How to call Benin using the international calling code +229 and area code.
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Example numbers for Benin:
Your local time
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Time in Benin
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Code
+229
ISO
BJ
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Porto-Novo
Every Benin number in international format follows this shape — colour-coded so you can see where the country code ends and the local number begins.
When dialing Benin from abroad, the only fixed part is +229 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Benin.
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Dial the country code +229, then the full mobile number.
Example: +229 01 95 12 34 56
+229 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +229 when dialing Benin from abroad.
Add the local phone number without the leading zero.
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Benin's international country code is +229. It was assigned by the International Telecommunication Union under recommendation E.164 and is the dialing prefix at the start of every Benin phone number written in international format.
You'll often see +229 referred to in search as the "229 area code". Strictly speaking, +229 is a country code — area codes are sub-national, used inside Benin. The practical meaning is the same: any number starting with +229 or 00229 is a Benin number.
TwinPhone routes calls to every +229 number directly from your browser — no app, no SIM card, no calling card. Type +229 followed by the local number, press call, and you're connected.
Dialing codes immediately above and below +229 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
Everything you need to know about TwinPhone.
The country code (international dialing code) for Benin is +229. To call Benin from abroad, dial +229 followed by the national number without its leading zero.
+229 is Benin's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "229 area code". Any phone number starting with +229 is a Benin number.
From TwinPhone, just type +229 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +229, then the number without the leading 0.
Benin's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
No. TwinPhone works directly in your browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Brave. Open the site, add credit, dial +229 and your number, done. No installs, no plugins, no SIM card required.
Yes! Virtual numbers in Benin start at $1.95/month. Use it as your caller ID so people see a local number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser.
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