The +238 prefix belongs to Cape Verde. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +238 (calling code 238), it came from Cape Verde.
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Code
+238
ISO
CV
Region
Atlantic
Time zone
Atlantic/Cape Verde
The +238 code identifies Cape Verde on the international telephone network. Country code 238 is assigned to Cape Verde under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +238 — written +238 or 00238 — is a Cape Verde number.
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
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 (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Cape Verde:
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 +238 code belongs to Cape Verde. Any phone number that starts with +238 — or with 00238 — is a Cape Verde number.
The 00238 prefix is Cape Verde. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +238, the Cape Verde country code.
Dialing code 238 (dialed as +238 or 00238) belongs to Cape Verde. Any phone number that starts with +238 is a Cape Verde number.
Country code 238 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Cape Verde. To call Cape Verde from abroad, dial +238 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Cape Verde is +238. To call Cape Verde from abroad, dial +238 followed by the national number (in most countries, 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 (in most countries, 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.
Yes! Virtual numbers in Cape Verde start at $1.60/month. Use it as your caller ID so people see a local number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser.
Calling Cape Verde with TwinPhone starts from $0.02/min, billed by the minute (rounded up to the next full minute). It is pay-as-you-go from your browser — no connection fee and no monthly fee. The exact per-minute price for +238 landlines and mobiles is shown live on this page.
Yes. TwinPhone works entirely in your web browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Brave on desktop or mobile. There is no app to install and no SIM card: open the site, add credit, dial +238 and the Cape Verde number, and the call connects.
A +238 number is not automatically a scam — +238 is simply the country code 238 assigned to Cape Verde under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Cape Verde. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +238 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Cape Verde are shown above.
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