Area Code Information
Did a number starting with 686 just call you? It’s from Mexicali, the capital of Baja California and one of the busiest industrial and agricultural border cities in Mexico, sitting right across from Calexico, California.
Mexicali’s close ties with California’s Imperial Valley mean a steady flow of daily phone traffic crosses the border in both directions. Area code 686 also covers a handful of smaller communities within the Mexicali municipio — such as Ejido Sinaloa, Ejido Campeche, and Colonia La Puerta — plus Poblado La Rumorosa on the Tecate side, but the vast majority of 686 numbers belong to Mexicali itself.
Municipalities in Area Code 686
The municipalities covered by area code 686 are:
Mexicali, Tecate
Towns in Area Code 686
The 9 towns found under area code 686 are:
Benito Juárez (Tecolotes, Ejido Campeche), Colonia La Puerta, Ejido Sinaloa (Estación Kasey), Mexicali, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit Llamada, Nuevo León, Poblado La Rumorosa, San Felipe
You can see the states, municipalities, and towns covered by area code 686 in the table below:
686
Mexicali, Mexico
Current Time
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Pacific Time (PT / Baja California)
Municipality
Mexicali / Tecate
State
Baja California
Time Zone
PT (UTC-8/-7)
Towns
9
How to Dial Area Code 686?
Numbers in area code 686 always have 10 digits total (3-digit area code + 7-digit local number).
- From a US phone: +52 686 123 4567
- From a US landline without a “+” key: 011 52 686 123 4567
- From within Mexico: 686 123 4567
Mexico’s country code is +52. Most modern mobile phones let you use the “+” symbol directly — press and hold “0” until it appears, then dial as shown above.
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