Calling to New Caledonia
- 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
New Caledonia does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
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 New Caledonia (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire local phone number as it is listed. There is no trunk prefix used for calling within New Caledonia.
| six digits |
| local phone number |
New Caledonian phone numbers explained
Number details
New Caledonian phone numbers are six digits.
The first one to two digits signifies whether the phone number is a fixed line (land-line) or mobile phone.
An example of a New Caledonian phone number
The Le Lagoon Hotel lists its phone number in Noumea as (+687) 26.12.55.
Phone number explanation
| 687 | 2 | 6 12 55 |
| country code for New Caledonia | designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Local example – calling from another location in Noumea, New Caledonia
Dial the entire six-digit phone number for all calls within New Caledonia.
| 2 | 6 12 55 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Long distance example – calling Poum, New Caledonia (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire six-digit phone number for all calls within New Caledonia.
| 2 | 6 12 55 |
| designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
International example – calling from outside New Caledonia (including France and French Overseas Departments and Territories)
To call from outside New Caledonia, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by New Caledonia’s country code of ‘687’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 687 | 2 | 6 12 55 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for New Caledonia | designates a land-line (fixed line) phone number | remainder of the phone number |
Calling from New Caledonia
’00’ is used as an exit code to dial an international call from New Caledonia.
Sources and more resources
- Office des Postes et Télécommunications de Nouvelle-Calédonie – New Caledonia’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 – New Caledonia (country code +687) National Numbering Plan – Details of New Caledonia’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in New Caledonia – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for New Caledonia. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – New Caledonia – Entry for New Caledonia in the British Telecom international directory.