Your complete guide to dialling Turks and Caicos Islands from Cockburn Town to anywhere in the world — verified +1-649 country code, America/Grand_Turk time zone, Americas region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
Turks and Caicos Islands
+1-649
Cockburn Town
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
TC
Alpha-3
TCA
Turks and Caicos Islands
TC
2 Digit ISO
+1-649
Country Calling Code
TCA
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Cockburn Town
Time zone
America/Grand_Turk
Weather · Cockburn Town
Humidity
Wind
Turks and Caicos Islands
+1-649
Capital
Cockburn Town
Region
Americas
Time zone
America/Grand_Turk
Coordinates
21.7° N, 71.8° W
ISO 3166-1
TC / TCA
Dial format
+1-649 [area] [number]
Current time in Cockburn Town
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Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Grand Turk
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 +1-649. This identifies Turks and Caicos Islands 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 Cockburn Town or elsewhere.
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The Turks and Caicos Islands are part of the North American Numbering Plan, using area code 649 within the +1 country code — international callers dial +1 (649) XXX-XXXX, the same format as any US or Canadian number. There are no sub-area codes; the 649 prefix covers all islands in the archipelago, including Grand Turk, Providenciales, North Caicos, Middle Caicos and the outer cays. The islands observe Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−5) year-round without switching to daylight saving time, which means they align with US Eastern Time in winter but fall one hour behind when the US East Coast moves to EDT each spring. Business hours in the financial district on Grand Turk and the commercial hub on Providenciales generally run Monday to Friday 08:30–16:30 EST. As a British Overseas Territory and recognised offshore financial centre, most corporate and legal offices communicate in English, and fax lines alongside landlines remain common in the legal and banking sectors.
Whether you're reaching Turks and Caicos Islands for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.
Cockburn Town 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.
Cockburn Town is ~10,870 km away — latency runs 280–310ms. Use wired ethernet to eliminate Wi-Fi jitter on this long-haul path.
Schedule Turks and Caicos Islands calls during Cockburn Town business hours — 09:00–17:00 America/Grand_Turk — 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 Turks and Caicos Islands (+1-649).
| National | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS TOLL FREE | +1-800 |
| VIRTUALNUMBERTYPE_DESCRIPTION_TCTF-BICS | +1-844 |
Capital
Cockburn Town
Population
45.1K
Area
948 km²
GDP (USD)
$1.10B
Currency
US Dollar (USD $)
Languages
English
Emergency number
911 / 999
Internet TLD
.tc
Drive side
Left-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
21.69°N / 71.80°W
Time zone
America/Grand_Turk
ISO 3166 codes
TC · TCA
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