Your complete guide to dialling Jamaica from Kingston to anywhere in the world — verified +1-876 country code, America/Jamaica time zone, Americas region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Jamaica
+1-876
Kingston
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
JM
Alpha-3
JAM
Jamaica
JM
2 Digit ISO
+1-876
Country Calling Code
JAM
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Kingston
Time zone
America/Jamaica
Weather · Kingston
Humidity
Wind
Jamaica
+1-876
Capital
Kingston
Region
Americas
Time zone
America/Jamaica
Coordinates
18.1° N, 77.3° W
ISO 3166-1
JM / JAM
Dial format
+1-876 [area] [number]
Current time in Kingston
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Jamaica
A complete international number is built from four parts. Here's the anatomy and the dialling order.
Number anatomy
Format follows ITU-T Recommendation E.164 the international public telecommunication numbering plan.
Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries / 011 from North America.
Dial +1-876. This identifies Jamaica on the global telephone network.
Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.
The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in Kingston or elsewhere.
To call Jamaica on WhatsApp, save the number with +1-876 and no exit prefix — WhatsApp dials from your contacts, not a dial pad. Voice and video calls are free over data.
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Kingston routes support G.722 wideband on North American carriers — an HD-compatible headset makes the gap between good and great audio obvious on these Zone 1 links.
Kingston is ~11,147 km away — latency runs 280–310ms. Use wired ethernet to eliminate Wi-Fi jitter on this long-haul path.
Schedule Jamaica calls during Kingston business hours — 09:00–17:00 America/Jamaica — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.
Special-rate prefixes and the major city area codes inside Jamaica (+1-876).
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Toll Free | +1-855 |
| Toll Free Low Volume | +1-800 |
Capital
Kingston
Population
2.83M
Area
10,991 km²
GDP (USD)
$17.00B
Currency
Jamaican Dollar (JMD $)
Languages
English, Jamaican Patois
Emergency number
119
Internet TLD
.jm
Drive side
Left-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
18.11°N / 77.30°W
Time zone
America/Jamaica
ISO 3166 codes
JM · JAM
Kingston is a Zone 1 destination — among the lowest VoIP rates globally, ~11,147 km from South Africa.
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