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🇧🇧 246 area code
Area code 246 belongs to Barbados. It is dialed like any US or Canadian number — 1 plus ten digits — but a call to it is an international call, billed at international rates. Enter a 246 number below for a free check before you call back.
- Location: Barbados
- Time zone: Atlantic (UTC−4)
- In service since July 1, 1996
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Area code 246 at a glance
- Area code
- 246
- Location
- Barbados
- Time zone
- Atlantic (UTC−4)
- Local time now
- —
- In service since
- July 1, 1996
- Created from
- 809
- Local calls
- Dial 7 digits
- Number format
- (246) 555-0123
- From abroad
- +1 246 555 0123
246 and the one-ring scam
Because 246 looks like a US area code, it is a favourite of "one-ring" (wangiri) scams: the phone rings once, you call back, and the call is billed as international — sometimes with premium per-minute charges that go to the scammer.
If you do not know anyone in Barbados, do not call back a missed 246 call. Look the number up first, and ask your carrier to block outgoing international calls if you never make them.
About area code 246
246 entered service on July 1, 1996, when it was split from 809.
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Area code 246 questions
Sources: NANPA NPA database (11/04/2026) and Google libphonenumber. Area codes show where a number was assigned, not where its owner is today.
Where is area code 246?
Area code 246 is in Barbados.
What time zone is area code 246?
246 is in the Atlantic (UTC−4) time zone, and does not observe daylight saving time.
When did area code 246 start?
246 entered service on July 1, 1996, created from 809.
Is calling area code 246 international?
Yes. 246 is Barbados, so calls from the US or Canada are billed as international even though you dial 1 + ten digits. Check your carrier's rates before calling back.
How do I find out who called me from 246?
Enter the full number in the lookup at the top of this page. The free check confirms whether the number is valid and shows its carrier, line type and region; a full report adds owner and public-web records where they are available.
Got a call from 246?
Run the free check first — validity, carrier, line type and region — and unlock the full report only if you need it.