Area Code 2240 – Kennedy, Tegucigalpa
The phone area code for Kennedy, Tegucigalpa is 2240 (international format +5042240). Browse local exchange codes (NXX) and carrier assignments below.
📍 Geographic Location of Kennedy, Tegucigalpa
Geographic Context and Coverage
The area code 2240 is a geographic exchange code within the Honduran national numbering plan, specifically allocated to the Kennedy district of Tegucigalpa, the capital and largest city of Honduras. Tegucigalpa, along with its sister city Comayagüela, forms the Central District (Distrito Central) in the Francisco Morazán department. The 2240 prefix serves a mix of residential, commercial, and institutional lines in the Kennedy neighborhood and its immediate surroundings, including areas such as Colonia Kennedy, Colonia Alameda, and adjacent zones. As a fixed-line code, it is associated with the traditional public switched telephone network (PSTN) and is also used by fixed wireless and VoIP services that register a physical address in the coverage area.
Dialing Formats and Instructions
Within Honduras, calls to a 2240 number are dialed as an eight-digit national significant number (NSN) in the format 2240-XXXX. The full international format for callers from abroad is +504 2240-XXXX, where +504 is the country calling code for Honduras. For local callers within the same exchange, seven-digit dialing is not used; the full eight-digit number must always be dialed, even for calls within the same district. For international callers, the exit code of their country (e.g., 011 from the US/Canada, 00 from many European countries) must be dialed before the country code and the local number.
Regulatory and Technical Notes
The Honduran telecom regulator, Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL), administers the national numbering plan. Geographic area codes are assigned to specific regions, and the 2240 prefix is part of the Tegucigalpa metropolitan area numbering block. As of the latest updates, there are no overlay codes for this area, meaning that the 2240 prefix is unique to the Kennedy zone. However, number portability may allow subscribers to retain their 2240 number when switching to a different fixed-line provider, though the geographic association remains. Calls to 2240 numbers are typically charged as local or national fixed-line rates, depending on the caller's location and service plan. For businesses, having a 2240 number reinforces a local presence in the capital, which is beneficial for customer trust and local marketing.