Calling to Wallis and Futuna
- 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 ‘4’ or ‘8’.
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
Wallis and Futuna do not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
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 Wallis and Futuna (domestic dialing)
Dial the entire local phone number as it is listed. There is no trunk prefix used for calling within Wallis and Futuna.
| six digits |
| local phone number |
Wallis and Futuna phone numbers explained
Number details
Wallis and Futuna phone numbers are six digits.
The first digit signifies whether the phone number is a mobile or fixed line phone.
Landlines begin with ‘7’.
Mobile numbers begin with ‘4’ or ‘8’.
An example of a Wallis and Futuna phone number
The Hotel Lomipeau lists its phone number in Mata-Utu as (681) 72.20.21.
Phone number explanation
| 681 | 72 20 21 |
| country code for Wallis and Futuna | local phone number in Mata-Utu |
Local example – calling from another location in Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
Dial the entire six-digit phone number for all calls within Wallis and Futuna.
| 72 20 21 |
| local phone number in Mata-Utu |
Long distance example – calling from Leava, Wallis and Futuna (on the other side of the country)
Dial the entire six-digit phone number for all calls within Wallis and Futuna.
| 72 20 21 |
| local phone number in Mata-Utu |
International example – calling from outside Wallis and Futuna (including France and French Overseas Departments and Territories)
To call from outside Wallis and Futuna, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Wallis and Futuna’s country code of ‘681’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 681 | 72 20 21 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Wallis and Futuna | local phone number in Mata-Utu |
Calling from Wallis and Futuna
’00’ is used as an exit code to dial an international call from Wallis and Futuna.
Sources and more resources
- Service des Postes et Télécommunications – Wallis and Futuna’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 – Wallis and Futuna (country code +681) National Numbering Plan – Details of Wallis and Futuna’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Wallis and Futuna – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Wallis and Futuna. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – The Phonebook – Wallis and Futuna – Entry for Wallis and Futuna in the British Telecom international directory.