Area Code 242

Area Code 242 History:

01/01/1958
Area code 809 was officially put into service. Originally area code 809 covered most of the Caribbean including the Bahamas. In 1996 area code 809 was split to form area code 242.

10/01/1996
Area code 242 was officially put into service. Area code 242 was created from a split of area code 809.