Country Code 599 – Sint Eustatius

Calling to Sint Eustatius

• 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 ‘1’ and ‘6’. Mobile phone numbers are shared between Curaçao and the rest of the Caribbean Netherlands.

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

Sint Eustatius does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.

Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their own call sequence.

… sending a fax

Use the same call sequence.

Calling within Sint Eustatius (domestic dialing)

There is no trunk prefix dialed when calling within Sint Eustatius.

All Sint Eustatius phone numbers being with ‘3’ as country code +599 is shared with Curaçao, Bonaire, and Saba.

Sint Eustatius phone numbers explained

Number details

Sint Eustatius phone numbers are seven digits.

The first digit – ‘3’ – designates Sint Eustatius within the +599 country code (+599 is shared with Curaçao, Saba, and Bonaire).

Mobile numbers are shared with the rest of the Caribbean Netherlands. They start with ‘1’ or ‘6’.

An example of a Sint Eustatius phone number

The Old Gin House lists its phone number in Oranjebaai as (+599) 318-2319.

Number explanation

Local example – calling from another location in Oranjebaai, Sint Eustatius

Dial all calls within Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands with the full local phone number.

Long distance example – calling from Zeelandia Bay, Sint Eustatius (on the other side of the country)

Dial all calls within Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands with the full local phone number.

Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands example

Dial all calls within Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands with the full local phone number.

International example – calling from outside Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands

To call from outside Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Sint Eustatius’ country code of ‘599’, followed by the local phone number.

Calling from Sint Eustatius

’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands (including Saba, Bonaire, and Sint Eustatius).

Sources and more resources

• Bureau Telecommunicatie & Post – Curacao and the Caribbean Netherlands’ 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 – Curacao (country code +599) Communication of 23.V.2016 National Numbering Plan – Details of Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands’ telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
• Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
• BT – The Phonebook – Netherland Antilles – Entry for the Netherland Antilles in the British Telecom international directory.