Area code 284
Encyclopedia
Area code 284 is the local telephone
area code of the British Virgin Islands
(BVI). The 284 area code was created during a split from the original (809) area code which was done circa October 1997.
When in the British Virgin Islands, dial the seven digits alone. When calling to the British Virgin Islands from anywhere in the United States
or Canada
dial 1-284 + seven digit phone number.
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
area code of the British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...
(BVI). The 284 area code was created during a split from the original (809) area code which was done circa October 1997.
When in the British Virgin Islands, dial the seven digits alone. When calling to the British Virgin Islands from anywhere in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
or Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
dial 1-284 + seven digit phone number.
See also
- List of NANP area codes
- North American Numbering PlanNorth American Numbering PlanThe North American Numbering Plan is an integrated telephone numbering plan administered by Neustar which encompasses 24 countries and territories, including the United States and its territories, Canada, Bermuda, and 16 nations of the Caribbean...
- Area codes in the CaribbeanArea codes in the CaribbeanFrom 1958 to about 1995, most of the British West Indies in the Caribbean Basin plus Bermuda, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico shared a single area code 809 in the North American Numbering Plan...