How to Place Calls from Stanford Telephones
Emergency calls
To reach 9-1-1 emergency services
- Dial 9 + 911.
Local area calls
To reach another Stanford telephone
- If you are in EVGR, dial the last five digits of the telephone number.
For example, if the number is 725-4357, dial 5-4357.
Note: The Stanford system serves the University, the Medical Center, and on-campus student residences. Stanford phones have 10-digit numbers beginning with area code and 497, 498, 721, 723, 724, 725, or 736 (e.g., 650-725-4357). Note that from a non-Stanford phone, a caller must dial your full 10-digit phone number to reach you; non-Stanford callers cannot dial a five-digit number to reach you.
To make an off-campus phone call to LOCAL BAY AREA (including area code 650), US DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE, and CANADA:
• From Undergradute Residence common area courtesy telephones, dial the 1 + AREA CODE + SEVEN-DIGIT telephone number
• From Escondido Village Graduate Residences, Schwab Residential Center, and Lyman Graduate Residence, dial 9 + 1 + AREA CODE + SEVEN-DIGIT telephone number.
International calls
International dialing is not available from student phone numbers.
Calls to directory information
Information for Stanford
Information for Stanford University and Medical Center is provided by the Stanford operator.
- Dial 200
Information for area code 650
- Dial 9 + 411
Information for other area codes
- Dial 1 + area code + 555-1212
- For Escondido Village Graduate Residences, Schwab Residential Center, and Lyman Graduate Residence Dial 9 + 1 + area code + 555-1212
