Retirees and expats
North American retirees in Escazú, Atenas and the Guanacaste coast use a +506 number to deal with landlords, clinics and utilities.
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Costa Rica phone number (+506) — real mobile, SMS & calls
Yes — you can get a real Costa Rica mobile number (+506) online — it is assigned as soon as your payment is confirmed. It is a genuine mobile line, not VoIP: unlimited incoming SMS, 500 outgoing texts and 1,000 calling minutes a month, from $1.80/month on the 12-month plan. Sign up with just an email, pay in USDT or USDC and keep it as long as you renew.
Costa Rica attracts a steady stream of surfers, eco-tourists and North American retirees, and nearly all of them end up arranging things on WhatsApp. Sinpe Móvil, the national instant-payment service, runs on a Costa Rican phone number, which makes a +506 line useful for paying local businesses. The country’s digital nomad visa has added remote workers to the mix.
- Real mobile line — not VoIP
- Unlimited incoming SMS & calls
- Keep it as long as you want
- 7-day replacement guarantee
Pricing
From$1.80/mo
on the 12-month plan
Choose 1, 3, 6 or 12 months at checkout — every term price is shown there.
See plans & buyOTP number (single code)from $0.15
Every term (1, 3, 6 or 12 months): unlimited incoming SMS & calls, 500 SMS + 1,000 minutes out every month. Renew as long as you want. Buy with crypto — no wallet top-up needed.
Example numbers
- +506 XX 178 0XXin stock
- +506 XX 053 9XXin stock
- +506 XX 132 0XXin stock
Digits are masked. The full number is shown once it is assigned to your account.
Included in every plan
What you get with a Costa Rica number
- Real mobile number — not VoIP, not a shared inbox
- Unlimited incoming SMS
- 500 outgoing SMS every month
- 1,000 calling minutes every month
- Unlimited incoming calls
- Works with WhatsApp, Facebook, Google, Telegram, Instagram & 110+ apps
- Keep it as long as you want — yours on every renewal
- 7-day replacement guarantee — or a full refund to your PhoneBorn balance
Plan allowances apply to numbers you keep (1, 3, 6 or 12-month plans). Single-use OTP numbers are a separate product: one code, refunded automatically if no code arrives.
7-day replacement guarantee — or a full refund to your PhoneBorn balance
If your Costa Rica number doesn't work for WhatsApp, Facebook, Google, Telegram or any app you need within 7 days of purchase, replace it with a new Costa Rica number for free — instantly from your dashboard, up to 3 times, no questions asked.
Never used it? If the number hasn't sent or received a single SMS or call, you can take a full refund to your PhoneBorn balance instead within the same 7 days.
How it works: Buy a number and try it with your app → Not working? Press “Replace number” within 7 days → Get a new number from the same country — instantly, free. Guarantee details · Replacement & refund policy
Costa Rica number: key facts
- Country code
- +506
- Mobile number format
- 8xxx xxxx → +506 8xxx xxxx
- Mobile number length
- 8 digits after +506
- Mobile prefixes (after +506)
- 6, 7, 8
- Capital
- San José
- Population
- 5.2 million
- Currency
- Costa Rican colón (CRC)
- Language
- Spanish
- Time zone
- UTC-6
- Number type
- Real mobile number (not VoIP)
- Plans
- 1, 3, 6 or 12 months · From $1.80/month on the 12-month plan · OTP from $0.15
- Payment
- Stablecoins only (USDT, USDC) — email sign-up, no ID
Use cases
Who needs a Costa Rica number?
Eco-tourism bookings
Lodges in Monteverde, La Fortuna and the Osa Peninsula confirm reservations and shuttles over WhatsApp.
Nearshore tech teams
Multinationals with service centres around San José and Heredia hire locally, and teams coordinate on Costa Rican numbers.
How it works
Get a Costa Rica number in four steps
No SIM card, no store visit and no ID. The whole process takes about a minute once your wallet is funded.
Get startedCreate an account
Sign up with just an email and a password — no phone number, no ID.
Top up with stablecoins
Add funds with USDT or USDC. Your wallet is credited once our team confirms the on-chain payment.
Choose Costa Rica
Pick 1, 3, 6 or 12 months (from $1.80/mo on the 12-month plan; every term price is shown at checkout) for a +506 number you keep, or a single-use OTP number for one code.
Use it right away
SMS and codes appear in your live inbox as soon as they are sent; calls work from the dashboard.
Prices by service
Costa Rica OTP prices for every service
Single-use OTP numbers for Costa Rica, priced per code. A number you keep receives SMS from all of these at no extra cost.
Show all services
| Service | OTP price |
|---|---|
| Threads | $0.22 |
| Truth Social | $0.18 |
| VK | $0.18 |
| OK.ru | $0.15 |
| Twitch | $0.16 |
| Bluesky | $0.16 |
| Coinbase | $0.42 |
| Kraken | $0.36 |
| Bybit | $0.35 |
| OKX | $0.35 |
| KuCoin | $0.33 |
| Bitget | $0.33 |
| PayPal | $0.46 |
| Revolut | $0.44 |
| Wise | $0.42 |
| Stripe | $0.36 |
| Cash App | $0.40 |
| Microsoft | $0.22 |
| Outlook | $0.20 |
| Yahoo | $0.16 |
| Proton | $0.20 |
| Tuta (Tutanota) | $0.16 |
| Zoho | $0.16 |
| Yandex | $0.18 |
| Mail.ru | $0.15 |
| Naver | $0.27 |
| Dropbox | $0.16 |
| Claude | $0.31 |
| Gemini | $0.25 |
| Perplexity | $0.22 |
| eBay | $0.22 |
| Shopify | $0.20 |
| Alibaba | $0.20 |
| AliExpress | $0.18 |
| Temu | $0.16 |
| Shein | $0.16 |
| Walmart | $0.22 |
| Etsy | $0.20 |
| Craigslist | $0.24 |
| Vinted | $0.18 |
| OLX | $0.15 |
| Nike | $0.20 |
| Adidas | $0.18 |
| Mercado Libre | $0.18 |
| Tinder | $0.31 |
| Service | OTP price |
|---|---|
| Bumble | $0.29 |
| Hinge | $0.29 |
| Badoo | $0.18 |
| Happn | $0.18 |
| Grindr | $0.22 |
| OkCupid | $0.20 |
| Steam | $0.18 |
| Blizzard / Battle.net | $0.20 |
| Epic Games | $0.18 |
| Roblox | $0.15 |
| Riot Games | $0.18 |
| PlayStation | $0.20 |
| Xbox | $0.18 |
| Nintendo | $0.18 |
| Uber | $0.27 |
| Lyft | $0.25 |
| Bolt | $0.20 |
| Grab | $0.20 |
| Gojek | $0.18 |
| DoorDash | $0.24 |
| Deliveroo | $0.22 |
| Glovo | $0.18 |
| Airbnb | $0.25 |
| Netflix | $0.18 |
| Spotify | $0.16 |
| AWS | $0.24 |
| Booking.com | $0.20 |
| Cloudflare | $0.18 |
| Crypto.com | $0.36 |
| DigitalOcean | $0.20 |
| Fiverr | $0.20 |
| foodpanda | $0.16 |
| GitHub | $0.18 |
| Indeed | $0.16 |
| Payoneer | $0.40 |
| Shopee | $0.16 |
| Skrill | $0.36 |
| Slack | $0.16 |
| Uber Eats | $0.22 |
| Upwork | $0.22 |
| Venmo | $0.40 |
| YouTube | $0.22 |
| Zoom | $0.16 |
| Any other service | $0.18 |
Keep your Costa Rica number as long as you want
A Costa Rica number is only useful if it is still yours next year. WhatsApp and Facebook — and most banks, marketplaces and exchanges — send codes to the number again when you switch phones, reset a password or log in from somewhere new.
Renew for 1, 3, 6 or 12 months at a time (from $1.80/month on the 12-month plan; every term price is shown at checkout) and the same +506 number stays on your account for as long as you want. Nobody else is assigned it while you hold it, and auto-renew from your wallet means it never lapses by accident.
Travelling, moving or living abroad
Prepaid SIMs from kölbi, Claro and Liberty are sold to tourists on presentation of a passport.
With PhoneBorn you skip the SIM counter entirely: the Costa Rica number lives in your browser, so it works before you land, while you are there and after you leave — no roaming charges on incoming SMS.
Retirees and expats: North American retirees in Escazú, Atenas and the Guanacaste coast use a +506 number to deal with landlords, clinics and utilities.
FAQ
Costa Rica phone number FAQ
How do Costa Rica mobile numbers look?
Costa Rica mobile numbers are written 8xxx xxxx → +506 8xxx xxxx — 8 digits after the +506 country code. When an app asks for your number, pick Costa Rica (+506) and enter the digits without any leading trunk 0.
Can I use a Costa Rica number for WhatsApp?
Yes. It is a real mobile number, so WhatsApp can verify it by SMS or by voice call — both arrive in your PhoneBorn inbox. If you only need one WhatsApp code, a single-use OTP number for Costa Rica costs $0.29. For an account you plan to keep, a plan you renew is the safer choice because WhatsApp re-verifies when you change phones.
Can I make and receive calls on a Costa Rica number?
Yes. Every plan includes 1,000 outgoing calling minutes a month and unlimited incoming calls, plus unlimited incoming SMS and 500 outgoing SMS. Voice-call verification codes are therefore covered too.
Which apps work with a Costa Rica number?
Works with WhatsApp, Facebook, Google, Telegram, Instagram, TikTok and 110+ apps — and if it ever doesn't in the first 7 days, we replace it free. Popular locally: WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok. Each app sets its own rules on which numbers it accepts; real mobile numbers pass the line-type checks that block VoIP numbers, and the 7-day replacement guarantee covers you if one doesn't.
What if my Costa Rica number doesn't work for my app?
You're covered by the 7-day replacement guarantee: if your Costa Rica number doesn't work for WhatsApp, Facebook, Google, Telegram or any app you need within 7 days of purchase, press “Replace number” in your dashboard to get a new Costa Rica number for free — instantly, up to 3 times, and your plan and expiry date stay the same. Never used it? If the number hasn't sent or received a single SMS or call, you can take a full refund to your PhoneBorn balance instead within the same 7 days. Single-use OTP numbers are refunded automatically if no code arrives.
Do I need ID or a Costa Rica address?
No. You only need an email address — no passport, no local address and no residency. That is the main difference from a local prepaid SIM. Prepaid SIMs from kölbi, Claro and Liberty are sold to tourists on presentation of a passport.
How much does a Costa Rica phone number cost?
A number you keep costs from $1.80/month on the 12-month plan; 1-, 3- and 6-month terms are also available — see all term prices at checkout. A single-use OTP number that receives one code costs from $0.15. Prices are in USD and you pay from a crypto-funded wallet.
Can I use the number outside Costa Rica?
Yes. The number works from anywhere with an internet connection — you read SMS in the web dashboard, so there is no roaming and no SIM. Handy whether you are in San José or on the other side of the world.
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