Nicolás Penson and Avenida Máximo Gómez. 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.

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 and Viva

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.

Orange - offers mobile Internet access to customers.

Quasar Atlantic Dominicana - wireless handsets, centrals and networks.

Tricom - internet and cable tv services.

Wind Telecom - provides telephone, television and internet services.

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Authoridad Metropolitana de Transporte (AMET) / Metropolitan Transportation Authority

809-686-6520

TWITTER:@AMETRD

Cuerpo de Bomberos de Santo Domingo / Fire department 

809-682-4545

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

Corporacion de Acueducto y Alcantarillados de Santo Domingo (CAASD) / Corporation of Aqueducts and Sewers of Santo Domingo

809-562-3500

TWITTER: @rdcaasd

Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Eléctricas Estatales (CDEEE) / Dominican Corporation of State Electric Companies

809-535-1100

TWITTER: @CDEEE_RD

Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE) / Emergency Operations Center

809-472-0909

TWITTER: @COE_RD    

809-682-4545

TWITTER: @crdominicana

809-682-1749

TWITTER: @DefensaCivilRD

809-788-1122

TWITTER: @onamet

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

809-682-2151

TWITTER @PoliciaRD

Politur Police (Policía Turística/ Tourist Police) in Santo Domingo is located at the corner of 30 de Marzo and Mexico, Bloque D, Governmental Building. www.politur.gob.do  809-754-3070 o 809-754-3000

Santo Domingo 809-221-8697              Las Terrenas 809-754-3042

Bávaro 809-754-3082                          Montecristi 809-754-2978

Bayahibe 809-754-3012                      Nagua 809-754-3007

Boca Chica 809-754-3053                   Playa Dorada 809-754-3011

Cabarete 809-754-2992                       Puerto Plata 809-754-3101

Constanza 809-754-2994                    Punta Cana 809-754-3157

Higüey 809-754-2988                          Rio San Juan 809-754-3034

Jarabacoa 809-754-3216                     Samaná 809-754-3066

Juan Dolio 809-754-2993                     Sosúa 809-754-3274

La Romana 809-754-3033                    Zona Colonial 809-689-6464

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

*If you have an incident involving police (for 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