Area code 345 is the local
telephone area code
A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunication to assign telephone numbers to subscriber telephones or other telephony endpoints. Telephone numbers are the addresses of participants in a telephone network, rea ...
of the
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territory—the largest by population in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the ...
. The 345 area code was created during a split from the original
809 area code which began permissive dialing on 1 September 1996 and ended 31 August 1997.
When in the Cayman Islands, the seven digits are used alone. When calling to Cayman Islands from anywhere in the
United States or
Canada 1(345) is dialed along with the other seven digits of the
phone number.
Prior to splitting from 809, the Cayman Islands numbers all began with 94, and five-digit dialing was possible using only the digits that followed 94.
See also
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List of NANP area codes
The North American Numbering Plan (NANP) divides the territories of its members into geographic numbering plan areas (NPAs). Each NPA is identified by one or more numbering plan area codes (''NPA codes'', or ''area codes''), consisting of three di ...
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North American Numbering Plan
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Area codes in the Caribbean
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Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom
External links
North American Numbering Plan Administrator
345
The Year 345 ( CCCXLV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Amantius and Albinus (or, less frequently, year 1098 ''Ab urbe ...
Communications in the Cayman Islands
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