NANP
Sint Maarten is a member of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), which allows seamless communication between participating countries. Within the NANP, callers can dial numbers across member countries using a standardized dialing format, without the need for country codes or special dialing patterns.How To Dial Calling Examples
Benefits
How To Dial
Within NANP
Example 1, calling from St Maarten to Miami:
1 + 305 + xxx.xxxx
Example 2, calling from Miami to St Maarten:
1 + 721 + xxx.xxxx
International to St. Maarten
International not within NANP
Example, calling from The Netherlands to St Maarten:
00 + 1 + 721 + xxx.xxxx
St. Maarten to International
International not within NANP
Example, calling from St Maarten to Amsterdam:
011 + 31 + 20 + xxx.xxxx
Calling Examples
Calling NANP countries:DIAL country code 1 + Area Code + 7 digit local number (xxx.xxxx)
| Caribbean NANP Countries | Area Code | Calling Number Example |
| American Samoa | 684 | 1-684-xxx.xxxx |
| Anguilla | 264 | 1-264-xxx.xxxx |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 268 | 1-268-xxx.xxxx |
| Bahamas | 242 | 1-242-xxx.xxxx |
| Barbados | 246 | 1-246-xxx.xxxx |
| Bermuda | 441 | 1-441-xxx.xxxx |
| British Virgin Islands | 284 | 1-284-xxx.xxxx |
| Cayman Islands | 345 | 1-345-xxx.xxxx |
| Dominica | 767 | 1-767-xxx.xxxx |
| Grenada | 473 | 1-473-xxx.xxxx |
| Guam | 671 | 1-671-xxx.xxxx |
| Jamaica | 876 | 1-876-xxx.xxxx |
| Montserrat | 664 | 1-664-xxx.xxxx |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 670 | 1-670-xxx.xxxx |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 869 | 1-869-xxx.xxxx |
| Saint Lucia | 758 | 1-758-xxx.xxxx |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 784 | 1-784-xxx.xxxx |
| Sint Maarten | 721 | 1-721-xxx.xxxx |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 868 | 1-868-xxx.xxxx |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 649 | 1-649-xxx.xxxx |
| United States Virgin Islands | 340 | 1-340-xxx.xxxx |
| Other NANP Countries | Area Code | Calling Number Example |
| Canada | multiple area code | 1-area code-xxx.xxxx |
| Dominican Republic | multiple area code | 1-area code-xxx.xxxx |
| Puerto Rico | multiple area code | 1-area code-xxx.xxxx |
| United States | multiple area code | 1-area code-xxx.xxxx |
Calling countries outside the NANP:
DIAL St. Maarten Exit Code: 011 + Country Code + Area Code + number
| Countries | Calling Number Example |
| Aruba | 011-297 + number |
| Bonaire | 011-599-7 + number |
| Colombia | 011-57 + area code + number |
| Curacao | 011-599-9 + number |
| France | 011-33 + area code + number |
| Guyana | 011-592 + number |
| Haiti | 011-509 + number |
| Saba | 011-599-416 + number |
| St. Eustatius | 011-599-318 + number |
| St. Martin (France), fixed line | 011-590-590 + number |
| St. Martin (France), mobile | 011-590-690 + number |
| Suriname | 011-597 + number |
| The Netherlands | 011-31 + area code + number |
| Venezuela | 011-58 + area code + number |
Benefits
By entering the NANP, St. Maarten acquired the same dialing scheme as the rest of the region.Ease of dialing for main visitor base (USA, Canada, and Caribbean). They will be using the same dialing scheme.
Ease of dialing for local businesses and residents. Most of the top calling destinations are within the NANP.
Less call attempts and more completed calls from and to country St. Maarten which will have a positive effect on the economy.
Increase of calls from North America; St. Maarten will no longer be considered as an international call but as a long distance call which will allow more people to make calls to St. Maarten.
Easy access to 1-800 numbers and the possibility for business to apply for US 1-800 numbers.
Integrates the Island of Sint Maarten economy more closely into the North American and the Caribbean economies.