Sending SMS to Belize
Belize uses +501 — one of the few Central American states outside the +1 plan and the only one with English as its official language, a legacy of British rather than Spanish colonisation. Spanish and Kriol are also widely spoken.
How to dial Belize
Every part of the number, laid out separately, then the same thing written the way an API expects it.
+501 — +501 followed by the national number
From abroad, replace your exit code with +, then 501, then the national number — dropping the national trunk prefix if the country uses one (a leading 0 in most, though not in the +1 numbering plan). Store numbers in E.164 (+501…) and they work from any country and any API.
Belize by the numbers
The figures below come from public country data and set the context for how much SMS traffic Belize actually carries.
How your name appears in Belize
General guidance — we have not yet confirmed Belize-specific sender ID rules.
Delivered on +501Sender ID rules for +501
Both alphanumeric and numeric sender IDs are supported where the local network allows it. Exact registration steps, character limits and lead time vary by operator, and are confirmed as part of onboarding before your first send.
What people send most: OTP and account verification · Order and delivery updates · Appointment and service reminders.
Message length: under the standard SMS encoding, a segment typically holds 160 GSM-7 characters, or 70 once a message uses Unicode — Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, emoji. Longer messages split into several segments automatically and are billed per segment; exact limits are confirmed for Belize as part of onboarding.
What Belize requires
General practice for reaching Belize — market-specific requirements are confirmed with you before your first send.
Requirement 1 of 4: Get clear consent before sending marketing messages, and keep a record of it.
Get clear consent before sending marketing messages, and keep a record of it.
Checked automatically on every message we send to Belize — nothing for you to track by hand.
Mobile operators in Belize
Named operators for Belize have not been confirmed yet — routing still reaches every licensed network in the market.
Full network coverage
Routes provision automatically to every licensed operator serving Belize — no operator list for you to maintain.
One route per message
Each send is evaluated in real time and placed on the best-performing path available at that moment.
Delivery reporting either way
Per-message delivery status, the same whether an operator is named on this page or not.
Common SMS use cases in Belize
Time-critical — it has to land in seconds, which is the reason SMS still wins here over push or email.
Keeps the recipient's attention without needing an app open, for the moment they actually care about the update.
Cuts no-shows more effectively than email — most people notice a text within minutes of it arriving.
All country calling codes
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Antigua and BarbudaAG+1268
ArgentinaAR+54
BahamasBS+1242
BarbadosBB+1246BelizeBZ+501
BoliviaBO+591
BrazilBR+55
CanadaCA+1
ChileCL+56
ColombiaCO+57
Costa RicaCR+506
CubaCU+53
DominicaDM+1767
Dominican RepublicDO+1
EcuadorEC+593
El SalvadorSV+503
GrenadaGD+1473
GuatemalaGT+502
GuyanaGY+592
HaitiHT+509
HondurasHN+504
JamaicaJM+1876
MexicoMX+52
NicaraguaNI+505
PanamaPA+507
ParaguayPY+595
PeruPE+51
Saint Kitts and NevisKN+1869
Saint LuciaLC+1758
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVC+1784
SurinameSR+597
Trinidad and TobagoTT+1868
United StatesUS+1
UruguayUY+598
VenezuelaVE+58Other country codes
Countries with neighbouring dialling codes.
Start sending to Belize
Direct routes, per-operator delivery reporting and sender ID handling for +501 — from one dashboard or one API call.