Area code 649: Turks and Caicos Islands
What is area code 649?
Area code 649 is an area code for the Turks and Caicos Islands, which is part of the North American Numbering Plan but not the US or Canada. It is on Eastern Time. NANPA lists no overlay code for it. Calls to it from the US and Canada are international calls. Local calls there take 7 digits.
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| Location | Turks and Caicos Islands |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern Time |
| Overlays | None |
| Split from | 809 |
| In service since | June 1, 1997 |
| Local calls | 7 digits; toll calls 1 + 10 digits |
| Carrier | Not shown. An area code is where a number was issued; numbers port between carriers. Check line type |
In short: 649 is Turks and Caicos Islands (Eastern Time). Format checks here are free and run in your browser; the current carrier and line type need a live lookup. Bulk phone number validator · Pro + Phone plan
Local time in area code 649
America/Grand_Turk
Prefixes in service
No public data
Administered by the country's own regulator
How do I dial a 649 number?
NANPA's dialling plan for 649: local calls inside the code take 7 digits, toll calls 1 + 10 digits. Turks and Caicos Islands is a separate country or territory inside the North American Numbering Plan, so a call there from the US or Canada is dialled like a domestic one but billed as international. The examples use 555-0147, from a range reserved for fictional numbers.
| Local call inside 649 | 555-0147 |
|---|---|
| From the US or Canada | 1-649-555-0147 |
| From outside North America | +1 649 555 0147 |
| E.164, for CRMs and SMS tools | +16495550147 |
When did area code 649 start?
Area code 649 went into service on June 1, 1997, split from 809. It has no overlay, so every number in its area still starts with it.
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Area code 649 questions
- What country is area code 649?
- Area code 649 is in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
- What time zone is area code 649 in?
- Eastern Time.
- Does area code 649 have an overlay?
- Not as of NANPA's file dated 10/16/2026. Every number in its area uses 649.
- When did area code 649 start?
- Area code 649 went into service on June 1, 1997, split from 809.
- Is a 649 number a cell phone or a landline?
- The area code can't tell you. In the US and Canada mobiles, landlines and VoIP lines share area codes and prefixes, and numbers move between carriers and line types. Only a live line-type lookup answers it for one number.
- Does a valid format mean a 649 number is in service?
- No. A format check only says the digits fit the North American Numbering Plan and that 649 is an assigned code. It cannot tell whether the number is connected, who answers it or which carrier serves it today, because numbers are reassigned and ported. A live carrier lookup reports the current carrier and line type, but even that is not proof someone answers.
- Can I check a list of 649 numbers for free?
- Yes. Paste them in the list tab above or upload a CSV to the bulk phone number validator: format, E.164, country and the numbering-plan line type are free for every row, with no account. Live carrier and line-type lookups come with Pro + Phone at $49.99/mo (5,000 a month).
More area codes
649 is the only area code in Turks and Caicos Islands. Browse every area code by state and province on the area code index.
Sources
Location, overlays, in-service date and dialling plan: NANPA NPA database, file dated 10/16/2026. Time zones mapped to the IANA time zone database. By the SimpleVerifier Team; how we build these pages.