Country calling code
British Virgin Islands country code: +1 284
To call British Virgin Islands from another country, dial your exit code, then 1 284 (country code 1 and area code 284), then the seven-digit local number. A British Virgin Islands mobile number dialled from abroad looks like +1 284-300-1234.
- Country code
- +1 284
- Exit code (IDD)
- 011
- Trunk prefix
- 1
- Mobile number length
- 10 digits
- ISO country code
- VG
- Time zone
- 15 time zones, UTC−11 to UTC+10
- Capital
- Road Town
- Currency
- USD
How to call British Virgin Islands
- 1
Dial the exit code of the country you are in. 011 in the US and Canada, 00 in the UK and most of Europe, 0011 in Australia. On a mobile phone, press and hold 0 to type + instead.
- 2
Dial 1, the country code of British Virgin Islands, followed by the area code 284.
- 3
Dial the local number without the leading 1. Numbers written for callers inside British Virgin Islands start with the trunk prefix 1; it is dropped when you call from abroad.
| Calling from | You dial |
|---|---|
| Inside British Virgin Islands | (284) 300-1234 |
| Any mobile phone | +1 284-300-1234 |
| United States or Canada | 011 1 284-300-1234 |
| UK, Germany, India and most countries | 00 1 284-300-1234 |
| Australia | 0011 1 284-300-1234 |
| Japan | 010 1 284-300-1234 |
Example with the British Virgin Islands sample number +12843001234.
Calling abroad from British Virgin Islands
Dial the exit code 011, then the country code and the number. To call the US from British Virgin Islands: 011 1 + area code + number.
British Virgin Islands phone number format
Example numbers for each number type, written the way they are dialled inside British Virgin Islands and from abroad. The length counts the digits after the country code.
| Type | National format | International format | E.164 | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile | (284) 300-1234 | +1 284-300-1234 | +12843001234 | 10 |
| Landline | (284) 229-1234 | +1 284-229-1234 | +12842291234 | 10 |
| Toll-free | (800) 234-5678 | +1 800-234-5678 | +18002345678 | 10 |
| Premium rate | (900) 234-5678 | +1 900-234-5678 | +19002345678 | 10 |
| Personal number | (500) 234-5678 | +1 500-234-5678 | +15002345678 | 10 |
Mobile networks in British Virgin Islands
The first digits of a number show which network the number range was assigned to. Numbers can be ported to another network later.
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{
"valid": true,
"international_format": "+12843001234",
"country_prefix": "+1",
"country_code": "VG",
"line_type": "mobile",
"carrier": "…",
"e164_format": "+12843001234",
"national_format": "(284) 300-1234"
}