What is telephone prefix 42?
Cable & Wireless Seychelles fixed-service allocation; 4229 is used for Outer Islands access. It can be used across Seychelles.
🇸🇨 Seychelles · Service allocation
42 Area Code
Prefix 42 is part of Seychelles's national telephone plan. It identifies cable & wireless seychelles fixed-service allocation; 4229 is used for outer islands access, not a city or district.
Domestic 42International +248 42
Dialing formatsVerified
Within Seychelles42X XXXX
From another country+248 42X XXXX
Dial +248 followed by the complete seven-digit number. Seychelles has no domestic trunk prefix and its fixed prefixes do not identify a specific district.
Coverage map
Prefix 42 Map
The map shows the national directory context; this operator prefix is not a geographic boundary.
VictoriaBeau VallonAnse RoyaleCascadeBaie Sainte AnneLa PasseApproximate locations
What time zone uses prefix 42?
Seychelles uses Seychelles Time (UTC+4). The displayed local time follows the country time zone rather than the telephone prefix.
Numbering plan
History
Seychelles changed from six- to seven-digit national numbers on 4 May 2011: fixed numbers gained a leading 4 and mobile numbers gained a leading 2. The 2025 national numbering plan assigns leading digit 4 to fixed services and leading digit 2 to mobile and fixed-cellular services.
Administrative coverage
Top 5 Districts Using Prefix 42
City directory
Cities Using Country Code +248
Network directoryOperator allocation or major-provider listing; not a market-share ranking.
Largest Telephone Carriers
Landline
Cable & Wireless Seychelles
Intelvision
Airtel Seychelles
Kokonet (fixed VoIP)
Wireless
Cable & Wireless Seychelles
Airtel Seychelles
Intelvision
Number blocks
Prefixes
420–429CWS fixed services
4229Outer Islands access
Dialing format
By Number:
Domestic42X XXXX
International+248 42X XXXX