How to call Saint Helena from abroad (+290)
The country code for Saint Helena is +290 (ISO codes SH and SHN). You need it every time you phone Saint Helena from another country.
To call Saint Helena in four steps:
- Dial your international access prefix: 00 in most countries, 011 from the USA and Canada, or simply + on a mobile phone.
- Dial the Saint Helena country code: 290.
- Dial the local number. If it starts with a 0 (the national trunk prefix), leave that 0 out; a few countries, such as Italy, keep it.
- Result: +290 followed by the local number, e.g. +290 [local number].
About Saint Helena Codes
Saint Helena SH Phone Code
290
ISO 3166 ALPHA-2
SH
ISO 3166-1 ALPHA-3
SHN
The ISO 3166-1 codes of Saint Helena are SH (alpha-2) and SHN (alpha-3). Its international dialling code (E.164) is +290, its internet domain is .sh and its ISO numeric code is 654.

Country codes table
| Phone Code | +290 |
|---|---|
| ISO alpha-2 (two letters) | SH |
| ISO alpha-3 (three letters) | SHN |
| .tld | .sh |
| FIPS | SH |
| ISO numeric-3 | 654 |
| E. 164 | 290 |
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Saint Helena Time Information
Local time at Jamestown :
12:46 PM
Saturday, October 17, 2026
(GMT+00:00)
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Time Zones :
- Atlantic/St_Helena
Global Information about Saint Helena
- Capital : Jamestown
- Currency : Pound
- Longitude : -10.030696
- Latitude : -24.143474