Country Codes of the Turks and Caicos
- Telephone: +1-649
- 2 Letter: TC
- 3 Letter: TCA
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 796
- Internet TLD: .tc
- ICAO Airport Code: MB
- Maritime Identification Digits: 364
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1F9 U+1F1E8
- Official Name: The Turks and Caicos Islands
How to call the Turks and Caicos (international dialing)
- 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
The Turks and Caicos do 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.
How to call within the Turks and Caicos (domestic dialing)
There is no trunk prefix (1) or area code (649) used when calling within the Turks and Caicos.
Only the seven-digit phone number is dialed.
| seven digits |
| local phone number |
Turks and Caicos Islands phone numbers explained
Number details
The Turks and Caicos’ 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 ‘649’ – an area (geographic) code to designate the Turks and Caicos’ phone system within the North American Numbering Plan.
The first three digits of the local phone number are an exchange within the Turks and Caicos’ code of ‘649’.
Mobile numbers are intermixed with land-line phone numbers.
An example of a Turks and Caicos Islands number
The Turks and Caicos National Museum lists its phone number in Cockburn Town as +1 649-946-2160.
Number explanation
| 1 | 649 | 946 2160 |
| country code for Turks and Caicos | area code for the Turks and Caicos within the NANP | local phone number in Cockburn Town |
Local example – calling from another location in Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos
Dial the seven-digit phone number when calling anywhere within the Turks and Caicos. Do not include the trunk prefix/country code ‘1’ or the area code ‘649’ in domestic calls.
| 946 2160 |
| local phone number in Cockburn town |
Long distance example – calling from Providenciales, Turks and Caicos (on the other side of the country)
Dial the seven-digit phone number when calling anywhere within the Turks and Caicos. Do not include the trunk prefix/country code ‘1’ or the area code ‘649’ in domestic calls.
| 946 2160 |
| local phone number in Cockburn town |
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 the Turks and Caicos’ area code within the NANP of ‘649’, then the local seven-digit phone number.
| 1 | 649 | 946 2160 |
| long distance trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for the Turks and Caicos | local phone number in Cockburn Town |
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 the Turks and Caicos’ area code of ‘649’, then the local phone number.
| exit code | 1 | 649 | 946 2160 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for the North American Numbering Plan | area (geographic) code for the Turks and Caicos | local phone number in Cockburn Town |
How to call from the Turks and Caicos Islands
… 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 the Turks and Caicos 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.
- Turks and Caicos Islands Telecommunications Commission – National telecommunications regulator for the Turks and Caicos.
- 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 – The Turks and Caicos’ (country code +1 649) National National Numbering Plan – Details of the Turks and Caicos’ telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in the Turks and Caicos (country code +1 649) – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for the Turks and Caicos’ 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 – The Turks and Caicos – Entry for the Turks and Caicos in the British Telecom international directory.