Calling to Ascension Island
- 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.
When calling a mobile phone user, call to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, call to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Ascension Island 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.
Calling within Ascension Island (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire four digit phone number as it is listed.
There is no trunk or long distance number used within Ascension Island’s phone system.
| four digits |
| local phone number |
Ascension Island phone numbers explained
Number details
Ascension Island phone numbers are four digits.
The first two digits represent a geographic area of the island.
Mobile numbers are dialed the same way as all other numbers in Ascension Island.
An example of an Ascension Island phone number
The Ascension Island Government lists its phone number in Georgetown as (+247) 7000.
Phone number explanation
| 247 | secondone |
| country code for Ascension Island | local phone number within Georgetown |
Local example – calling from another location in Georgetown, Ascension Island
Dial the local four digit phone number for all phone calls within Ascension Island.
| 7000 |
| local phone number within Georgetown |
Long distance example – calling from Two Boats, Ascension Island (on the other side of the country)
Dial the local four digit phone number for all phone calls within Ascension Island.
| 7000 |
| local phone number within Georgetown |
International example – calling from outside Ascension Island
To call from outside Ascension Island, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Ascension Island’s country code of ‘247’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 247 | 7000 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Ascension Island | local phone number in Georgetown |
Calling from Ascension Island
’00’ is used as an exit code to dial an international call from Ascension Island.
Sources and more resources
- 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 A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Ascension Island (country code +247) National Numbering Plan – Details of Ascension Island’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Ascension Island – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Ascension Island. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Ascension Island – Entry for Ascension Island in the British Telecom international directory.