The Barbados country code is +1 — the SAME North American Numbering Plan +1 as the US + Canada, reached through the single nationwide area code 246. The most easterly Caribbean island + one of the region's most developed economies, ~280,000 Bajans + a large UK/US/Canada diaspora. Barbadian bank verifications (Republic Bank, CIBC FirstCaribbean, Scotiabank) all expect +1 246.
Barbados shares the +1 country code of the North American Numbering Plan with the US + Canada. It is reached with +1 followed by the single nationwide area code — 246 — that covers the entire island.
Barbados does NOT have a unique country code — it is part of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) and uses <b>+1</b>, the same code as the US + Canada. A Barbados number is <b>+1</b> followed by its area code <b>246</b>, then a 7-digit local number: <code>+1 246 123 4567</code> = 10 digits after +1. From North America you reach Barbados almost like a domestic call (no 011), but it is a separate country billed at international rates.
Barbados's telecom industry is overseen by the <b>Telecommunications Unit</b> + the <b>Fair Trading Commission (FTC)</b>. Two carriers serve the market: <b>Flow Barbados</b> (Cable & Wireless / Liberty Latin America) + <b>Digicel Barbados</b>. Both issue mobile + landline numbers across the 246 area code. ITU zone 1.
Barbados uses a single area code — <b>246</b> — as a <b>nationwide overlay</b> covering the entire island, from Bridgetown to Speightstown to The Crane. It does not map to specific parishes; every Barbadian number, landline or mobile, sits behind 246. Ten-digit dialing (area code + 7-digit number) is mandatory for every call.
Barbados is the birthplace of pop superstar Rihanna — a National Hero of Barbados — and of rum itself: Mount Gay is the world's oldest rum brand. In 2021 Barbados became a parliamentary republic, removing the British monarch as head of state while remaining in the Commonwealth. The most easterly Caribbean island + one of the region's most developed, it is famous for cricket, the west-coast "Platinum Coast", the Crop Over festival + a large diaspora in the UK, US + Canada that drives heavy inbound calling.
A Barbadian phone number in international format is written as +1 246 [7-digit local]. Example: +1 246 123 4567. The 246 area code is a nationwide overlay — there is no leading 0 to drop and no per-parish code.
Because Barbados is part of the NANP, from the US + Canada you simply dial 1 + 246 + 7 digits (no 011 prefix needed). From everywhere else you dial your exit code, then 1, then 246 + the number. On any mobile, + replaces the exit code: +1 246 123 4567 works worldwide.
From the Garrison + Bridgetown to the surf breaks of Bathsheba, every Barbadian number lives behind +1 with the 246 area code. One nationwide overlay covers the whole island — pick 246 to sound local everywhere.
Because Barbados is part of the NANP, callers in the US + Canada dial it almost like a domestic call: 1 + 246 + number, no 011. From everywhere else, use your exit code then 1. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +1 246 123 4567 works worldwide. There is no leading 0 to drop.
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+1 246 reaches one of the Caribbean's most developed economies + a large UK/US/Canada diaspora. Barbadian banks, Platinum Coast resorts + offshore-business networks all verify + connect with +1 246.
Barbadian banks (Republic Bank, CIBC FirstCaribbean, Scotiabank, RBC Royal Bank), wallets + government services verify with +1 246 mobile OTPs. A local Barbados number lets you receive those codes + sign up for Bajan services from anywhere.
Barbados is a premier Caribbean destination. The west-coast "Platinum Coast" resorts, villa rentals, dive operators, excursion bookings + Crop Over event services all run on +1 246 lines — essential for any hospitality or travel business serving Barbadian guests.
Barbados is one of the region's most developed economies + a long-standing international business + financial-services hub. A +1 246 number gives offshore companies, captives + service firms a credible local presence on the island.
The Barbadian (Bajan) Dollar is pegged 2:1 to the US dollar, making pricing, invoicing + remittances simple + predictable. A +1 246 line pairs naturally with USD-denominated business + the easy NANP +1 reach from North America.
Barbados runs on AST (UTC−4) year-round with no DST — overlapping cleanly with the US East Coast (especially in summer) + the rest of the Caribbean. Business + family calls land in convenient hours.
Barbados has a large diaspora — especially in the UK, plus the US + Canada — that drives heavy inbound calling to the island. A +1 246 number keeps you reachable to family + business contacts in Barbados at a local Bajan identity.
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| Afghanistan | +93 | AF | AFG | 00 | 9 |
| Albania | +355 | AL | ALB | 00 | 3 |
| Algeria | +213 | DZ | DZA | 00 | 2 |
| American Samoa | +1 | AS | ASM | 011 | 1 |
| Andorra | +376 | AD | AND | 00 | 3 |
| Angola | +244 | AO | AGO | 00 | 2 |
| Anguilla | +1 | AI | AIA | 011 | 1 |
| Antarctica | +672 | AQ | ATA | 00 | 6 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | +1 | AG | ATG | 011 | 1 |
| Argentina | +54 | AR | ARG | 00 | 5 |
| Armenia | +374 | AM | ARM | 00 | 3 |
| Aruba | +297 | AW | ABW | 00 | 2 |
| Australia | +61 | AU | AUS | 0011 | 6 |
| Austria | +43 | AT | AUT | 00 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | +994 | AZ | AZE | 00 | 9 |
| Bahamas | +1 | BS | BHS | 011 | 1 |
| Bahrain | +973 | BH | BHR | 00 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | +880 | BD | BGD | 00 | 8 |
| Barbados | +1 | BB | BRB | 011 | 1 |
| Belarus | +375 | BY | BLR | 810 | 3 |
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