Calling to Micronesia
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (sms)
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Micronesia does not have any country-specific satellite phone numbers.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Micronesia (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire phone number as it is listed.
There is no trunk prefix used when calling within Micronesia’s phone system.
| seven digits |
| local phone number |
Micronesian phone numbers explained
Number details
Micronesian phone numbers are seven digits.
The first three digits signify a geographic (area) code.
Mobile numbers are intermixed with fixed line phone numbers.
An example of a Micronesian phone number
The Manya Ray Bay Resort lists its phone number in Yap as 350-2300.
Phone number explanation
| 691 | 350 | 2300 |
| country code for Micronesia | geographic (area) code for Yap | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Yap, Micronesia
Dial the entire seven digit phone number for all calls within Micronesia.
| 350 | 2300 |
| geographic (area) code for Yap | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling Pohnpei, Micronesia (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire seven digit phone number for all calls within Micronesia.
| 350 | 2300 |
| geographic (area) code for Yap | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Micronesia)
Dial the entire seven digit phone number for all calls within Micronesia.
| 350 | 2300 |
| geographic (area) code for Yap | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Micronesia
To call from outside Micronesia, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Micronesia’s country code of ‘691’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 691 | 350 | 2300 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Micronesia | geographic (area) code for Yap | remainder of the phone number |
Calling from Micronesia
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Micronesia.
Sources and more resources
- Telecommunications Regulator (Telecom Regulator) – Micronesia’s telephone systems regulator.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Micronesia (country code +691) National Numbering Plan – Details of Micronesia’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Micronesia – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Micronesia. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Micronesia – Entry for Micronesia in the British Telecom international directory.