758 Area Code
Saint Lucia · Castries
The 758 area code serves Saint Lucia. It is part of the North American Numbering Plan, so the country shares the same +1 prefix as the United States and Canada, but Saint Lucia is a sovereign jurisdiction with its own telecom regulator and carriers.
About Saint Lucia
- Country
- 🇱🇨Saint Lucia (LC)
- Capital
- Castries
- Population
- 179,744 (2024)
- Area
- 616 km²
- Currency
- East Caribbean dollar (XCD), pegged at 2.70:1 to USD
- Languages
- English, Saint Lucian Creole French (Kwéyòl)
- Timezone
- America/St_Lucia (UTC−4, no DST)
- Internet TLD
- .lc
- Drives on
- Left
History
Creation: Area code 758 was assigned to Saint Lucia and went into service on July 1, 1996, as one of the 172nd-batch area codes in the NANP. It was created by splitting Saint Lucia out of the shared Caribbean area code 809. The digits 7-5-8 spell ‘SLU’ on a telephone keypad, a mnemonic for St. Lucia. The permissive dialing period during which 809 could still be used ended on January 1, 1997.
Predecessor: Before 758, numbers in Saint Lucia used 809.
Mnemonics: The digits 758 map to letter combinations on the standard telephone keypad, yielding 36 possible three-letter mnemonics. Telecom regulators sometimes pick one of these as a marketing handle (e.g. ‘BHA’ for The Bahamas, ‘TNT’ for Trinidad and Tobago).
Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_code_758, World Bank — Saint Lucia (2024).
How to call Saint Lucia
No 011 prefix needed — Saint Lucia is part of the NANP, so calls dial like a domestic North American number. Long-distance and roaming charges still apply.
Use your country's international access code (00 in most of Europe, 0011 in Australia), then 1, the 758 area code, and the local number.
Domestic calls use seven digits — no area code prefix needed.
Major cities in Saint Lucia
Settlements served by the 758 area code, ranked by population. Smaller territories may have a single major settlement plus surrounding villages.
| City | Population | % of country |
|---|---|---|
| Gros Islet | 25,210 | 14.0% |
| Castries | 20,000 | 11.1% |
| Vieux Fort | 16,284 | 9.1% |
| Soufrière | 8,472 | 4.7% |
| Dennery | 3,000 | 1.7% |
| Listed total | 72,966 | 40.6% |
Telecom operators
Numbers in the 758 area code are assigned by Saint Lucia's telecom regulator to the following landline and mobile operators.
- Digicel
- Flow (Cable & Wireless)
Frequently Asked Questions
758 is the area code for Saint Lucia. It is part of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), which is why Saint Lucia shares the same +1 country prefix as the United States and Canada — but the country itself is sovereign.