# Area code 268

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{{Short description|Telephone area code in the NANP for Antigua and Barbuda}}
'''Area code 268''' is the telephone [area code](/source/area_code) in the [North American Numbering Plan](/source/North_American_Numbering_Plan) (NANP) for [Antigua and Barbuda](/source/Antigua_and_Barbuda).

The area code was activated on April 1, 1996 by [division](/source/area_code_split) of numbering plan area [809](/source/area_code_809) which used to comprise all Caribbean countries and [Bermuda](/source/Bermuda).<ref name="il96">{{cite web
|url=https://www.nanpa.com/sites/default/files/planning_letters/IL-96-03-005.pdf
|title=Information Letter 96/03-005: NANP-Introduction of new 268 (Antigua and Barbuda) Numbering Plan Area (NPA)
|publisher=NANPA (Bellcore)
|date=1996-03-26
|access-date=2025-03-12
}}</ref> A permissive dialing period during which the old and the new area code could be used to call the new NPA was in effect for a period of one year until March 31, 1997. Foreign NPA calls to new telephone numbers in 268 required the new area code.<ref name="il96"/>

On the alphanumeric key pad, ''268'' spells ANT, the first three letters of Antigua.

For local calling in Antigua and Barbuda, [seven-digit dialing](/source/seven-digit_dialing) is in effect. Foreign NPA direct dialed toll calls must be prefixed by the digit ''1'' (''1'' + 10 digits) while operator-assisted calls require ''0'' (''0'' + 10 digits).

International dialing to other countries outside the NANP requires the international dialing prefix ''011'' before country code and national telephone number.

Calling to Antigua and Barbuda from NANP countries, such as the [United States](/source/United_States) and [Canada](/source/Canada), requires dialing the long-distance trunk prefix ''1'' before the area code and local telephone number, which is the same calling procedure for calling from the country to other NANP countries.

==See also==
*[Area codes in the Caribbean](/source/Area_codes_in_the_Caribbean)
*[List of North American Numbering Plan area codes](/source/List_of_North_American_Numbering_Plan_area_codes)

==References==
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{{Area code box | State = Antigua and Barbuda
| This = 268
| N = [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean)
| S = [664](/source/area_code_664), [country code 590](/source/List_of_country_calling_codes) in [Guadeloupe](/source/Guadeloupe)
| W = [664](/source/area_code_664), [869](/source/area_code_869)
| E = [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean)
|S1=Montserrat|S2=Saint Kitts and Nevis
}}

{{Area code list}}

{{North America topic|Telephone numbers in}}

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Category:Telecommunications in Antigua and Barbuda
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