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+248 Seychelles

1 number-prefix source records, four digits long.

ISO
SC
Region
Africa
Exit code when calling from Seychelles
Depends on provider
Leading digit
Not confirmed
Difference
Not calculated
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In Seychelles
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Seychelles at a glance

island sovereign state off the eastern coast of Africa

Capital
Victoria
Official languages
French, English, Seychellois Creole
Currency
SReSeychellois rupee
Population
119,7732023
Overview map: Seychelles highlighted; Victoria marked. Country overview from Natural Earth; capital positions from Wikidata may differ from the outline. Source precision is not an accuracy radius.All 26 geometry parts and 26 rings retained. Exact selected Natural Earth country/map-unit extent; preserve source hierarchy and classification. No current legal-boundary or telephone-coverage assertion. Country overview from Natural Earth; capital positions from Wikidata may differ from the outline. Source precision is not an accuracy radius. Country rings omitted: 0. Context rings omitted: 3.Victoria
Small islands and neighbouring detail are not drawn.

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How to call Seychelles

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  2. Dial +248

    The country calling code for Seychelles.

  3. Dial the national number

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Example numbers

Illustrative national-number digits from libphonenumber v9.0.40. The calling code and international access prefix are not included.

Number typeNational numberNational length
Fixed line42171237 digits
Mobile25101237 digits
Toll-free type80000007 digits

Examples do not confirm assignment or reachability. Library type labels and lengths are not country-specific dialing rules.

Number prefixes

One entry.

Source-listed starting digits; an entry is not necessarily a complete area code.
    • 4229Outer Islands

Source listings do not establish current allocation, routing, activation or reachability. Sources and limitations →

Calling from Seychelles

The international access prefix for a call placed from Seychelles is not available in this reference.

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Where this comes from

Country reference sources (7)

Catalog country/territory reference through exact nondeprecated P297; source entity facts only, no political/legal status or physical/telephone equivalence.

  • WikidataQ1042 · Seychelles · revision 2558491525reviewed 2026-10-30T20:34:07.220Z, 2026-10-30T20:56:52.174009+00:00Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:47:39.638Z. Retrieved 2026-10-30T20:53:47.836Z.
  • WikidataQ3940 · Victoria · revision 2522975019reviewed 2026-10-30T20:34:07.220ZRetrieved 2026-10-30T19:50:23.307Z.
  • WikidataQ150 · French · revision 2561496129reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956ZRetrieved 2026-10-30T19:46:48.356Z.
  • WikidataQ1860 · English · revision 2561598071reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956ZRetrieved 2026-10-30T19:46:48.356Z.
  • WikidataQ34015 · Seychellois Creole · revision 2558556845reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956ZRetrieved 2026-10-30T19:49:41.161Z.
  • WikidataQ4595 · Seychellois rupee · revision 2557340823reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956Z, 2026-11-01Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:49:47.544Z.
  • Natural Earth
  • Country referenceQ1042 · Seychelles. Revision 2558491525. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:47:39.638Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:34:07.220Z.Licence
  • Descriptionisland sovereign state off the eastern coast of Africa. Q1042 · revision 2558491525. Retrieved 2026-10-30T20:53:47.836Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:56:52.174009+00:00.Description source
  • Capital: VictoriaLinked English label: Victoria (Q3940), revision 2522975019. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:50:23.307Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:34:07.220Z. Statement q1042$BE8CB932-A01B-43BF-A65A-7C9B4FAA8C20, revision 2558491525, normal rank. No references attached in the selected revision.Linked English label: VictoriaStatement q1042$BE8CB932-A01B-43BF-A65A-7C9B4FAA8C20
  • Official language: FrenchSource-reported official-language property; this is not a list of every spoken language. Linked English label: French (Q150), revision 2561496129. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:46:48.356Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956Z. Statement q1042$05920F2E-6BBB-4DBB-97BC-E8F9A3256D07, revision 2558491525, normal rank. No references attached in the selected revision.Linked English label: FrenchStatement q1042$05920F2E-6BBB-4DBB-97BC-E8F9A3256D07
  • Official language: EnglishSource-reported official-language property; this is not a list of every spoken language. Linked English label: English (Q1860), revision 2561598071. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:46:48.356Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956Z. Statement q1042$AB796B50-2CF1-49DD-A301-89CFDAAA1BED, revision 2558491525, normal rank. No references attached in the selected revision.Linked English label: EnglishStatement q1042$AB796B50-2CF1-49DD-A301-89CFDAAA1BED
  • Official language: Seychellois CreoleSource-reported official-language property; this is not a list of every spoken language. Linked English label: Seychellois Creole (Q34015), revision 2558556845. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:49:41.161Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956Z. Statement q1042$56271F5C-961A-4A4B-81D0-EED990954174, revision 2558491525, normal rank. No references attached in the selected revision.Linked English label: Seychellois CreoleStatement q1042$56271F5C-961A-4A4B-81D0-EED990954174
  • Currency: Seychellois rupeeSource-reported currency property; no currency code, symbol or legal-tender status is inferred. Linked English label: Seychellois rupee (Q4595), revision 2557340823. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:49:47.544Z; reviewed 2026-10-30T20:17:31.956Z. Statement q1042$DA65A0AE-3BD5-479A-A22F-4FFA8057342D, revision 2558491525, normal rank. Qualifications: P580: 1914 (year precision). No references attached in the selected revision. Displayed unit symbol: SRe. Separate retained P5061 source on Q4595, revision 2557340823. Retrieved 2026-10-30T19:49:47.544Z; reviewed 2026-11-01. Unique literal eligible English/universal symbol at highest retained rank; no ISO-code substitution. Selected symbol statement Q4595$64ccd56a-423f-eab3-a481-b7be4b133d34, normal rank.Linked English label: Seychellois rupeeStatement q1042$DA65A0AE-3BD5-479A-A22F-4FFA8057342DUnit symbol sourceSymbol source licence
  • Source-reported population: 2023 · Population of the selected source entity; this is distinct from map extent and telephone coverage.Statement Q1042$1b078cb6-4475-efef-090c-8df471befe49, revision 2558491525, preferred rank. Qualifications: P585: 2023 (year precision). 1 reference group attached in the selected revision. Population is source-reported for 2023, with year precision. The selected population statement does not state a measurement method. Population of the selected source entity; this is distinct from map extent and telephone coverage.Statement Q1042$1b078cb6-4475-efef-090c-8df471befe49Q1042$1b078cb6-4475-efef-090c-8df471befe49 reference 1
  • MapAll 26 geometry parts and 26 rings retained. Exact selected Natural Earth country/map-unit extent; preserve source hierarchy and classification. No current legal-boundary or telephone-coverage assertion. Country overview from Natural Earth; capital positions from Wikidata may differ from the outline. Source precision is not an accuracy radius. Country rings omitted: 0. Context rings omitted: 3. Map extent: Seychelles. Exact selected Natural Earth country/map-unit extent. No current legal-boundary or telephone-coverage assertion.Public-domain termsWikidata source position: Victoria
Time-zone rules and display (1)

Supported calculations run from 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z until 2031-01-01T00:00:00Z. Zone names identify IANA representative locations; they do not locate a telephone number. The browser detects your device’s configured zone, which may differ from your physical location. Time rules: IANA tzdb 2026e. Location labels use its retained country tables. Times use the selected IANA entry; they are not a claim about every location in the country. The initial selection is a starting point; it does not confirm the capital’s time, country-wide time, or your location.

  • IANA Time Zone Databasetzdata2026eMahe: calculation identifier Asia/Dubai. Display identifier Indian/Mahe. Display source: zone.tab, line 364. Relation source: zone1970.tab, line 40. Alias Indian/Mahe → Asia/Dubai (backward, line 251).
Regional code sources (1)

Code scope and kind describe the retained source record; a number prefix is not automatically a standalone destination code. Source-record state and its named-area relationships are separate. Listed in source does not confirm present allocation, live service, routing, activation, subscriber, carrier or caller location. Older records have no inferred withdrawal date. Unconfirmed records retain their specific visible qualification. Original names come from the cited code sources. Use the reviewed dialing guidance for domestic-prefix handling; no universal digit-removal rule applies.

  • Updated National Numbering Plan for SeychellesSCRA communication dated 2025-08-11; ITU posting 2025-09-29; effective date not stated · Source locations by code record: regional-code:SC:itu-nnp-2025:geographic-prefix:4229 [4229]: Physical page 4, asterisked footnote directly associated with Fixed Services row 42(0-9)*; names leading digits 4229 and Outer Islands access..reviewed 2026-10-10Source family: SCRA via ITU-T. Retrieved: 2026-10-05. Source confidence: official source-bound partial plan observation; normalized input pending review. Only leading digits 4229 are represented because the source footnote directly names them as accessing the Outer Islands. The underlying table row is 42(0-9)*; this candidate does not map the full block or infer any other prefix-to-locality relation. The source states seven-digit fixed services; the three-digit remainder after the four printed leading digits is a derived subscriber length, not a separately printed field. The source calls the different tariff group “principle group”; that literal wording is preserved in sourceRecords. The table-specific effective date is unstated. Communication date, ITU posting date and retrieval time are separate. No complete locality crosswalk, currentness, present assignment or country coverage is asserted.
  • Code scope and number structureApplies to all 1 retained entries in this group. Source code scope: geographic_number_prefix. Source category: geographic. Visitor meaning: Number prefix. Domestic-prefix state: unknown; recorded prefix: null. Subscriber-length state: known; recorded lengths: [3]. Starting digits listed in the source’s geographic-service category; they are not necessarily a complete area code, and a named locality or area mapping is not established for every entry. No subscriber-number decomposition is inferred. Code-record state: active. Code-record effective_from: null; effective_to: null. Named-area relationship: serves; active in the retained source. Named-object kind: unknown. Relationship effective_from: null; effective_to: null. Code-record and named-area relationship states are separate qualifications. Source edition: "SCRA communication dated 2025-08-11; ITU posting 2025-09-29; effective date not stated". Only leading digits 4229 are represented because the source footnote directly names them as accessing the Outer Islands. The underlying table row is 42(0-9)*; this candidate does not map the full block or infer any other prefix-to-locality relation. The source states seven-digit fixed services; the three-digit remainder after the four printed leading digits is a derived subscriber length, not a separately printed field. The source calls the different tariff group “principle group”; that literal wording is preserved in sourceRecords. The table-specific effective date is unstated. Communication date, ITU posting date and retrieval time are separate. No complete locality crosswalk, currentness, present assignment or country coverage is asserted.
Country and calling-code metadata (2)

Country metadata confidence: Maintained library. Last reviewed: 2026-10-02.

This is a static dialing reference, not an authoritative global numbering dataset.

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