+1 is the dialing code of United States and Canada

Quick facts about +1

Countries and territories

United States, Canada, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago

Trunk prefix

None: numbers are dialled in full

Number length

Ten digits: a three-digit area code and a seven-digit number

Mobile numbers

Mobiles and landlines share area codes, so the number alone does not say which it is

Time zones

UTC-5 to UTC-10 in the United States and UTC-3:30 to UTC-8 in Canada, one hour later in summer

How to dial a United States and Canada number

1. Start with the plus sign, or the exit code of the country you call from: 00 from the United Kingdom, India and most of Europe, 011 from the United States and Canada, 0011 from Australia, 010 from Japan.
2. Dial the country code 1.
3. Dial the full national number.

Example: (212) 555-0142 in United States and Canada is +1 212 555 0142 from anywhere in the world. In the LapLine dialer, type it exactly like that, with the plus sign.

Main area codes in United States and Canada

Good to know

• The code is shared by the whole North American Numbering Plan: the United States, Canada and more than twenty Caribbean countries and territories, each with its own area codes.
• Within the plan, 1 is also the long-distance prefix, so a US number written 1-212-555-0142 is +1 212 555 0142 internationally.
• American Samoa (area code 684) is part of this plan; the independent state of Samoa is +685.

Questions and answers

Which country has the dialing code +1?

+1 is the country calling code of United States, Canada, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. UTC-5 to UTC-10 in the United States and UTC-3:30 to UTC-8 in Canada, one hour later in summer.

What is the ISD code 1?

ISD code 1 is the same code. ISD stands for International Subscriber Dialling, the term used in India for a country code. Dial it as +1 from a mobile or a browser dialer, or as 001 from a landline in India and most of Europe.

How do I call a United States and Canada number from abroad?

Dial +1, then the full national number. For example (212) 555-0142 becomes +1 212 555 0142.

Can I call +1 numbers from my browser?

LapLine calls mobiles and landlines from a browser tab and quotes the per-minute price of the exact number before you call. Which destinations can be called depends on provider coverage; the dialer says whether a number is available.