Country calling code
South Korea country code: +82
To call South Korea from another country, dial your exit code, then 82, then the national number without the leading 0. A South Korea mobile number dialled from abroad looks like +82 10-2000-0000.
- Country code
- +82
- Exit code (IDD)
- 001
- Trunk prefix
- 0
- Mobile number length
- 9 / 10 digits
- ISO country code
- KR
- Time zone
- UTC+9
- Capital
- Seoul
- Currency
- KRW
How to call South Korea
- 1
Dial the exit code of the country you are in. 011 in the US and Canada, 00 in the UK and most of Europe, 0011 in Australia. On a mobile phone, press and hold 0 to type + instead.
- 2
Dial 82, the country code of South Korea.
- 3
Dial the local number without the leading 0. Numbers written for callers inside South Korea start with the trunk prefix 0; it is dropped when you call from abroad.
| Calling from | You dial |
|---|---|
| Inside South Korea | 010-2000-0000 |
| Any mobile phone | +82 10-2000-0000 |
| United States or Canada | 011 82 10-2000-0000 |
| UK, Germany, India and most countries | 00 82 10-2000-0000 |
| Australia | 0011 82 10-2000-0000 |
| Japan | 010 82 10-2000-0000 |
Example with the South Korea sample number +821020000000.
Calling abroad from South Korea
Dial the exit code 001, then the country code and the number. To call the US from South Korea: 001 1 + area code + number. South Korea uses carrier-specific exit codes such as 001, 002, 005, 006 and 00700.
South Korea phone number format
Example numbers for each number type, written the way they are dialled inside South Korea and from abroad. The length counts the digits after the country code.
| Type | National format | International format | E.164 | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile | 010-2000-0000 | +82 10-2000-0000 | +821020000000 | 9, 10 |
| Landline | 02-212-3456 | +82 2-212-3456 | +8222123456 | 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 |
| Toll-free | 080-123-4567 | +82 80-123-4567 | +82801234567 | 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 |
| Premium rate | 060-234-5678 | +82 60-234-5678 | +82602345678 | 9 |
| VoIP | 070-1234-5678 | +82 70-1234-5678 | +827012345678 | 10 |
| Personal number | 050-1234-5678 | +82 50-1234-5678 | +825012345678 | 10, 11 |
| Pager | 015-2345-6789 | +82 15-2345-6789 | +821523456789 | 9, 10 |
| UAN (universal access) | 1544-1234 | +82 1544-1234 | +8215441234 | 8 |
Mobile networks in South Korea
The first digits of a number show which network the number range was assigned to. Numbers can be ported to another network later.
SKTellink
34 prefixesKT
28 prefixesLG U+
19 prefixesCountry codes of South Korea's neighbours
South Korea country code: FAQ
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{
"valid": true,
"international_format": "+821020000000",
"country_prefix": "+82",
"country_code": "KR",
"line_type": "mobile",
"carrier": "…",
"e164_format": "+821020000000",
"national_format": "010-2000-0000"
}