Telephone numbers in Ascension Island

Country Code: 247
International Call Prefix: 00

Ascension Island does not share the same country code ( 290) with the rest of St Helena.

Calling formats

To call in Ascension Island, the following format is used:

yxxxx Calls inside Ascension Island

247 yxxxx Calls from outside Ascension Island

Ascension Island numbering plan

According to ITU Communication of 08.V.2015, Sure South Atlantic Limited, Jamestown, announced the following update to the numbering plan for Ascension.

The length of geographical numbers increased from four (4) to five (5) digits and prefixed with the number "6".

The 4XXXX range reserved for mobile services.

The change to five-digit numbering to be implemented on 1 June 2015.

Numbering plan (effective from 1 June 2015)
Area	Format of New Subscriber Number	Remarks
	1XXXXX 2	Non-geographic
	4XXXX 1	Mobile services
US Base	62XXX 1	Geographic
Travellers Hill & Airhead	63XXX 1	Geographic
Two Boats	64XXX 1	Geographic
	50XXXX-59XXXX	Non-geographic
Georgetown	66XXX 1	Geographic
Georgetown	67XXX 1	Geographic
	8XXXXX 2	Non–geographic
	9XXXXX 2	Non-geographic
	0XXXXX 2	Non-geographic

¹: New 5-digit numbering

²: 6-digit numbering

Numbering plan (before 1 June 2015)
Format of subscriber number	Area	Remarks
10XX - 19XX	Georgetown	Operator Services
50XX - 59XX		Special Services
60XX - 69XX		Telephone Services
70XX - 79XX		Spare
80XX - 89XX		Special Services
90XX - 99XX		Special Services
30XX - 35XX	Travellers Hill	Telephone Services
36XX - 39XX		Spare
40XX - 43XX	Two Boats	Special Services
44XX - 46XX		Telephone Services
47XX - 49XX		Special Services
20XX - 29XX	U.S. Base	Telephone Services

See also

• Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom
• Telephone numbers in Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha

Additional References

• Network Dictionary Dong, J. 2007. pp548–549. Saratoga : Javvin Press