What is the telephone area code for the Bahamas?

The Bahamas use the same country code as the USA, Canada and other North American states: +1

If you are trying to reach a number that is only seven digits long, this will need to be prefixed with the area code 242.

So, for example, a valid Bahamas number in international format would be:

+1 242 xxx xxxx

Calls from the US and other NANP locations to the Bahamas are dialed "one plus," the same as domestic long-distance calls, but international rates will apply.

(The plus sign means "insert your international access prefix here." From a GSM mobile phone, you can enter the number in full international format, starting with the plus sign. The most common prefix is 00, but Japan uses 010, Australia uses 0011, and many other countries use different prefixes.)