Find any 658- phone number in Jamaica
The 658 area code is allocated to the island nation of Jamaica. It is one of several area codes assigned to this Caribbean nation by the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). The NANP is an international numbering plan administered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. and Canada, that assigns area codes to the countries and states within its members.
The 658 area code was implemented in the year 2000, when it was split from the 876 area code. This took place because the 876 area code was approaching full capacity. Besides Jamaica, the NANP also assigns area codes to other Caribbean countries such as Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, and the Cayman Islands. These area codes are used to facilitate communication between each country and countries within the NANP zone. By ensuring that each country has a unique area code, callers can identify which country the recipient of a phone call is located in.