How to call Cape Verde using the international calling code +238 and area code.
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Example numbers for Cape Verde:
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Time in Cape Verde
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Code
+238
ISO
CV
Region
Atlantic
Time zone
Atlantic/Cape Verde
Every Cape Verde 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 Cape Verde from abroad, the only fixed part is +238 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Cape Verde.
+XXX XXX XX XX
Dial the country code +238, then the full mobile number.
Example: +238 991 12 34
+238 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +238 when dialing Cape Verde from abroad.
Add the local phone number without the leading zero.
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Cape Verde's international country code is +238. It was assigned by the International Telecommunication Union under recommendation E.164 and is the dialing prefix at the start of every Cape Verde phone number written in international format.
You'll often see +238 referred to in search as the "238 area code". Strictly speaking, +238 is a country code — area codes are sub-national, used inside Cape Verde. The practical meaning is the same: any number starting with +238 or 00238 is a Cape Verde number.
TwinPhone routes calls to every +238 number directly from your browser — no app, no SIM card, no calling card. Type +238 followed by the local number, press call, and you're connected.
Dialing codes immediately above and below +238 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The country code (international dialing code) for Cape Verde is +238. To call Cape Verde from abroad, dial +238 followed by the national number without its leading zero.
+238 is Cape Verde's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "238 area code". Any phone number starting with +238 is a Cape Verde number.
From TwinPhone, just type +238 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +238, then the number without the leading 0.
Cape Verde'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 +238 and your number, done. No installs, no plugins, no SIM card required.
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