Area code 242: Difference between revisions

Not to be confused with +242 country code for the Republic of the Congo.

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 809 area code which began permissive dialing on 1 October 1996 and ended 31 March 1997.

When in The Bahamas, only the seven-digit number is required for local calls, but to call the Bahamas from anywhere within the North American Numbering Plan (the United States, Canada, etc.), simply dial 1-242 followed by the subscriber's phone number.

See also

• List of NANP area codes
• Area codes in the Caribbean

External links

• List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 242 Area Code

Bahamas area codes: 242

	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