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Barbados phone numbers

(246) 250-1234

International +1 246-250-1234, E.164 +12462501234

The numbering plan of Barbados: formats, lengths, the regular expression for each line type and the prefix blocks allocated to each carrier, as ITU publishes it. A pattern says what a number looks like and where it was allocated; whether it is in service, and who serves it today, is a different question (below).

At a glance

Country code
+1
Exit code
011
Trunk prefix
1
Mobile digits
10
Fixed-line digits
10
Number portability
yes
Carriers on record
7

How to dial a number in Barbados from anywhere: the dialling helper.

Mobile prefix blocks by operator
Cable & Wireless
12
Digicel
7
Ozone
2
KW Telecommunications
1
LIME
1
2 other operators
2

prefix blocks allocated, from the published records; a block is a prefix at the plan's allocation length

Check a number

Valid mobile number in Barbados.

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country code
246
network code
2501234
subscriber number
CountryBarbados numbering plan
Line typeMobile
Carrier the block was allocated toCable & Wireless
E.164+12462501234
International+1 246-250-1234
National(246) 250-1234
RFC 3966tel:+1-246-250-1234

Source: National numbering plan: Barbados (ITU)

Test a pattern

Tick the line types you accept, copy the combined pattern, and paste numbers to see which range each one falls in. Numbers are reduced to their national digits first (no spaces, no +1, no trunk prefix 1); nothing leaves your browser.

Line types to accept
^(?:246(?:(?:2(?:[3568]\d|4[0-57-9])|3(?:5[2-9]|6[0-6])|4(?:46|5\d)|69[5-7]|8(?:[2-5]\d|83))\d|52(?:1[147]|20))\d{3}|246521[0369]\d{3}|246(?:2(?:2[78]|7[0-4])|4(?:1[024-6]|2\d|3[2-9])|5(?:20|[34]\d|54|7[1-3])|6(?:2\d|38)|7[35]7|9(?:1[89]|63))\d{4})$
NumberNational digitsMatches
(246) 250-12342462501234Mobile
(246) 412-34562464123456Fixed line
(800) 212-34568002123456not in the ticked types
(246) 310-12342463101234not in the ticked types

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Walk the prefixes

Type the first digits of a number in national form, or tap them: the operators holding blocks under those digits, then the block a full prefix falls in. 25 blocks held by 7 operators are on record.

Type the first digits of a number in national form.

In full

Cheat sheet

Country code+1
International exit code (dialling out)011
Trunk prefix (national dialling)1
Mobile number length (national digits)10
Fixed-line number length (national digits)10 (7 dialled locally)
E.164 example+12462501234
RFC 3966 (tel: URI)tel:+1-246-250-1234
Mobile number portabilityYes

Line types and their regular expressions

Match each pattern against the national significant number: digits only, without the trunk prefix 1 and without +1. The patterns follow the national numbering plan and are anchored here.

Line typeNational digitsExample, nationalExample, E.164
Mobile10(246) 250-1234+12462501234
Fixed line10(246) 412-3456+12464123456
Toll-free10(800) 212-3456+18002123456
VoIP10(246) 310-1234+12463101234
Premium-rate10(900) 212-3456+19002123456
Personal number10(500) 234-5678+15002345678
UAN10(246) 430-1234+12464301234

Mobile, 10 digits

^(?:246(?:(?:2(?:[3568]\d|4[0-57-9])|3(?:5[2-9]|6[0-6])|4(?:46|5\d)|69[5-7]|8(?:[2-5]\d|83))\d|52(?:1[147]|20))\d{3})$

Fixed line, 10 digits

^(?:246521[0369]\d{3}|246(?:2(?:2[78]|7[0-4])|4(?:1[024-6]|2\d|3[2-9])|5(?:20|[34]\d|54|7[1-3])|6(?:2\d|38)|7[35]7|9(?:1[89]|63))\d{4})$

Toll-free, 10 digits

^(?:8(?:00|33|44|55|66|77|88)[2-9]\d{6})$

VoIP, 10 digits

^(?:24631\d{5})$

Premium-rate, 10 digits

^(?:(?:246976|900[2-9]\d\d)\d{4})$

Personal number, 10 digits

^(?:52(?:3(?:[2-46-9][02-9]\d|5(?:[02-46-9]\d|5[0-46-9]))|4(?:[2-478][02-9]\d|5(?:[034]\d|2[024-9]|5[0-46-9])|6(?:0[1-9]|[2-9]\d)|9(?:[05-9]\d|2[0-5]|49)))\d{4}|52[34][2-9]1[02-9]\d{4}|5(?:00|2[125-9]|3[23]|44|66|77|88)[2-9]\d{6})$

UAN, 10 digits

^(?:246(?:292|367|4(?:1[7-9]|3[01]|4[47-9]|67)|7(?:1[2-9]|2\d|3[016]|53))\d{4})$

Carrier prefix blocks

The operator each prefix block was allocated to, in national form, from the published allocation records for +1. Numbers are portable, so this is the original allocation, not necessarily the carrier serving a number today.

OperatorLine typePrefix blocksRanges
Cable & WirelessMobile12(246) 23–25, (246) 28, (246) 35, (246) 360–366
DigicelMobile7(246) 8, (246) 26, (246) 256–259, (246) 5211
OzoneMobile2(246) 69, (246) 522
KW TelecommunicationsMobile1(246) 5217
LIMEMobile1(246) 5214
Neptune CommunicationsMobile1(246) 446
Sunbeach CommunicationsMobile1(246) 45

Questions developers ask

How many digits does a phone number in Barbados have?
Mobile numbers have 10 national digits (7 when dialled locally). Fixed line numbers have 10 national digits (7 when dialled locally). That is the national number, without the country code +1 and without the trunk prefix 1.
What is the country code for Barbados?
+1. From abroad, dial your own exit code, then 1, then the national number without its trunk prefix 1. From inside Barbados, the exit code for international calls is 011.
Which prefixes are mobile numbers in Barbados?
Mobile numbers in Barbados use area code 246 and 121 of its central office codes (the three digits after the area code), such as 230, 363, 883; the mobile regular expression on this page lists them all (example: (246) 250-1234). Dialled within the North American Numbering Plan, every number reads alike: 1, the area code, then seven digits.
Can a mobile number in Barbados be ported to another carrier?
Yes. Barbados has mobile number portability, so a prefix tells you the carrier a number was originally allocated to, not necessarily the one serving it today. Only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) answers that.