Calling to Palau
- 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 ’77’ or ‘6×0’.
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
Palau does not have any country-specific satellite phone numbers.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their own call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Palau (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number as it is listed.
There is no trunk prefix used in Palau’s phone system.
| seven digits |
| local phone number |
Palau’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Palauan phone numbers are seven digits.
The first three digits signify a geographic (area) code.
Mobile numbers being with ‘770’ through ‘779’ inclusive and ‘620’, ‘630’, ‘640’, ‘660’, ‘680’, and ‘690’.
An example of a phone number in Palau
The Etpison Museum lists its phone number in Koror as (680) 488-6730.
Phone number explanation
| 680 | 488 | 6730 |
| country code for Palau | geographic (area) code for Koror State | remainder of the phone number within Koror state |
Local example – calling from another location in Koror, Palau
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number for all calls within Palau.
| 488 | 6730 |
| geographic (area) code for Koror State | remainder of the phone number within Koror state |
Long distance example -calling from Peleliu, Palau (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number for all calls within Palau.
| 488 | 6730 |
| geographic (area) code for Koror State | remainder of the phone number within Koror state |
Mobile phone example -calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Palau)
Dial the entire seven-digit phone number for all calls within Palau.
| 488 | 6730 |
| geographic (area) code for Koror State | remainder of the phone number within Koror state |
International example – calling from outside Palau
To call from outside Palau, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Palau’s country code of ‘680’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 680 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Palau |
Calling from Palau
‘011’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Palau.
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 – Palau (country code +680) National Numbering Plan – Details of Palau’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Palau – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Palau. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Palau – Entry for Palau in the British Telecom international directory.