Please note: Saint-Barthélemy is part of the French Overseas Numbering System. Saint-Barthélemy phone numbers can be called using either country code +590 (followed by nine digits) or country code +33 (followed by nine digits). Country code +590 is also shared with Guadeloupe and Saint-Martin.
Calling to Saint-Barthélemy
- Do not dial a leading ‘0’ ] in the international call sequence unless calling from France or a French Overseas Department or Territory (except for those in the Pacific) – it is used in Saint-Barthélemy for domestic calls and for calling within the French numbering plan.
- ‘590’ is both the country code for Saint-Barthélemy as well as the first three numbers for landline phone numbers within Saint-Barthélemy. Many international callers will dial ‘590’ twice in the phone call – once for the country code, and once for the local phone number.
- Saint-Barthélemy phone numbers may be listed with country code ‘+33’ (France) or with country code +590 (Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy, and Saint-Martin). Either +33 or +590 can be dialed for calling Saint-Barthélemy.
- 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 begin with ‘690’.
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
Saint-Barthélemy 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 Saint-Barthélemy (domestic dialing)
To call within Saint-Barthélemy use the entire ten digit phone number as well as the leading ‘0’. The call sequence is the same as the French domestic call sequence.
Calling to a landline phone
Saint-Barthélemy landline phone numbers start with ‘590’ as they are active in both country code +590 and France’s numbering system.
| 0 | 5 | 90 | six digits |
| trunk prefix | area code for Southwestern France and Caribbean Departments and Territories | signifies Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy, and Saint-Martin in the French numbering system | local phone number |
Calling to a mobile phone
Saint-Barthélemy mobile phone numbers start with ‘690’ as they are active in both country code +590 and France’s numbering system.
| 0 | 6 | 90 | six digits |
| trunk prefix | area code for mobile phones | signifies Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy, and Saint-Martin in the French numbering system | local phone number |
Saint-Barthélemy phone numbers explained
Number details
Saint-Barthélemy phone numbers are nine digits (ten including a leading ‘0’ that is not dialed when calling from outside the region). The leading ‘0’ is used when Saint-Barthélemy is called locally or from France or French Overseas Departments and Territories (except for those in the Pacific).
The first three digits designate whether the phone number is a landline (‘590’) or mobile (‘690’) – these numbers exist to make the Saint-Barthélemy phone system compatible with the French system. Note that the country code for Saint-Barthélemy is also ‘590’, resulting in ‘590’ being dialed twice in the phone number.
Mobile numbers begin ‘690’.
Saint-Barthélemy shares country code ‘590’ as well as exchanges ‘590’ and ‘690’ with Guadeloupe and Saint-Martin.
An example of a phone number in Saint-Barthélemy
The Hotel Christopher lists its phone number in Pointe Milou as +(590) 590 276 363.
Number explanation
| 590 | 590 | 276 363 |
| country code for Saint Barthélemy | area code for Saint Barthélemy | local phone number in Pointe Milou |
Local example – calling from another location in Pointe Milou, Saint-Barthélemy
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the local nine-digit phone number.
| 0 | 590 | 276 363 |
| trunk prefix | designates Saint-Barthélemy in the French numbering system | local phone number in Pointe Milou |
Long distance example – calling from Gustavia, Saint-Barthélemy (on the other side of the country)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the local nine-digit phone number.
| 0 | 590 | 276 363 |
| trunk prefix | designates Saint-Barthélemy in the French numbering system | local phone number in Pointe Milou |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Saint-Barthélemy)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the local nine-digit phone number.
| 0 | 590 | 276 363 |
| trunk prefix | designates Saint-Barthélemy in the French numbering system | local phone number in Pointe Milou |
French numbering system – calling from France or a French Department or Territory not in the Pacific
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the local nine-digit phone number. As Saint-Barthélemy is part of the French Numbering Plan, calls between France and French Departments and Territories (except for those in the Pacific) are dialed the same as domestic French phone numbers.
| 0 | 590 | 276 363 |
| trunk prefix | designates Saint-Barthélemy in the French numbering system | local phone number in Pointe Milou |
International example – calling from outside Saint-Barthélemy
To call from outside Saint-Barthélemy, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Saint-Barthélemy’s country code of ‘590’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not dial any leading ‘0’ listed in the Saint-Barthélemy phone number.
Many phone numbers dialed through the international call sequence will dial ‘590’ twice in a row. This is normal, as ‘590’ is both the country code for Saint-Barthélemy as well as the first three numbers of landline phone numbers in Saint-Barthélemy.
| exit code | 590 | 590 | 276 363 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Saint-Barthélemy | signifies a landline phone number in Saint-Barthélemy | local phone number in Pointe Milou |
Calling from Saint-Barthélemy
’00’ is used as an exit code to dial an international call from Saint-Barthélemy.
To call France or French Departments and Territories (except for those in the Pacific) dial the call as a domestic French phone number – using the trunk prefix ‘0’, then the nine digit local phone number.
Sources and more resources
- Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et des postes – France’s Overseas Departments and Territories 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 – Guadeloupe (country code +590) National Numbering Plan – Details of Guadeloupe’s (and Saint-Barthélemy) telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in France – Overseas Departments and Territories – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for French Overseas Departments and Territories. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Guadeloupe – Entry for Guadeloupe (includes Saint-Barthélemy) in the British Telecom international directory.