Aruba’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +297
- 2 Letter: AW
- 3 Letter: ABW
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 533
- ISO 3116-2: AW
- Internet TLD: .aw
- ICAO Airport Code: TN
- Maritime Identification Digits: 307
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1E6 U+1F1FC
- Official Name: Aruba
How to call Aruba
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (sms)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers start with ’59’, ‘6’, ‘7’, or ‘9’.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
VoIP phone numbers begin with ’28’ and ‘501’.
When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Aruba does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
How to call within Aruba (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire phone number as it is listed. There is no trunk prefix dialed when calling within Aruba.
| seven digits |
| local phone number |
Aruba’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Aruban phone numbers are seven digits.
The first two digits designate whether the phone number is a land-line (fixed line) or mobile phone number. Land-lines being with the digits ’52’, ’56’, or ’58’.
Mobile numbers start with ’59’, ‘6’, ‘7’, or ‘9’.
An example of an Aruban phone number
The National Archeological Museum of Aruba lists its phone number in Oranjestad as (297) 582 8979.
Number explanation
| 297 | 58 | 2 8979 |
| country code for Aruba | signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number | local phone number within Oranjestad |
Local example – calling from another location in Oranjestad
Dial all seven digits of the local phone number for all phone calls within Aruba.
| 58 | 2 8979 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number | local phone number within Oranjestad |
International example – calling from outside Aruba
To call from outside Aruba, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Aruba’s country code of ‘297’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 297 | 58 | 2 8979 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Aruba | signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number | local phone number within Oranjestad |
How to call from Aruba
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Aruba.
Sources and more resources
- Netherlands Radiocommunications Agency – Aruba’s telephone systems regulator.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Aruba (country code +297) Communication of 29.III.2011 National Numbering Plan – Details of Aruba’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Aruba – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Aruba. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Aruba – Entry for Aruba in the British Telecom international directory.