Turks & Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks & Caicos Islands (TC, TCA) is a territory in Caribbean, with Cockburn Town as its capital. The currency is the US Dollar (USD, $). The international dialling code is +1 and the trunk prefix is 1; mobile numbers are written like (649) 231-1234. The time zone is America/Grand_Turk. Official language: English.

CurrencyUSD$

Dial code+1e.g. (649) 231-1234

Time zoneGrand TurkUTC−05:00

LanguageEnglish

CapitalCockburn Town

Population60.4K948 km²

Overview

Official name: Turks and Caicos Islands
Native name: Turks and Caicos Islands
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: TC
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: TCA
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 796
Demonym: Turks and Caicos Islander
Capital: Cockburn Town
Region: Americas › Caribbean
Status: Dependency or territory
Groups: Caribbean
Internet domain: .tc
Coordinates: 21.75, -71.58333333
Area: 948 km²
Population: 60,439
GDP: $1B ($17K per person)
Literacy: 98%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: None

Currency

US Dollar USD

Symbol: $
Minor units: 2 decimals
Example: US$1,234.50

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population	Writing
English en	Official	98% (59.2K)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
America/Grand_Turk		UTC−05:00	UTC−04:00	Eastern Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +1
Shared with: 🇦🇬 AG
🇦🇮 AI
🇦🇸 AS
🇧🇧 BB
🇧🇲 BM
🇧🇸 BS
🇨🇦 CA
🇩🇲 DM
🇩🇴 DO
🇬🇩 GD
🇬🇺 GU
🇯🇲 JM
🇰🇳 KN
🇰🇾 KY
🇱🇨 LC
🇲🇵 MP
🇲🇸 MS
🇵🇷 PR
🇸🇽 SX
🇹🇹 TT
🇺🇸 US
🇻🇨 VC
🇻🇬 VG
🇻🇮 VI
Dial-out prefix: 011
Trunk prefix: 1
National number length: 10 digits
Emergency number: 911 pattern 9(?:11|99)

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	(649) 712-1234	+1 649 712 1234	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Mobile	(649) 231-1234	+1 649 231 1234	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Toll free	(800) 234-5678	+1 800 234 5678	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Premium rate	(900) 234-5678	+1 900 234 5678	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
Personal number	(500) 234-5678	+1 500 234 5678	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10
VoIP	(649) 710-1234	+1 649 710 1234	(XXX) XXX-XXXX	10

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Address and postal code

Address layout

{Name}

{Organization}

{Street address}

{City}

{Postal code}

Required fields: Street address, City, Postal code
Uppercase fields: City, Postal code

Postal code

Pattern: TKCA 1ZZ
Examples: TKCA 1ZZ

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Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle: 12-hour (1–12), also hb, H, hB
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: en-TC

Number and date formats

As written by the English (Turks & Caicos Islands) locale (en-TC), amounts in USD.

Number: 1,234,567.891
Percent: 45.7%
Currency (USD): US$1,234,567.89
Accounting: (US$1,234,567.89)
Currency, name: 1,234,567.89 US dollars
Compact short: 1.2M
Compact long: 1.2 million
Scientific: 1.235E6
Speed: 88 kilometres per hour
Temperature: 21.5°C
Date, full: Friday, 27 March 2026
Date, long: 27 March 2026
Date, medium: 27 Mar 2026
Date, short: 27/03/2026
Time, medium: 3:04:05 pm
Time, short: 3:04 pm
Date and time: 27 Mar 2026, 3:04 pm
Month and year: March 2026
Weekday: Friday
Relative time: yesterday · in 3 days · 2 hours ago
List: and: A, B and C
List: or: A, B or C