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Turks and Caicos Islands

ISO TC Dial +1 Currency USD Americas
A woman in a blue dress sits gracefully on a tree-lined path at Frigate Bay.

Turks and Caicos Islands is a country in Caribbean, Its capital is Cockburn Town, its country calling code is +1, and its ISO 3166 codes are TC (alpha-2) and TCA (alpha-3). The official currency is United States dollar (USD) $.

Capital
Cockburn Town
Calling code
+1
Currency
United States dollar (USD) $
Languages
English
Local time
19:17:45
ISO alpha-2
TC
ISO alpha-3
TCA
Population
38,718
Area
948 kmยฒ
Region
Caribbean
Internet domain
.tc
Drives on the
left

Turks and Caicos Islands country code: +1

The country calling code for Turks and Caicos Islands is +1. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local Turks and Caicos Islands number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.

Turks and Caicos Islands ISO codes: TC and TCA

Turks and Caicos Islands is assigned TC as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and TCA as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for Turks and Caicos Islands is .tc. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.

Currency in Turks and Caicos Islands: the United States dollar

The official currency of Turks and Caicos Islands is the United States dollar, with the ISO 4217 code USD and the symbol $. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside Turks and Caicos Islands are quoted in USD. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.

Time zone in Turks and Caicos Islands

The primary time zone for Turks and Caicos Islands is -04:00, currently UTC-04:00. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.

Capital and geography of Turks and Caicos Islands

The capital of Turks and Caicos Islands is Cockburn Town. Turks and Caicos Islands sits in Americas, specifically the Caribbean subregion. Its approximate centre point is 21.75000000, -71.58333333. Traffic in Turks and Caicos Islands drives on the left. Languages recorded for Turks and Caicos Islands: English.

Which countries border Turks and Caicos Islands?

No land borders are recorded for Turks and Caicos Islands in this dataset, which is typical of island states and territories. The nearby page still ranks the closest countries by straight-line distance.

Public holidays 2026

12 recorded. Regional holidays apply only in the listed subdivisions.

DateHolidayApplies
1 Jan 2026 New Year's Day National
9 Mar 2026 Commonwealth Day National
3 Apr 2026 Good Friday National
6 Apr 2026 Easter Monday National
25 May 2026 JAGS McCartney Day National
25 May 2026 King's Birthday National
1 Aug 2026 Emancipation Day National
31 Aug 2026 Constitution Day National
25 Sep 2026 National Youth Day National
12 Oct 2026 National Heritage Day National
25 Dec 2026 Christmas Day National
26 Dec 2026 St. Stephen's Day National

Where Turks and Caicos Islands is

Centre point 21.75000000, -71.58333333.

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