Area code · Caribbean
Area code 242 — Bahamas
Bahamas · outside the U.S. · in service since October 1, 1996
Area code 242 is in Bahamas, outside the United States: a call there is international (why it looks like a U.S. number).
Local time in Bahamas
Spam reports from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026
Too few reports for a level #449 of 461
0 FTC complaints
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC.
See the reports- Time zoneEastern Time
- Calls thereInternational
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Spam call reports about 242 numbers
Complaints by week
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026Show as table
| Week starting | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Sep 7 (3 days) | 0 |
| Sep 14 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | 0 |
| Oct 19 (4 days) | 0 |
Compared with all codes
- Robocalls
- unknown
- Callers with the same code
- 0 of 1
- Rank by complaints
- #449of 461 · bottom tenth (fewest complaints)
- FCC complaints, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
- 0
What the calls were about
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
| Subject | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends | 1 |
Where the people who complained live
Fewer than 5 complaints in the archive: not shown.
October 2026 (partial) report · most reported
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC · source
Source: FTC Do Not Call complaints created Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026. They are reported by consumers and are not verified by the FTC; caller ID can be spoofed (how we count).
Source: FCC Consumer Complaints data, unwanted calls filed Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026, by caller ID; not verified by the FCC.
Area code 242 location
Questions about area code 242
What area code is 242?
The area code of Bahamas, outside the United States, in service since October 1, 1996.
Where is 242 area code, and what time zone is it in?
Bahamas; Eastern Time.