242 area code is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for The Bahamas, Caribbean. The area code was created in 1996.
| Area Code | 242 |
|---|---|
| Location | Bahamas |
| Service Date | 10/01/1996 |
| Time Zone | Eastern |
| Overlay Complex | - |
| Country | The Bahamas (BS) |
| Region | Caribbean |
Some of the cities served by the 242 area code include Freeport, Nassau, Red Bay, Spring City, United Estates and West End.
| Area code | City/Town | County |
|---|---|---|
| 242 | Abraham's Bay | Mayaguana |
| 242 | Alice Town | Biminis |
| 242 | Arthur's Town | Cat Island |
| 242 | Black Point | Exuma and Cays |
| 242 | Bullock's Harbour | Berry Islands |
| 242 | Burnt Ground | Long Island |
| 242 | Cockburn Town | San Salvador |
| 242 | Coopers Town | North Abaco |
| 242 | Crossing Rock | South Abaco |
| 242 | Deadman's Cay | Long Island |
| 242 | Duncan Town | Ragged Island |
| 242 | Dundas Town | North Abaco |
| 242 | Dunmore Town | Harbour Island |
| 242 | Farmer's Hill | Exuma and Cays |
| 242 | Freeport | Freeport |
| 242 | Fresh Creek | South Andros |
| 242 | George Town | Exuma and Cays |
| 242 | Grand Cay | North Abaco |
| 242 | Great Harbour Cay | Berry Islands |
| 242 | Green Turle Cay | North Abaco |
| 242 | Hooper's Bay | Exuma and Cays |
| 242 | Inagua | Inagua |
| 242 | James Cistern | North Eleuthera |
| 242 | Kemp's Bay | South Andros |
| 242 | Landrial Point | Crooked Island |
| 242 | Lowe Sound | North Andros |
| 242 | Marsh Harbour | South Abaco |
| 242 | Mastic Point | North Andros |
| 242 | Moxey Town | South Andros |
| 242 | Murphy Town | North Abaco |
| 242 | Nassau | New Providence |
| 242 | Nichols Town | North Andros |
| 242 | Old Bight | Cat Island |
| 242 | Port Nelson | Rum Cay |
| 242 | Red Bay | North Andros |
| 242 | Rock Sound | South Eleuthera |
| 242 | Russell Island | Spanish Wells |
| 242 | Salina Point | Acklins |
| 242 | Sandy Point | South Abaco |
| 242 | South Hope Town | South Abaco |
| 242 | Spanish Wells | Spanish Wells |
| 242 | Spring City | South Abaco |
| 242 | Sugar Loaf | San Salvador |
| 242 | Sweeting Cay | East Grand Bahama |
| 242 | Tarpum Bay | South Eleuthera |
| 242 | The Bluff | South Andros |
| 242 | The Farm | North Abaco |
| 242 | The Mudd | South Abaco |
| 242 | Treasure Cay | North Abaco |
| 242 | United Estates | San Salvador |
| 242 | West End | West Grand Bahama |