Calling and Area Codes

Everett, WA, is in area code +1 425.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

'00' isn't part of the country code, it is a commonly used international access prefix. However, country code +292 does not exist.

Some countries use '002' as an international access prefix, which would leave country code +92, which is Pakistan.

(This is why it is confusing and incorrect to include the access prefix with the country code. The country code should be quoted with the plus sign (meaning "insert your international access prefix here") and the one-, two-, or three-digit country code. For example, the United States and Canada are +1, Pakistan is +92, and Ghana is +233.)

Baumholder is area code 06783 within Germany, or +49 6783 internationally.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

The telephone area code for all of Western Australia is 08, or +61 8 in international format. The local number is a further 8 digits. If you have an old 6-digit number, try prefixing it with +61 8 99.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

Lekki is in area code 01, along with the city of Lagos. That's +234 1 in international format.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

Barrackpore, also spelled Barakpur, West Bengal, is in India's telephone area code 033, which becomes +91 33 in international format.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

If you mean the Islamic holy city, it's usually spelled Mecca in English. It's in Saudi Arabia, which is in telephone country code +966. Mecca, or Makka or Makkah, is in Saudi area code 02, which is +966 2 in international format.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)

Area code 212 = New York, NY, USA

Area code 809 = Dominican Republic, international toll rates apply

The cost to call from 212 to 809 depends on your long distance carrier and the specific calling plan you're signed up for. The cost per minute could be as low as 10 to 15¢, or as high as around $1 to $2, but probably not much more than that unless you have a really bad deal for international long distance. In particular, the Internet stories about charges of hundreds or even thousands of dollars per minute are pure malarkey.

00 = commonly used international access prefix

+1 = telephone country code for North America (USA, Canada, etc.)

403 = area code for Calgary, Alberta, Canada

+40 = telephone country code for Romania

3 = operator code for competing telephone companies

It is much less confusing to quote an international telephone number beginning with the plus symbol and country code, omitting any access prefix, since the prefix varies from country to country.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but North America (USA, Canada, etc.) uses 011, Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)