The +229 prefix belongs to Benin. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +229 (calling code 229), it came from Benin.
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Code
+229
ISO
BJ
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Porto-Novo
The +229 code identifies Benin on the international telephone network. Any phone number that begins with +229 — written +229 or 00229 — is a Benin number.
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.
+XXX XX XX XX XX XX
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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Dialing codes immediately above and below +229 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +229 code belongs to Benin. Any phone number that starts with +229 — or with 00229 — is a Benin number.
The 00229 prefix is Benin. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +229, the Benin country code.
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.
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