🇧🇸 Bahamas Area Code

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+1242 = Bahamas :

Area Code, Long-distance Call VoIP, Mobile/Cellular Locator and Telephone Number of Bahamas.

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Bahamas International Dialing Code

  • Name: Bahamas 🇧🇸
  • Code: 1242, also +1242, 001242, 00 1242, 00-1242, +1242-, +001242, 01242, 0001242, 011-1242 etc.

General Information

  • Bahamas (country code +1 242)
  • International Prefix: 011
  • Long distance Prefix: 1
  • NPA (National Plan Area) /Area code: 242
  • In Bahamas, local telephone numbers have seven digits.
  • International dialling format: +1 NPA NXX XXXX
  • Example: +1 242 393 0234

Detail of Area Code and Prefix

  • The detailed assignment of active NXX codes in Bahamas is as follows:
  • Local dialling format: NXX XXXX
NXX code Service Operator Location
225 DID ( "0-4", "6-9" thousand block ) BTC New Providence
225 Vanity Code ( "5" - thousand block ) Numbering Admin. Bahamas
300 Domestic Toll-Free BTC/Shared Bahamas
302 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
321 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
322 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
323 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
324 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
325 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
326 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
327 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
328 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
329 Fixed Telephony BTC Andros
331 Fixed Telephony BTC Rum Cay
331 Fixed Telephony BTC San Salvador
332 Fixed Telephony BTC Eleuthera
333 Fixed Telephony BTC Eleuthera
334 Fixed Telephony BTC Eleuthera
335 Fixed Telephony BTC Eleuthera
336 Fixed Telephony BTC Exuma
337 Fixed Telephony BTC Long Island
338 Fixed Telephony BTC Long Island
339 Fixed Telephony BTC Inagua
339 Fixed Telephony BTC Mayaguana
340 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
341 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
342 Fixed Telephony BTC Cat Island
344 Fixed Telephony BTC Ragged Island
344 Fixed Telephony BTC Crooked Island
344 Fixed Telephony BTC Acklins
345 Fixed Telephony BTC Exuma
346 Fixed Telephony BTC Grand Bahama
347 Fixed Telephony BTC Bimini and Cat Cay
348 Fixed Telephony BTC Grand Bahama
349 Fixed Telephony BTC Grand Bahama
350 Fixed Telephony BTC Grand Bahama
351 Fixed Telephony BTC Grand Bahama
352 Fixed Telephony BTC Grand Bahama
353 Fixed Telephony BTC Grand Bahama
354 Fixed Telephony BTC Cat Island
355 Fixed Telephony BTC Exuma
356 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
357 Mobile Telephony BTC National
358 Fixed Telephony BTC Exuma
359 Mobile Telephony BTC National
361 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
362 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
363 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
364 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
365 Fixed Telephony BTC Abaco
366 Fixed Telephony BTC Abaco
367 Fixed Telephony BTC Abaco
368 Fixed Telephony BTC Andros
369 Fixed Telephony BTC Andros
373 Fixed Telephony BTC Grand Bahama
374 Fixed Telephony BTC Grand Bahama
375 Mobile Telephony BTC National
376 Mobile Telephony BTC National
377 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
380 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
381 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
382 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
383 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
384 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
392 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
393 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
394 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
395 Mobile Telephony BTC National
396 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
397 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
421 Mobile Telephony BTC National
422 Mobile Telephony BTC National
423 Mobile Telephony BTC National
424 Mobile Telephony BTC National
425 Mobile Telephony BTC National
426 Mobile Telephony BTC National
427 Mobile Telephony BTC National
428 Mobile Telephony BTC National
429 Mobile Telephony BTC National
431 Mobile Telephony BTC National
432 Mobile Telephony BTC National
433 Mobile Telephony BTC National
434 Mobile Telephony BTC National
435 Mobile Telephony BTC National
436 Mobile Telephony BTC National
437 Mobile Telephony BTC National
438 Mobile Telephony BTC National
439 Mobile Telephony BTC National
441 Mobile Telephony BTC National
442 Mobile Telephony BTC National
443 Mobile Telephony BTC National
445 Mobile Telephony BTC National
446 Mobile Telephony BTC National
447 Mobile Telephony BTC National
448 Mobile Telephony BTC National
449 Mobile Telephony BTC National
451 Mobile Telephony BTC National
452 Mobile Telephony BTC National
453 Mobile Telephony BTC National
454 Mobile Telephony BTC National
455 Mobile Telephony BTC National
456 Mobile Telephony BTC National
457 Mobile Telephony BTC National
458 Mobile Telephony BTC National
461 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
462 Mobile Telephony BTC National
463 Mobile Telephony BTC National
464 Mobile Telephony BTC National
465 Mobile Telephony BTC National
466 Mobile Telephony BTC National
467 Mobile Telephony BTC National
468 Mobile Telephony BTC National
470 Mobile Telephony BTC National
471 Mobile Telephony BTC National
472 Mobile Telephony BTC National
473 Mobile Telephony BTC National
474 Mobile Telephony BTC National
475 Mobile Telephony BTC National
476 Mobile Telephony BTC National
477 Mobile Telephony BTC National
478 Mobile Telephony BTC National
479 Mobile Telephony BTC National
481 Mobile Telephony BTC National
502 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
524 Mobile Telephony BTC National
525 Mobile Telephony BTC National
533 Mobile Telephony BTC National
535 Mobile Telephony BTC National
544 Mobile Telephony BTC National
551 Mobile Telephony BTC National
552 Mobile Telephony BTC National
553 Mobile Telephony BTC National
554 Mobile Telephony BTC National
556 Mobile Telephony BTC National
557 Mobile Telephony BTC National
558 Mobile Telephony BTC National
559 Mobile Telephony BTC National
565 Mobile Telephony BTC National
577 Mobile Telephony BTC National
601 Fixed Telephony CBL New Providence
602 Fixed Telephony CBL Grand Bahama
603 Fixed Telephony CBL National
604 Fixed Telephony CBL National
612 Fixed Telephony IPSI National
620 Fixed Telephony TGL National
621 Fixed Telephony ADL National
623 Fixed Telephony LMC National
636 Mobile Telephony BTC National
646 Mobile Telephony BTC National
650 Fixed Telephony PEACE National
676 Fixed Telephony SRG New Providence
677 Fixed Telephony SRG New Providence
687 Fixed Telephony SRG Grand Bahama
688 Fixed Telephony SRG Grand Bahama
698 Fixed Telephony SRG New Providence
699 Fixed Telephony (Thousand group 699, 0, 1, 2, 3 ,4) SRG Abaco
699 Fixed Telephony (Thousand group 699, 5, 6) SRG Eleuthera
702 Fixed Telephony BTC New Providence
727 Mobile Telephony BTC National
738 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
788 Fixed Telephony CBL National
801 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
802 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
803 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
804 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
805 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
806 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
807 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
808 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
809 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
810 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
812 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
813 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
814 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
815 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
816 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
817 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
818 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
819 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
820 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
821 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
822 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
823 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
824 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
825 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
826 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
827 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
828 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
829 Mobile Telephony NEWCO National
899 Mobile Telephony ALIV National (roaming)
  • BTC: The Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited
  • SRG: Systems Resource Group Limited
  • IPSI: IP Solutions International Limited
  • NewCo: NewCo2015 Limited
  • TGL: Tycoon Global Limited
  • ALD: Andros Lakeside Development Company Limited
  • LMC: Last Mile Communications Limited
  • JazzTel: JazzTel Bahamas Limited
  • Peace: Peace Holdings Communications Limited

Important/Emergency Numbers

Phone Number Service category
919, 911, 3224444 Police
919 Fire brigade
919, 911, 3232586 National emergency medical services
3024747 Doctors hospital ambulance services
3267014 Accident & Emergency
3288477 Crime stoppers
3277077 Air ambulance
3222763 Child abuse hotline
3237370 Red cross
3260526 Social services

Phone Call Instructions

Phone calls from Bahamas

The international prefix for Bahamas is 011. Please dial 011 or the plus sign(+) before the country code of the country you are calling when making international calls.

The long distance prefix for Bahamas is 1. Please dial 1 before the phone number when making calls with NANP countries.

  • From within Bahamas: NXX XXXX(subscriber number)
  • From Bahamas to NANP country: 1 - area code(NPA) - phone number
  • From Bahamas to non NANP country: 011(or +) -country code - area code - phone number

To call Bahamas from abroad

Calls from the United States or other NANP country simply dial 1 242 and the seven digit number.

To call Bahamas from non NANP countries, the international prefix depends on which country you are in.

Dial the international prefix or plus sign(+) at first, then 1 242(code for Bahamas), then dial the phone number.

  • From NANP country to Bahamas: 1 242 - NXX XXXX(subscriber number)
  • From non NANP country to Bahamas: International Prefix(or +) - 1 242 - NXX XXXX
  • For example: How to call Bahamas from China:

00- 1 242 - Subscriber Number.

We could have used the plus sign(+) to replace 00:

+1 242 - Subscriber Number.

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