The +229 prefix belongs to Benin. If you got a call or text from a number starting with +229 (calling code 229), it came from Benin.
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Code
+229
ISO
BJ
Region
Africa
Time zone
Africa/Porto-Novo
The +229 code identifies Benin on the international telephone network. Country code 229 is assigned to Benin under the ITU-T E.164 numbering plan, so any phone number that begins with +229 — written +229 or 00229 — is a Benin number.
Every Benin number in international format follows this shape — colour-coded so you can see where the country code ends and the local number begins.
When dialing Benin from abroad, the only fixed part is +229 — that's the country code. The rest depends on whether you're calling a mobile or landline number inside Benin.
+XXX XX XX XX XX XX
Example: +229 01 95 12 34 56
+229 XX XXXX XXX
Include the area code if applicable. Omit any leading 0.
Enter the country code +229 when dialing Benin from abroad.
Add the local phone number (in most countries, drop the leading zero).
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Example numbers for Benin:
Dialing codes immediately above and below +229 in the ITU plan — handy if you mistyped a digit or are dialing across a region.
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The +229 code belongs to Benin. Any phone number that starts with +229 — or with 00229 — is a Benin number.
The 00229 prefix is Benin. The 00 is the international exit code dialed from Europe and many other regions; it is followed by +229, the Benin country code.
Dialing code 229 (dialed as +229 or 00229) belongs to Benin. Any phone number that starts with +229 is a Benin number.
Country code 229 is the ITU-T E.164 calling code for Benin. To call Benin from abroad, dial +229 followed by the national number.
The country code (international dialing code) for Benin is +229. To call Benin from abroad, dial +229 followed by the national number (in most countries, without its leading zero).
+229 is Benin's international country calling code under the ITU E.164 plan — often searched as the "229 area code". Any phone number starting with +229 is a Benin number.
From TwinPhone, just type +229 and the number — we connect it. From a landline, dial your exit code, then +229, then the number (in most countries, without the leading 0).
Benin's current local time is shown live on this page. Check it before calling so you reach people during waking hours.
Yes! Virtual numbers in Benin start at $1.60/month. Use it as your caller ID so people see a local number, or receive incoming calls directly in your browser.
Calling Benin with TwinPhone starts from $0.02/min, billed by the minute (rounded up to the next full minute). It is pay-as-you-go from your browser — no connection fee and no monthly fee. The exact per-minute price for +229 landlines and mobiles is shown live on this page.
Yes. TwinPhone works entirely in your web browser — Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Brave on desktop or mobile. There is no app to install and no SIM card: open the site, add credit, dial +229 and the Benin number, and the call connects.
A +229 number is not automatically a scam — +229 is simply the country code 229 assigned to Benin under ITU-T E.164, so the call or text came from Benin. If you do not know anyone there, treat an unexpected +229 call with the same caution as any unknown number: do not call back blindly and do not share personal details. Costs to call Benin are shown above.
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