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Bahamas +1

International code · North America

How to dial

Calling from abroad +1 242 555 0123

Dial +1, then the local number. Generate the full number →

For domestic long distance dial 1 first, then the area code. Local calls: dial directly.

Mobile length
10 digits
Mobile prefixes
(XXX) XXX-XXXX
International format
+1 XXX XXX XXXX
Domestic trunk
1

Sign-up availability

What to expect when signing up for these services with a physical SIM from this country:

ChatGPT Works
Claude Works
WhatsApp Works
Telegram Works
LINE Works
WeChat Works
X Works
TikTok Works
Gemini Works

Applies to every platform: VoIP / virtual numbers and heavily-reused number pools get rejected. Physical SIM only.

Checked 2026-09-12. Platform region policies and number-range allocations change — always confirm against each platform’s official supported-regions list and the carrier’s notices.
4 sources
help.openai.com/articles/7947663www.anthropic.com/supported-countriessupport.google.com/gemini?p=gemini_web_availabilitywww.mappr.co/tiktok-bans-by-country

How to read a number

+12425550123

+1Country code
Bahamas.
242Area code
The Bahamas is part of the North American Numbering Plan (+1); NANPA's area code list shows just one code in service, 242, shared by mobiles and landlines, so the number alone doesn't tell you it's a mobile. Exchange codes (NXX) are assigned by the regulator URCA with no public per-operator table, and numbers are portable, so the number doesn't identify the operator either.
5550123Remaining 7 digits
The subscriber number.
This section checked 2026-10-31.
3 sources
reports.nanpa.com/public/npa_report.csvurcabahamas.bs/?p=3885urcabahamas.bs/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Press-Release6.pdf

Number ranges & quality

RangeTypeNotes
Starts with 242, 10 digits Mobile carrier The Bahamas is part of the North American Numbering Plan (+1); NANPA's area code list shows just one code in service, 242, shared by mobiles and landlines, so the number alone doesn't tell you it's a mobile. Exchange codes (NXX) are assigned by the regulator URCA with no public per-operator table, and numbers are portable, so the number doesn't identify the operator either.
Intl SMSStable
Virtual-number riskLow
ID requiredShares +1 with the US; prepaid cards need real-name registration.

Shares the +1 code with the US; physical SIMs can sign up without issues, but virtual numbers (Google Voice and similar) are rejected by platforms.

Carriers & prefixes

Mobile prefixes by carrier.

Number portability applies — a prefix only shows the original carrier.

Porting rules in full

Numbers are portable since 27 April 2017, between the two mobile operators BTC and Aliv (URCA notices; originally planned for 14 February 2017 and postponed twice because neither operator was ready). We haven't confirmed the porting deadline from the text, so none is given.

  • BTC Mobile carrier

    Named in URCA's portability notices as Bahamas Telecommunications Company Limited.

  • Aliv Mobile carrier

    Named in URCA's portability notices as BeAliv Limited.

This section checked 2026-10-20.
3 sources
reports.nanpa.com/public/npa_report.csvurcabahamas.bs/?p=3885urcabahamas.bs/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Press-Release6.pdf

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