What is the telephone area code for the Bahamas?

Answer 1

The Bahamas use the same country code as the USA, Canada and other North American states: +1

If you are trying to reach a number that is only seven digits long, this will need to be prefixed with the area code 242.

So, for example, a valid Bahamas number in international format would be:

+1 242 xxx xxxx

Calls from the US and other NANP locations to the Bahamas are dialed "one plus," the same as domestic long-distance calls, but international rates will apply.

(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.)

Answer 2

The telephone area code for all of the Bahamas is +1 242.

From other parts of North America, including the USA and Canada and some Caribbean islands, dial "one plus," but note that international charges will apply.

From the rest of the world, dial your international access prefix, followed by country code +1 and area code 242, and then the 7-digit subscriber number.

(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.)

Answer 3

The Bahamas are part of the North American Numbering Plan, telephone country code +1.

The area code for all numbers in the Bahamas is +1 242.

From other parts of the NANP (USA, Canada, etc.), dial the same way you would for a domestic number (e.g., 1-242-555-0123), although international toll charges will apply.

(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.)

Answer 4

There are several different telephone country codes for islands in the Caribbean:

+297 = Aruba

+509 = Haiti

+53 = Cuba

+590 = Guadeloupe, St. Barthélemy, and [French] St.-Martin

+596 = Martinique

+599 = Curaçao, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba

In addition, the following Caribbean and nearby islands are part of North America's country code +1. Calls from the US or Canada to these islands are dialed "one plus," the same as domestic long distance calls, but international rates will apply (except for US to Puerto Rico or USVI).

+1 264 = Anguilla

+1 268 = Antigua & Barbuda

+1 242 = Bahamas

+1 246 = Barbados

+1 441 = Bermuda

+1 284 = British Virgin Islands

+1 345 = Cayman Islands

+1 767 = Dominica

+1 809, +1 829, and +1 849 = Dominican Republic

+1 473 = Grenada

+1 876 = Jamaica

+1 664 = Montserrat

+1 787 and +1 939 = Puerto Rico

+1 869 = St. Kitts & Nevis

+1 758 = St. Lucia

+1 721 = [Dutch] Sint Maarten

+1 784 = St. Vincent & the Grenadines

+1 868 = Trinidad & Tobago

+1 649 = Turks & Caicos

+1 340 = U.S. Virgin Islands

(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.)

Answer 5

Barbados is part of the North American Numbering Plan, telephone country code +1, along with the USA, Canada, and various other islands. Barbados uses area code +1 246.

Calls from the US and other NANP locations to Barbados are dialed "one plus," the same as domestic long-distance calls, but international rates will apply.

(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.)

Answer 6

Bermuda is part of the North American Numbering Plan, telephone country code +1, along with the USA, Canada, and various islands. Bermuda uses area code +1 441.

Calls from the US and other NANP locations to Bermuda are dialed "one plus," the same as domestic long-distance calls, but international rates will apply.

(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.)