Telephone numbers in Ascension Island

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Country Code: +247
International Call Prefix: 00

Ascension Island does not share the same country code (+290) with the rest of St Helena.

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Calling formats

To call in Ascension Island, the following format is used:

yxxxx Calls inside Ascension Island

+247 yxxxx Calls from outside Ascension Island

Ascension Island numbering plan

According to ITU Communication of 08.V.2015, Sure South Atlantic Limited, Jamestown, announced the following update to the numbering plan for Ascension.

The length of geographical numbers increased from four (4) to five (5) digits and prefixed with the number "6".

The 4XXXX range reserved for mobile services.

The change to five-digit numbering to be implemented on 1 June 2015.

Numbering plan (effective from 1 June 2015) [1]
AreaFormat of New Subscriber NumberRemarks
1XXXXX 2Non-geographic
4XXXX 1Mobile services
US Base62XXX 1Geographic
Travellers Hill & Airhead63XXX 1Geographic
Two Boats64XXX 1Geographic
50XXXX-59XXXXNon-geographic
Georgetown66XXX 1Geographic
Georgetown67XXX 1Geographic
8XXXXX 2Non–geographic
9XXXXX 2Non-geographic
0XXXXX 2Non-geographic

1: New 5-digit numbering

2: 6-digit numbering

Numbering plan (before 1 June 2015) 
Format of subscriber numberAreaRemarks
10XX - 19XXGeorgetownOperator Services
50XX - 59XXSpecial Services
60XX - 69XXTelephone Services
70XX - 79XXSpare
80XX - 89XXSpecial Services
90XX - 99XXSpecial Services
30XX - 35XXTravellers HillTelephone Services
36XX - 39XXSpare
40XX - 43XXTwo BoatsSpecial Services
44XX - 46XXTelephone Services
47XX - 49XXSpecial Services
20XX - 29XXU.S. BaseTelephone Services

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