Area code 758 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
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...
. The 758 area code, or "(SLU)" was created during a split from the original
809 area code which began permissive dialing on 1 July 1996 and ended 1 January 1997.
When in Saint Lucia, use the seven digits alone. When calling to Saint Lucia from anywhere in the
United States or
Canada simply dial 1 (758) + seven digit
phone number.
''Caribbean Basin Profile''
Caribbean Publishing Company Limited, 1998, page 382
See also
*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 ...
* North American Numbering Plan
* Area codes in the Caribbean
References
758
External links
National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (Saint Lucia)Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL)North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA)
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Year 758 ( DCCLVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 758 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar er ...
Communications in Saint Lucia
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