🇮🇴 +246 British Indian Ocean Territory country code

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How to call British Indian Ocean Territory

Calling from	Dial
A mobile phone, anywhere	+246 380 1234
United States & Canada	011 246 380 1234
UK, Europe & most countries	00 246 380 1234
Australia	0011 246 380 1234
Inside British Indian Ocean Territory	380 1234

British Indian Ocean Territory does not use a trunk prefix, so the number you dial at home is the same one you dial after +246.

British Indian Ocean Territory phone number format

A sample mobile number in British Indian Ocean Territory is written +246 380 1234 internationally, 380 1234 locally, and +2463801234 in the E.164 format that apps and websites store. Numbers are 7 digits long after the country code.

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Calling abroad from British Indian Ocean Territory

To call another country from a British Indian Ocean Territory landline, start with the exit code 00, then the destination country code. On a mobile phone, holding 0 to type + works everywhere and replaces the exit code.

Missed call from +246?

If you don’t know anyone in British Indian Ocean Territory, be careful with short missed calls from international numbers. “One-ring” scams hope you call back a premium-rate line. Don’t return the call, don’t share codes sent by SMS, and block the number if it keeps calling. A genuine contact will usually leave a message or text.