Area code · Caribbean
Area code 246 — Barbados
Barbados · outside the U.S. · in service since July 1, 1996
Area code 246 is in Barbados, outside the United States: a call there is international (why it looks like a U.S. number).
Local time in Barbados
Spam reports from Sep 23 – Oct 22, 2026
None in the FTC archive
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC.
FCC count- Time zoneAtlantic Standard Time (no daylight saving)
- Calls thereInternational
- Unwanted call?Block & report
Spam call reports about 246 numbers
No FTC complaints about 246 numbers
Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
- FCC complaints, Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
- 0
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 246 location
Questions about area code 246
What area code is 246?
The area code of Barbados, outside the United States, in service since July 1, 1996.
Where is 246 area code, and what time zone is it in?
Barbados; Atlantic Standard Time (no daylight saving).