Calling Saba: telephone code and dialing format
Saba uses country calling code +599 with the number beginning 4. Learn what the code covers, how to build an international number for Saba, and which details to confirm.
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The calling code for Saba
Saba's telephone numbers sit under country calling code +599. Within that code, Saba is listed with the digit 4, so it is usually written as +599 4. The country code is +599, and the 4 identifies Saba within it.
This entry refers to Saba, the island in the Caribbean Netherlands. It does not refer to any other place or organization that shares the name.
How Saba fits within +599
Country code +599 is shared by several Caribbean islands. Each island is identified by the digit that follows +599. The +599 4 assignment applies only to Saba. Other islands under +599 have different digits after the country code.
Saba is administratively linked to the Netherlands, but it does not use the Netherlands' European calling code. Numbers on Saba are reached through +599. The +599 grouping dates from the former Netherlands Antilles. The +599 4 listing for Saba is its current assignment.
Dialing a Saba number from abroad
No calling origin was specified, so the exact sequence cannot be given here. The general structure of an international call to Saba is shown below. The parts in brackets are placeholders, not real digits.
[international access prefix of your country] 599 4 [rest of the Saba number]- [international access prefix of your country]: the code your country or carrier uses to start an international call. It differs from country to country, so check it with your telephone provider.
- 599: the country calling code.
- 4: the digit that identifies Saba within +599.
- [rest of the Saba number]: the remaining subscriber digits of the number you are calling.
Many mobile phones accept the plus sign in place of the international access prefix. In that case the number can be entered as follows.
+599 4 [rest of the Saba number]Details to confirm before you call
- Number length: the source used here gives the code but not the full length of a Saba subscriber number. Confirm the complete number with the person or organization you are calling.
- Trunk prefix: the source does not say whether a domestic trunk prefix is used with Saba numbers. If a number is written in a local format with an extra leading digit, confirm whether to drop that digit when dialing internationally.
- Calls between islands under +599: the source does not cover how to call Saba from another island that shares +599, or from elsewhere in the Caribbean Netherlands. In those cases, check with your local provider whether to dial the full international format or a shorter local form.
- Calls within Saba: local dialing rules on the island are not covered by the available evidence.