Your complete guide to dialling Saint Helena from Jamestown to anywhere in the world — verified +290 country code, Atlantic/St_Helena time zone, Africa region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Saint Helena
+290
Jamestown
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
SH
Alpha-3
SHN
Saint Helena
SH
2 Digit ISO
+290
Country Calling Code
SHN
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Jamestown
Time zone
Atlantic/St_Helena
Weather · Jamestown
Humidity
Wind
Saint Helena
+290
Capital
Jamestown
Region
Africa
Time zone
Atlantic/St_Helena
Coordinates
-15.97°, -5.71°
Numbering zone
Zone 2
Code length
3 digits
Several routes connect you to Saint Helena (+290) landlines, calling cards and modern VoIP services. Pick the one that fits your call volume and budget.
Dial your exit code (00 from most countries, or 011 from North America), enter +290, then the local Saint Helena number — dropping any leading 0. Saint Helena's 3-digit country code puts it in ITU Zone 2 of the global E.164 numbering plan.
Saint Helena uses a 3-digit country code (Zone 2). Check that the card lists +290 rates explicitly — mobile numbers in Saint Helena often carry a different per-minute charge than landlines. Factor in the Atlantic/St_Helena time zone when planning the call.
Apps like Skype, WhatsApp and Viber, and business VoIP from TKOS are the cheapest route to Saint Helena (+290) — Africa routes over European and Atlantic fibre links — latency is typically under 100 ms on broadband.
The cost of calling Saint Helena varies depending on the method and service provider you choose. Compare landline, VoIP and calling-card routes side by side.
VoIP · overview
Cheapest route to Saint Helena — internet-based.
Choose TKOS for business-grade calls to Saint Helena, or consumer apps like Skype, WhatsApp or Viber for casual chats.
Sign up with an email or phone number, then verify your identity if required.
App-to-app calls are usually free; calls to mobile/landline numbers need a small balance or a subscription plan.
Enter +290 followed by the Saint Helena subscriber number (drop any leading 0).
VoIP works on phones, laptops, tablets and desk phones wherever you have internet.
If audio drops, try switching from cellular to Wi-Fi or move closer to your router.
Capital
Jamestown
Population
5.6K
Area
308 km²
GDP (USD)
$50.00M
Currency
Saint Helena Pound (SHP £)
Languages
English
Emergency number
999
Internet TLD
.sh
Drive side
Left-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
15.97°S / 5.71°W
Time zone
Atlantic/St_Helena
ISO 3166 codes
SH · SHN
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 +290. This identifies Saint Helena 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 Jamestown or elsewhere.
Need an inbound Saint Helena number?
TKOS provisions +290 DIDs and termination through direct carrier interconnects.
Whether you're reaching Saint Helena for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.
Saint Helena routes (Zone 2/Africa) can carry higher jitter — a headset with active noise cancellation compensates for audio artefacts without you needing to do anything.
Saint Helena (Atlantic/St_Helena) routes stay under 100ms on broadband — Wi-Fi is fine for most calls, but switching to ethernet eliminates the last source of packet loss.
Schedule Saint Helena calls during Jamestown business hours — 09:00–17:00 Atlantic/St_Helena — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.
Built on top of every Saint Helena (+290) route quality, price, and people you can reach.
TKOS uses direct Africa carrier interconnects to Jamestown. Bypassing transit hubs keeps packet loss under 0.5% on every Saint Helena route.
Zone 2 routes like Saint Helena carry high carrier markups — TKOS negotiates direct Jamestown interconnects to keep your rate down. Transparent per-minute rates for Saint Helena (+290), no hidden fees.
Your account manager covers Atlantic/St_Helena hours for Saint Helena. Phone, email, and live chat — always online for Jamestown routes, day or night.
Provider report
TKOS
Overall
A+
Score
9.6/ 10
Coverage
A+Direct routes to Saint Helena
Reliability
A+99.99% uptime SLA
Support
A24/7 live agents
Pricing
ATransparent per-minute
Audit scope
Saint Helena +290
When selecting an international calling service for Saint Helena, four factors separate the durable providers from the noise. Look for a proven track record on each.
Zone 2 routes are fragmented — confirm direct in-country termination to Jamestown, not regional hub routing.
African routes degrade on cable outages — require redundant paths and a published failover RTO for Saint Helena.
Confirm coverage for Atlantic/St_Helena hours — a Jamestown route issue at 09:00 needs a human response, not a next-day ticket.
Zone 2 landline and mobile rates can differ 5× — demand separate +290 landline and mobile rate sheets.
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