The +248 prefix belongs to Seychelles. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +248 (calling code 248), it came from Seychelles.
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Code
+248
ISO
SC
Region
Indian Ocean
Time zone
Indian/Mahe
The +248 code identifies Seychelles on the international telephone network. Country code 248 is assigned to Seychelles under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +248 — written +248 or 00248 — is a Seychelles number.
Every Seychelles 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 Seychelles from abroad, the only fixed part is +248 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Seychelles.
+XXX X XXX XXX
Example: +248 2 510 123
+248 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +248 when dialing Seychelles from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Seychelles:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +248 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +248 code belongs to Seychelles. Any phone number that starts with +248 — or with 00248 — is a Seychelles number.
The 00248 prefix is Seychelles. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +248, the Seychelles country code.
Dialing code 248 (dialed as +248 or 00248) belongs to Seychelles. Any phone number that starts with +248 is a Seychelles number.
Country code 248 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Seychelles. To call Seychelles from abroad, dial +248 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Seychelles is +248. To call Seychelles from abroad, dial +248 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+248 is Seychelles's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "248 area code". Any phone number starting with +248 is a Seychelles number.
From TwinPhone, just type +248 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +248, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Seychelles'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 Seychelles 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 Seychelles 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 +248 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 +248 and the Seychelles number, and the call connects.
A +248 number is not automatically a scam — +248 is simply the country code 248 assigned to Seychelles under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Seychelles. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +248 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Seychelles are shown above.
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