How to call St Helena using the international calling code +290 and area code.
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Code
+290
ISO
SH
Region
Atlantic
Time zone
Atlantic/St Helena
Every St Helena 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 St Helena from abroad, the only fixed part is +290 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside St Helena.
+XXX XXXXX
Dial the country code +290, then the full mobile number.
Example: +290 51234
+290 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +290 when dialing St Helena from abroad.
Add the local phone number without the leading zero.
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St Helena's international country code is +290. It was assigned by the International Telecommunication Union under recommendation E.164 and is the dialing prefix at the start of every St Helena phone number written in international format.
You'll often see +290 referred to in search as the "290 area code". Strictly speaking, +290 is a country code — area codes are sub-national, used inside St Helena. The practical meaning is the same: any number starting with +290 or 00290 is a St Helena number.
TwinPhone routes calls to every +290 number directly from your browser — no app, no SIM card, no calling card. Type +290 followed by the local number, press call, and you're connected.
Dialing codes immediately above and below +290 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 St Helena is +290. To call St Helena from abroad, dial +290 followed by the national number without its leading zero.
+290 is St Helena's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "290 area code". Any phone number starting with +290 is a St Helena number.
From TwinPhone, just type +290 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +290, then the number without the leading 0.
St Helena'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 +290 and your number, done. No installs, no plugins, no SIM card required.
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