San Miguel Allende General Information

General Information

State: Guanajuato
High season: Jan - March
Low Season: May to June
Elevation: 1870 meters above sea level
Population: 139,297 (7,000 of these on residency visas)
Daylight Saving: April 1st - October 31st

Post Office

The central post office is a short walk up Correo street from the Central Plaza. Corner of Corregidora street and Correo street 16.

Telephones

Dialing

The Mexican area code is +52, and the San Miguel Allende area code is 415. Within Mexico, when making Long Distance calls to Mexican areas outside San Miguel, dial 0 followed by the area code. Long distance international phone numbers need the prefix 00 followed by the country code. E.g. The United States would be 00 + 1 followed by the phone number; Australia would be 00 + 61 + local number.

Public Telephones

Some phones are coin operated, but phone card only phones are becoming the norm. Latatel phone cards are the best, and can be bought at many shops around town. Look for a yellow and blue sign which says ‘Ladatel.'

Cellular Phone

You can bring your cell from home if it is GSM Sim card compatible. You can purchase a Sim card chip with a Mexican phone number from Télcel shops, which is probably the biggest Mexican cellular company with the widest coverage. A Sim card will cost you about $200 pesos ($20 US) or alternatively buy a new phone. The cheapest Nokia or Motorola go for about $400 pesos complete with Sim card.