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{{Short description|Telephone area code of The Bahamas}} |
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'''Area code 242''' is the local [[telephone]] [[area code]] of '''[[The Bahamas]]'''. The 242 area code, or '''BHA''', was created during a split from the original [[Area code 809|809]] area code which was done in October [[1996]]. |
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'''Area code 242''' is the telephone [[area code]] in the [[North American Numbering Plan]] (NANP) for [[The Bahamas]]. Area code 242 translates to the letter sequence ''BHA'' on an alpha-numeric keypad. The numbering plan area (NPA) was created in a split of [[area code 809]], which was originally assigned to the Bahamas and many of the Caribbean islands. A [[permissive dialing]] period was in effect from October 1, 1996, to March 31, 1997. |
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When in The Bahamas, only the seven-digit number is required for local calls, but to call the Bahamas from |
When in The Bahamas, only the seven-digit number is required for local calls, but to call the Bahamas from other countries within the North American Numbering Plan, e.g., the [[United States]], and [[Canada]], the local number is prefixed with ''1'' and ''242''. |
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Making calls betweeen different Islands in the Bahamas must also be prefaced with 1-242. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of NANP area codes]] |
*[[List of NANP area codes]] |
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*[[North American Numbering Plan]] |
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*[[Area codes in the Caribbean]] |
*[[Area codes in the Caribbean]] |
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*[[Area code 809]] |
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==External links== |
== External links == |
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*[http://www.areacodedownload.com/242/index.html List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 242 Area Code] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090807041547/http://www.areacodedownload.com/242/index.html List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 242 Area Code] |
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{{Area code box|State=Bahamas |
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| This= Area code 242 |
| This= Area code 242 |
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| N= [[Atlantic Ocean]] |
| N= [[Atlantic Ocean]] |
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| S= [[area code 649|649]], [[List of country calling codes#Zone 5 |
| S= [[area code 649|649]], [[List of country calling codes#Zone 5|country code]] [[+53]] in [[Cuba]] |
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| E= [[Atlantic Ocean]] |
| E= [[Atlantic Ocean]] |
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| W= [[area codes 305 and 786|305/786]], [[area codes 754 and 954|754/954]], [[area code 561|561]] |
| W= [[area codes 305 and 786|305/786]], [[area codes 754 and 954|754/954]], [[area code 561|561]] |
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| S1=FL|S2=Turks and Caicos Islands}} |
| S1=FL|S2=Turks and Caicos Islands}} |
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{{Area code list}} |
{{Area code list}} |
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{{North America topic|Telephone numbers in}} |
{{North America topic|Telephone numbers in}} |
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[[Category:Telephone numbers by country|Bahamas]] |
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{{coord|24|15|N|76|00|W|display=title}} |
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[[Category:Area codes in the Caribbean|242]] |
[[Category:Area codes in the Caribbean|242]] |
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[[Category:Communications in the Bahamas]] |
[[Category:Communications in the Bahamas]] |
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{{Bahamas-stub}} |
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Latest revision as of 11:40, 12 January 2023
Area code 242 is the telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for The Bahamas. Area code 242 translates to the letter sequence BHA on an alpha-numeric keypad. The numbering plan area (NPA) was created in a split of area code 809, which was originally assigned to the Bahamas and many of the Caribbean islands. A permissive dialing period was in effect from October 1, 1996, to March 31, 1997.
When in The Bahamas, only the seven-digit number is required for local calls, but to call the Bahamas from other countries within the North American Numbering Plan, e.g., the United States, and Canada, the local number is prefixed with 1 and 242.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
| North: Atlantic Ocean | ||
| West: 305/786, 754/954, 561 | Area code 242 | East: Atlantic Ocean |
| South: 649, country code +53 in Cuba | ||
| Florida area codes: 239, 305/786, 321, 352, 386, 407/689, 561, 727, 772, 813, 850/448, 863, 904, 941, 954/754 | ||
| Turks and Caicos Islands area codes: 649 | ||
24°15′N 76°00′W / 24.250°N 76.000°W
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