Calling to Montserrat
- A leading ‘1’ is included in the international call sequence.
- 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, 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.
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
Montserrat 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 Montserrat (domestic dialing)
There is no trunk prefix (1) or area code (664) used when calling within Montserrat.
Only the seven-digit phone number is dialed.
seven digits |
local phone number |
Montserratian phone numbers explained
Number details
Montserrat’s phone numbers are ten digits (eleven including a leading ‘1’ that acts as a country code for the entire NANP calling region).
The first three digits are ‘664’ – an area (geographic) code to designate Montserrat’s phone system within the North American Numbering Plan.
The first three digits of the local phone number are an exchange within Montserrat’s code of ‘664’.
Mobile numbers are intermixed with land-line phone numbers.
An example of a Montserratian number
The Montserrat Tourist Board lists its phone number in Little Bay as (664) 491 2230.
Number explanation
[threeSectoinCall firstone=”1″ firsttwo=”country code for Montserrat” secondone=”664″ secondtwo=”area code for Montserrat within the NANP” thirdone=”491 2230″ thirdtwo=”local phone number in Little Bay”]
Local example – calling from another location in Little Bay, Montserrat
Dial the seven-digit phone number when calling anywhere within Montserrat. Do not include the trunk prefix/country code ‘1’ or the area code ‘664’ in domestic calls.
491 2230 |
local phone number in Montserrat |
Long distance example – calling from Plymouth, Montserrat (on the other side of the country)
Dial the seven-digit phone number when calling anywhere within Monstserrat. Do not include the trunk prefix/country code ‘1’ or the area code ‘649’ in domestic calls.
491 2230 |
local phone number in Montserrat |
International example – calling from the United States, Canada, or another country of the NANP (most of the Caribbean and U.S. territories in the Pacific)
To call within the NANP dial the phone call with the same call sequence as a U.S. or Canadian long distance call.
Dial the combined country code/trunk prefix of ‘1’, then Montserrat’s area code within the NANP of ‘664’, then the local seven-digit phone number.
1 | 664 | 491 2230 |
long distance trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Montserrat | local phone number in Montserrat |
International example – calling from a country outside of the NANP (the United States, Canada, most of the Caribbean, and U.S. Territories in the Pacific)
To call from a country from outside the NANP, dial the exit code of the country you’re calling from, then the NANP country code/trunk prefix of ‘1’, then Montserrat’s area code of ‘664’, then the local phone number.
exit code | 1 | 664 | 491 2230 |
exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for the North American Numbering Plan | area (geographic) code for Montserrat | local phone number in Montserrat |
Calling from Montserrat
… to another country in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP)
NANP countries include Canada, the United States (and associated territories), and most regions of the Caribbean.
Dial the phone call starting with the trunk prefix/country code of ‘1’, then the area code and local phone number.
… to all other regions of the world
‘011’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Montserrat to a location outside the NANP calling region (the United States, Canada, most regions of the Caribbean, and U.S. Territories in the Pacific).
Sources and more resources
- National NANPA – The North American Numbering Plan Administration. Telecommunications numbering system regulator for numbering administration across the North American Numbering Plan.
- Montserrat Info-Communications Authority – National telecommunications regulator for Montserrat.
- 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 – Montserrat’s (country code +1 664) National National Numbering Plan – Details of Montserrat’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Montserrat (country code +1 664) – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Montserrat’s calling plan within the North American Numbing Plan. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Montserrat – Entry for Montserrat in the British Telecom international directory.