The Saint Helena country code is +290 — reaching one of the most remote inhabited islands on Earth, the ~4,500 "Saints" of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The South Atlantic island where Napoleon was exiled — every line runs through Sure South Atlantic, and contacts verify with +290.
Saint Helena was assigned +290 by the ITU — placing it in zone 2 with Africa + the South Atlantic. Uniquely, Saint Helena has no area codes at all: every number is exactly 5 digits, dialed in full.
Saint Helena uses the +290 country code, placing it in ITU zone 2 alongside Africa + the South Atlantic. The +290 code is shared by <b>Saint Helena + Tristan da Cunha</b>, but the separate island of <b>Ascension</b> has its own country code <b>+247</b>. Saint Helena, Ascension + Tristan da Cunha together form one British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic, with Jamestown as the capital.
Saint Helena's telephone service is provided by Sure South Atlantic, the sole telecom operator serving the territory. The island sits roughly 1,900 km from the African coast — one of the most isolated communities on the planet — yet runs a modern fixed + mobile network. Number ranges are administered locally under the territory's communications regulator.
Saint Helena uses a <b>closed 5-digit plan</b>. Every number — landline or mobile — is exactly <b>5 digits</b>, dialed in full with no area codes + no trunk prefix. There is no leading 0 to drop. Internationally you always dial <b>+290</b> + the full 5 digits, never dropping a digit. Landlines commonly begin with 2; mobiles begin with 5.
Saint Helena is where Napoleon was exiled. After Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte was banished to this tiny South Atlantic island in 1815 and died there in 1821 — chosen precisely because it was so remote. For centuries Saint Helena could be reached only by ship (the RMS St Helena) until an airport finally opened in 2017. Jamestown is also home to Jonathan, a giant tortoise believed to be the world's oldest living land animal — around 190 years old.
A Saint Helena phone number in international format is written as +290 X XXXX — always exactly 5 digits. Example: +290 2 2203 for a Jamestown landline, +290 5 1234 for a mobile. The 5 digits are dialed in full both on the island + from abroad.
Because Saint Helena uses a closed 5-digit plan with no area codes + no trunk prefix, there is no leading 0 to drop — you always dial all 5 digits. Landlines typically start with 2; mobiles start with 5. The same number is dialed identically from Jamestown, Longwood or anywhere overseas.
From the steps of Jacob's Ladder in Jamestown to Napoleon's Longwood House, every Saint Helena number lives behind a +290 — all 5 digits, no area code. Pick a number that fits your contacts anywhere in the territory.
Every country uses a different exit code before +290. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +290 2 2203 works worldwide. Saint Helena numbers are always 5 digits — never drop a digit.
011011 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX011011 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX00110011 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX010010 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX001001 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX001001 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX0000 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX8 108 10 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXX00 2100 21 290 XXXXX+290 5XXXXTip: Saint Helena has no area codes — every number is exactly 5 digits, dialed in full. There is no leading 0 to drop. Landlines start with 2; mobiles start with 5. Remember: Ascension uses +247, while Tristan da Cunha shares +290.
+290 reaches one of the world's remotest communities — a British Overseas Territory in the mid-Atlantic, home of Napoleon's exile + Jonathan the tortoise. Every Saint Helena contact runs through Sure South Atlantic on a simple 5-digit plan.
Saint Helena sits about 1,900 km from the African coast in the middle of the South Atlantic — one of the most remote inhabited islands on the planet. A +290 number is the direct line into this tiny ~4,500-person community, where a single carrier serves the whole territory.
Saint Helena, Ascension + Tristan da Cunha form a British Overseas Territory. A +290 line plugs you into a British-administered island that uses English, the Saint Helena Pound + UK-style institutions — convenient for UK businesses, government + diaspora contacts.
The Saint Helena Pound (SHP) is pegged 1:1 to the British pound (GBP), and sterling circulates freely. Pricing, billing + payments map directly to GBP, so there's no currency guesswork when dealing with Saint Helena from the UK or beyond.
Saint Helena is world-famous as the place where Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled and died (1815–1821). Longwood House, his tomb + Jamestown's Georgian streets draw heritage travellers — a +290 number is handy for tour operators, guesthouses + Saints abroad.
For centuries Saint Helena could only be reached by ship — the RMS St Helena — until an airport finally opened in 2017, ending the island's sea-only isolation. With weekly flights now linking the island to Johannesburg, +290 contacts are easier than ever to reach.
Saint Helena's closed 5-digit numbering plan is about as simple as it gets: every number is exactly 5 digits, dialed the same way everywhere, with no area code + no trunk 0 to remember. <b>+290 2 2203</b> is dialed identically from Jamestown, Longwood or abroad.
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Name, country code, ISO 3166 alpha-2 & alpha-3, exit code, and ITU zone. Filter by continent or search by name or code.
| Country | Code | ISO-2 | ISO-3 | Exit | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
011 290 22203 for a Jamestown landline, or 011 290 51234 for a mobile. On any mobile, replace 011 with +. Never drop a digit — Saint Helena has no area-code 0.00 290 22203 for Jamestown. Or use +290 2 2203 from any UK mobile. As a British Overseas Territory, Saint Helena is a common UK calling destination.00 290 22203. South Africa is the nearest air gateway — the island\'s 2017-opened airport is served by flights from Johannesburg.+290 X XXXX — always exactly 5 digits. Example: +290 2 2203 for a Jamestown landline, +290 5 1234 for a mobile. Landlines start with 2; mobiles start with 5.+290 2 2203. There is no separate Jamestown area code; the capital uses the same closed 5-digit plan as the rest of the island.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.