Guyana country code +592 — call Guyana & get a number.
Guyana's country code is +592 — not +1. Despite being a CARICOM member and culturally Caribbean, Guyana sits on the South American mainland and dials on its own standalone ITU code, entirely separate from the +1 numbers used across the English-speaking Caribbean. Here's the full dialing guide, plus how the world's fastest-growing economy is reshaping demand for a local Georgetown number.
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Guyana at a glance
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What is the country code for Guyana?
Guyana's country code is +592. It is a standalone code issued directly by the ITU to Guyana — it is not part of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), and it does not share the +1 prefix used by Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, and most other English-speaking Caribbean nations.
This trips up a lot of people because Guyana is culturally, historically, and politically Caribbean — it's a founding member of CARICOM (the Caribbean Community) and its headquarters is in Georgetown — but geographically it sits on the South American mainland, bordering Venezuela, Brazil, and Suriname. That combination makes it easy to *assume* it dials like its CARICOM neighbors. It doesn't. Any number reached by dialing +1 is not a Guyanese number; every legitimate Guyanese line, landline or mobile, routes through +592.
The reason phone infrastructure into Guyana suddenly matters commercially: since ExxonMobil and partners discovered the Liza field in the offshore Stabroek Block in 2015, and began production in December 2019, Guyana has become the fastest-growing economy in the world for several years running, with real GDP growth exceeding 25% annually in 2022–2025. GDP per capita has jumped from under $7,000 in 2019 to roughly $30,000 today. Georgetown has gone, in under a decade, from a sleepy former British colonial capital to an oil-and-gas boomtown with energy services firms, logistics operators, and international contractors racing to establish a local phone presence.
All four mean the same thing — they connect your call to Guyana.
How to call Guyana from anywhere
Dial your exit code (or +), then 592, then the 7-digit Guyanese number. From the US: 011 592 225 4040 (Georgetown landline). From the UK/EU: 00 592 225 4040. Within Guyana, dial the 7-digit number directly — there is no national trunk prefix to add or drop, and no separately dialed area code. Guyana → abroad uses 00 + destination country code.
Full example: +592 223 / 225 / 226 / 227 / 231 / 502 XXX XXXX — drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.
Guyana phone number format explained
Guyana uses 7-digit subscriber numbers nationally — there is no separate national trunk prefix. The 7 digits break down as a 3-digit geographically assigned exchange prefix + 4-digit directory number. Landlines use exchange prefixes tied to region (see Georgetown, Linden, Bartica below). Mobiles use GSM numbers in the 6xx block — prefixes in the 600–629, 630–639, and 640–699 ranges, followed by a 4-digit directory number. As of December 2007, all cellular service in Guyana runs on GSM; the older TDMA network was fully decommissioned.
Landline
Landline numbers use a 3-digit exchange prefix + 4-digit line number. The exchange prefix indicates the geographic region — Georgetown, Linden, Bartica, and the coastal/eastern zones each have their own bands.
Mobile
Mobile numbers use the 6xx block (600–629, 630–639, 640–699) followed by 4 digits. Guyana runs GSM-only across GTT and Digicel; number portability arrived in the mid-2020s, so the prefix indicates the original allocation but not necessarily the current carrier.
Guyana area codes — major cities
Drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.
| City | Region | Area code |
|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | Demerara-Mahaica | 223 / 225 / 226 / 227 / 231 / 502 |
| Coastal regions | Various | 216–279 range |
| Eastern regions | Various | 320–339 range |
| Linden | Upper Demerara-Berbice | 444 |
| Bartica | Cuyuni-Mazaruni | 455 |
Guyana mobile network prefixes
The prefix after +592 tells you which network issued the SIM — though number portability means it no longer guarantees the operator.
GTT (Guyana Telephone & Telegraph)
the historic incumbent, still the largest fixed-line and broadband operator, also offering GSM mobile service.
Digicel Guyana
the main mobile competitor, part of the wider Digicel Caribbean/Central America network, with GSM voice, data, and 4G/LTE.
E-Networks
a smaller ISP/telecom player active mainly in broadband under the 2021 liberalization licensing exemptions.
Guyana time zone
Guyana runs on Guyana Time (GYT), UTC−4, year-round — there is no daylight saving time. This puts Guyana in the same time zone as US Eastern Daylight Time for most of the year, but one hour ahead of US Eastern Standard Time in winter. Because Guyana never springs forward or falls back, the offset to US time zones shifts twice a year even though Guyana's own clock doesn't move — build call-scheduling logic around fixed UTC−4, not around a static offset from US Eastern.
From the US East Coast, weekday 9:00 AM–4:00 PM ET overlaps directly with Georgetown business hours in summer, and one hour later in winter. From the UK, aim for late morning to reach Georgetown's core working day. Tuesdays through Thursdays are the safest window for high-stakes business calls.
Emergency numbers in Guyana
Free to call from any Guyana phone, landline or mobile.
Common mistakes when calling Guyana
Almost every failed international call is a formatting issue, not a network issue.
Assuming Guyana uses +1
Because Guyana is a CARICOM member and culturally part of the Caribbean, people often assume it shares the +1 NANP prefix with Jamaica, Trinidad, or Barbados. It doesn't — Guyana has always had its own distinct code, +592.
Confusing +592 with +597 (Suriname) or +594 (French Guiana)
These three countries sit side-by-side on South America's northeast coast and are frequently mixed up in databases and CRM records — a single transposed digit routes the call to the wrong country entirely.
Treating the 7-digit number as having a droppable area code
Because there's no separately dialed prefix like US callers are used to, people sometimes try to add or strip digits that don't exist in the plan, producing invalid numbers.
Assuming a flat national plan means no regional information
The exchange prefix genuinely does indicate the region (Georgetown, Linden, Bartica) — it's just embedded in the 7 digits rather than dialed separately.
Forgetting Guyana doesn't observe DST
Meeting-time miscalculations are common when scheduling against US time zones, since the UTC gap to US Eastern shifts by an hour twice a year even though Guyana's clock never moves.
Tips to reduce the cost of calling Guyana
Route via a local +592 virtual number rather than international long-distance
Especially relevant given the volume of contractor, vendor, and logistics coordination flowing between Georgetown and international energy-sector partners.
Use SIP/VoIP trunking for high call-volume operations
Traditional carrier long-distance carries a steep per-minute premium on Guyana routes — SIP trunks cut that materially for call centers, dispatch, and contractor coordination.
Consolidate under one platform if you also call Suriname, Trinidad, or Brazil
These are common paired markets for companies operating in the Guyana oil sector; a single multi-country virtual number platform beats juggling separate local carrier contracts per country.
Confirm GSM compatibility for hardware/IoT deployments
Guyana's cellular network is GSM-only (TDMA was retired in 2007), so older or non-GSM equipment simply won't connect.
Why businesses get a Guyana virtual number
Guyana is not a typical small-market entry decision — it is currently the fastest-growing economy in the world, driven by ExxonMobil's 2015 Stabroek Block discovery and first oil in December 2019. Output reached roughly 400,000 barrels per day by 2024, projected past 650,000 bpd in 2025 and beyond 1 million bpd by 2027. That growth is pulling in a very specific set of businesses that need reliable Guyana-based phone infrastructure fast: energy services and oilfield contractors coordinating with Stabroek Block operations, logistics and supply-chain operators moving equipment through Georgetown's port and airport, international banking and finance firms supporting oil-revenue growth, engineering and construction firms building boomtown infrastructure, and legal/professional-services firms advising on contracts and the Natural Resource Fund.
Signal seriousness to Guyanese partners and regulators
A local +592 number lands differently than an obviously foreign one for oil-sector contract, vendor, and licensing conversations.
Coordinate Stabroek Block logistics locally
Energy services, dispatch, and safety coordination need Georgetown-based numbers Guyanese contractors will actually answer.
Serve English-speaking South American demand
Guyana is the only English-official country on the mainland — a +592 number is uniquely easy to staff versus Venezuela, Brazil, or Suriname.
Support the finance and banking build-out
Oil-revenue-driven corporate and consumer banking growth is creating fast demand for local number verification and OTP infrastructure.
Anchor construction and real estate operations
Georgetown's housing and commercial build-out needs local contact numbers for site coordination and vendor management.
Bundle with neighboring markets
Companies operating in Guyana often also touch Suriname, Trinidad, or Brazil — one platform, one billing relationship.
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How to get your Guyana virtual number
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Choose your Guyana number type — local Georgetown-area +592 number, or a broader national virtual number.
Sign up and verify — standard KYC, no Guyanese business entity required.
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Guyana +592 — FAQ
Is Guyana's country code +1 or +592?expand_more
It's +592. Guyana is a CARICOM member and shares deep cultural and historical ties with the English-speaking Caribbean, which leads many people to assume it shares the +1 NANP code used by Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados. It doesn't — Guyana has its own standalone ITU country code, +592.
Why is Guyana's oil boom relevant to phone numbers and business setup?expand_more
Since production began in December 2019 from the offshore Stabroek Block, Guyana's economy has grown by more than 25% annually in several recent years, making it the fastest-growing economy in the world. That's driven a wave of energy services firms, logistics operators, contractors, and financial institutions into Georgetown, all of whom need reliable local phone infrastructure to operate credibly.
Is Guyana really the only English-speaking country in South America?expand_more
Yes. Every other country on the South American mainland is Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, or has French or Dutch as an official language. Guyana is the sole English-official nation on the continent, which is also why it's a full CARICOM member despite its South American location.
What's the difference between Guyana's +592 and Suriname's +597?expand_more
They're separate country codes for two adjacent countries, and the similarity of the digits (592 vs 597) causes frequent transposition errors in databases and dialing. Always double-check which country a number is meant to reach — a single wrong digit misroutes the call entirely.
Does Guyana use area codes like the US?expand_more
Not in the traditional dialed sense. Guyana uses 7-digit numbers where the first 3 digits are a geographically assigned exchange prefix (Georgetown numbers commonly start with 223, 225, 226, 227, 231, or 502; Linden uses 444; Bartica uses 455). There's no separate area code you dial before the number — the regional information is baked into the 7 digits themselves.
What are Guyana's emergency numbers?expand_more
911 for police, 912 for fire, and 913 for ambulance — three separate 3-digit numbers rather than one unified emergency line. Note that the ambulance line isn't always reliably staffed outside Georgetown; private medical transport is a common backup.
What time zone is Guyana in?expand_more
Guyana Time (GYT), UTC−4, with no daylight saving time adjustment year-round.
Who regulates telecoms in Guyana?expand_more
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC), operating under the Telecommunications Act No. 18 of 2016, which formally ended GTT's decades-long monopoly and opened the sector to competition, notably from Digicel.
Who are the major mobile carriers in Guyana?expand_more
GTT (Guyana Telephone & Telegraph), the historic incumbent, and Digicel, the main competitor following the 2016 market liberalization. E-Networks operates as a smaller broadband-focused ISP.
Does Guyana have a data protection law?expand_more
Yes — Guyana passed the Data Protection Act (Act No. 18 of 2023) in August 2023. It's a newer, less mature framework than EU-style GDPR regimes; verify current enforcement guidance directly rather than assuming EU-equivalent protections are already fully operative.
Can I get a Guyana virtual number without a local entity?expand_more
Yes — MCM provisions +592 virtual numbers without requiring a Guyanese business registration, useful for the wave of contractors and energy-services firms entering the market quickly to support the oil sector buildout.
Why would a business outside Guyana need a Guyana phone number at all?expand_more
Primarily the oil boom: energy services, logistics, banking, and professional-services firms supporting Stabroek Block operations need a credible local presence to work with Guyanese partners, vendors, and regulators — and a +592 number is a fast, low-friction way to establish that presence before a full local office is in place.