+229Benin
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. You can also call Benin from your web browser with TwinPhone — no app and no SIM.
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Code
+229
ISO
BJ
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Porto-Novo
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Which country is +229?
The +229 code identifies Benin on the international telephone network. Country code 229 is assigned to Benin under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +229 — written +229 or 00229 — is a Benin number. You can call any Benin number directly from your browser with TwinPhone — no app, no SIM — paying only for the minutes you talk.
Anatomy of a Benin phone 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.
Mobile example
+XXX XX XX XX XX XX
Example: +229 01 95 12 34 56
Landline example
+229 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
How to call Benin (+229) step by step
Enter the country code +229 when dialing Benin from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Country codes near +229
Dialing codes immediately above and below +229 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about TwinPhone.
The +229 code belongs to Benin. Any phone number that starts with +229 — or with 00229 — is a Benin number. To reach one, TwinPhone connects Benin numbers straight from your browser — no app or SIM needed.
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.
Dialing code 229 (dialed as +229 or 00229) belongs to Benin. Any phone number that starts with +229 is a Benin number.
Country code 229 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Benin. To call Benin from abroad, dial +229 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Benin is +229. To call Benin from abroad, dial +229 followed by the national number (in most countries, 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 (in most countries, 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.
Yes — we currently rent virtual numbers in the US and Canada, from $3.19/month. Use one as your caller ID so callers see a North American number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser. Those are the only countries we rent numbers in today.
Calling Benin with TwinPhone is pay-as-you-go from your browser, billed by the minute (rounded up to the next full minute, minimum one minute) — no connection fee and no monthly fee. The exact per-minute price for +229 landlines and mobiles is shown live on this page, and that figure is the one you pay.
Yes. TwinPhone works entirely in your web browser — Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave or Safari, on desktop or mobile. There is no app to install and no SIM card: open the site, add credit, dial +229 and the Benin number, and the call connects.
A +229 number is not automatically a scam — +229 is simply the country code 229 assigned to Benin under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Benin. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +229 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Benin are shown above.
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