Calling to Nauru
- 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.
Mobile phone numbers begin with ’55’.
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
Nauru 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 Nauru (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number as it is listed.
There is no trunk prefix used with Nauru’s phone system.
| seven digits |
| local phone number |
Nauru’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Nauruan phone numbers are seven digits.
The first three digits signify whether the phone number is a land-line (fixed line) or mobile phone. Land-line phones begin with ‘444’ or ‘888’.
Mobile numbers begin with ’55’.
An example of a phone number in Nauru
The Government of the Republic of Nauru lists its phone number in Yaren as +674 557 3133.
Phone number explanation
| 674 | 557 | 3133 |
| country code for Nauru | designates a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Yaren
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number for all calls within Nauru.
| 557 | 3133 |
| designates a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling from Anabar Beach, Nauru (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number for all calls within Nauru.
| 557 | 3133 |
| designates a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Nauru)
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number for all calls within Nauru.
| 557 | 3133 |
| designates a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside Nauru
To call from outside Nauru, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Nauru’s country code of ‘674’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 674 | 557 | 3133 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Nauru | designates a mobile phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Calling from Nauru
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Nauru.
Sources and more resources
- 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 – Nauru (country code +674) National Numbering Plan – Details of Nauru’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Nauru – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Nauru. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Nauru – Entry for Nauru in the British Telecom international directory.