Calling to Samoa
- 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 ‘7’.
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
Samoa 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 Samoa (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire phone number as it is listed.
There is no trunk prefix used with Samoa’s phone network.
| five to seven digits |
| local phone number |
Samoa’s phone numbers explained
Number details
Samoan phone numbers are five to seven digits.
The first one to three digits signifies a geographic (area) code.
Mobile numbers begin with ‘7’.
An example of a Samoan phone number
The Museum of Samoa lists its phone number in Apia as (685) 26036.
Phone number explanation
| 685 | 2 | 6036 |
| country code for Samoa | geographic (area) code for Apia | local phone number within Apia |
Local example – calling from another location in Apia, Samoa
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Samoa.
| 2 | 6036 |
| geographic (area) code for Apia | local phone number within Apia |
Long distance example – calling from Safotu, Samoa (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Samoa.
| 2 | 6036 |
| geographic (area) code for Apia | local phone number within Apia |
Mobile phone example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Samoa)
Dial the entire phone number for all calls within Samoa.
| 2 | 6036 |
| geographic (area) code for Apia | local phone number within Apia |
International example – calling from outside Samoa
To call from outside Samoa, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Samoa’s country code of ‘685’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 685 | 2 | 6036 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Samoa | geographic (area) code for Apia | local phone number within Apia |
Calling from Samoa
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Samoa.
Sources and more resources
- Office of the Regulator of Samoa (Samoa) – Samoa’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 – Samoa (country code +685) National Numbering Plan – Details of Samoa’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Samoa – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Samoa. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Samoa – Entry for Samoa in the British Telecom international directory.