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{{Short description|Telephone area code of The Bahamas}} | {{Short description|Telephone area code of The Bahamas}} | ||
{{distinguish|text=[[+242]] [[List_of_country_calling_codes#Zone_2:_Mostly_Africa|country code]] for the [[Republic of the Congo]]}} | {{distinguish|text=[[+242]] [[List_of_country_calling_codes#Zone_2:_Mostly_Africa|country code]] for the [[Republic of the Congo]]}} | ||
'''Area code 242''' is the telephone [[area code]] in the [[North American Numbering Plan]] (NANP) for [[The Bahamas]]. | '''Area code 242''' is the telephone [[area code]] in the [[North American Numbering Plan]] (NANP) for [[The Bahamas]]. The area code was created on October 1, 1996, in a split of the Caribbean numbering plan area (NPA) with [[area code 809]].<ref>{{cite web | ||
|url=https://www.nanpa.com/sites/default/files/planning_letters/IL-95-11-009.pdf | |||
|title=Information Letter 95-11-009 | |||
|publisher=NANPA/Bellcore | |||
|date=1995-11-17 | |||
}}</ref> A [[permissive dialing]] period allowed the use of area code 809 until 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''. | 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''. | ||
''242'' spells ''BHA'', an abbreviation of ''Bahamas'' on the alphanumeric telephone keypad. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of | *[[List of North American Numbering Plan area codes]] | ||
*[[Area codes in the Caribbean]] | *[[Area codes in the Caribbean]] | ||
== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{Area code box|State=Bahamas | {{Area code box | ||
| This= | |State=Bahamas | ||
| This=242 | |||
| N= [[Atlantic Ocean]] | | N= [[Atlantic Ocean]] | ||
| S= [[area code 649|649]], [[List of country calling codes#Zone 5|country code]] [[+53]] in [[Cuba]] | | S= [[area code 649|649]], [[List of country calling codes#Zone 5|country code]] [[+53]] in [[Cuba]] | ||
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[[Category:Area codes in the Caribbean|242]] | [[Category:Area codes in the Caribbean|242]] | ||
[[Category:Communications in the Bahamas]] | [[Category:Communications in the Bahamas]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:09, 30 June 2025
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Area code 242 is the telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for The Bahamas. The area code was created on October 1, 1996, in a split of the Caribbean numbering plan area (NPA) with area code 809.[1] A permissive dialing period allowed the use of area code 809 until 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.
242 spells BHA, an abbreviation of Bahamas on the alphanumeric telephone keypad.
See also
References
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