Area Code -- The local telephone area code is 624.
Banks -- Banks exchange currency during business hours, which are generally Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 6pm, and Saturday from 10am to 2pm. There are several major banks with ATMs on Zaragoza between Morelos and Degollado and in the downtown. There's also a plaza with a bank, ATM, American Express office, and currency exchange at the south end of Bulevar Mijares.
Emergencies -- Dial tel. 066, or the local police number at City Hall: tel. 624/142-0361.
Hospital -- Hospital General is at Retorno Atunero s/n, Col. Chamizal (tel. 624/142-0013).
Internet Access -- Trazzo Internet, on the corner of Zaragoza and Morelos, across from the cathedral downtown (tel. 624/142-0303; fax 624/142-1220; www.trazzodigital.com) is open Monday through Friday 8am to 9pm, and Saturday from 9am to 7pm. They charge $2.50 for 30 minutes or less of high-speed access. They also have printing, copy, and fax services available.
Pharmacy -- Farmacia ISSSTE, Carretera Transpeninsular Km 34, Plaza California Local 7 (tel. 624/142-2645), is open daily from 8am to 8pm.
Post Office -- The correo, Bulevar Mijares 1924, at Valerio Gonzalez (tel. 624/142-0911), is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 6pm, Saturday from 9am to noon. For more substantial mailings, Mail Boxes Etc., Plaza Las Palmas Km 31 (tel. 624/142-4355), is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm and Saturday from 9am to noon.
