Please note: St. Helena shares country code ‘+290’ with Tristan da Cunha. Tristan da Cunha phone numbers begin with ‘8’, while the remaining phone numbers are assigned to St. Helena.
Calling to Saint Helena
- 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 ‘5’ and ‘6’.
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 Helena 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 Helena (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire five-digit phone number as it is listed.
There is no trunk or long distance number used in Saint Helena’s phone network.
| five digits |
| local phone number |
Saint Helena’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Saint Helenian phone numbers are five digits.
The first digit signifies whether the phone number is a land-line (fixed line) or mobile phone. Land-line phone numbers begin with a ‘2’.
Mobile numbers typically begin with a ‘5’ or ‘6’.
An example of a Saint Helenian phone number
The St. Helena Tourism Association lists its phone number in Jamestown as +29 022 158.
Phone number explanation
| 290 | 2 | 2 158 |
| country code for Saint Helena | signifies a landline phone number | phone number within Jamestown |
Local example – calling from another location in Jamestown, Saint Helena
Dial the entire five-digit phone number for all calls within St. Helena.
| 22 158 |
| phone number within Jamestown |
Long distance example – calling from Bamboo Hedge, Saint Helena (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire five-digit phone number for all calls within St. Helena.
| 22 158 |
| phone number within Jamestown |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Saint Helena)
Dial the entire five-digit phone number for all calls within St. Helena.
| 22 158 |
| phone number within Jamestown |
International example – calling from outside Saint Helena
To call from outside Saint Helena, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Saint Helena’s country code of ‘290’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 290 | 22 158 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Saint Helena | phone number within Jamestown |
Calling from Saint Helena
’00’ is used as an exit code to dial an international call from Saint Helena.
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 collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – St. Helena (country code +290) National Numbering Plan – Details of St. Helena’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in St. Helena – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for St. Helena. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – St. Helena – Entry for St. Helena in the British Telecom international directory.