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International call out: 00N (where N is the carrier code) followed by the distant country code and telephone number.
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Calling into Korea: +82 XX XXXX YYYY. The leading "0" is dropped when dialling into South Korea from abroad.
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Some 1566/1577/1588 telephone numbers cannot be dialed from abroad.
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Domestic long-distance call: 0NN (where NN is the carrier code) followed by the 0XX area code and XXXX YYYY number. See Domestic long-distance service code and Area code.
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Call to cellular : 01N XXXX YYYY (see Mobile phone number). When phone call is made between unified 010-number subscribers, leading 010 can be dropped (XXXX YYYY).
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Special service call : 0N0 XXXX YYYY (see Special service)
For example;
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Call 02-312-3456 within Seoul: 312-3456
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Call 02-312-3456 from elsewhere: 02-312-3456
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Call 051-212-3456 within Busan: 212-3456
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Call 051-212-3456 from elsewhere: 051-212-3456
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Call 02-312-3456 from abroad: +82-2-312-3456
South Korea uses an open dialing plan with a total length (including 0) of 9 to 11 digits and, within city, subscriber numbers 7 to 8 digits long. Dialing from mobile phones to any type of phone except 010 numbers, the area code must be included.
In 1998, telephone numbers in Seoul starting with 2 and 6 added more digit (02-2XX-YYYY to 02-22XX-YYYY, 02-6XX-YYYY to 02-26XX-YYYY). Before area codes were shortened from 4 digit to 2~3 digit in June 2000, there were 1 digit exchange number (usually "2") with some 2 digit exchange numbers so some phone numbers like 0347-61-XXXX, 0443-2-XXXX or 0525-40-XXXX existed. (now 031-761-XXXX, 043-652-XXXX and 055-340-XXXX)
International call carrier codes
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001 - KT international call
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002 - LG U+ international call
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003xx - International call over Internet Protocol or international special services
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005 - SK Broadband international call (Higher quality than the 5 digit prefix service from the same company)
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006 - SK Telink international call (Higher quality than the 5 digit prefix service from the same company)
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007xx - International call over Internet Protocol or international special services
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00700 - SK Telink international call over Internet Protocol
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00727 - KT international call over Internet Protocol
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00766 - SK Broadband international call over Internet Protocol
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00794 - Operator Service
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008 - Sejong Telecom international call (Higher quality than the 5 digit prefix service from the same company)
Mobile prefixes
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010 - Mobile (All South Korea Mobile Phone Companies, from Jan 1, 2004)
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011 - Mobile (SK Telecom, until Dec 31, 2003)(All South Korea Mobile Phone Companies, from Jan 1, 2004)
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012 - Machine to machine (Former Beeper)
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013xx - Mobile special net (wireless vessels etc.)
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014xx - Point-to-Point Protocol Access number
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015 - Mobile services: Paging services
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016 - Mobile (KT, until Jun 30, 2003)(All South Korea Mobile Phone Companies, from Jul 1, 2004)
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017 - Mobile (SK Telecom, until Dec 31, 2003)(All South Korea Mobile Phone Companies, from Jan 1, 2004)
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018 - Mobile (KT, until Jun 30, 2003)(All South Korea Mobile Phone Companies, from Jul 1, 2004)
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019 - Mobile (LG U+, until Dec 31, 2004)(All South Korea Mobile Phone Companies, from Jan 1, 2005)
Services
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030 - UMS
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050 - Personal number service
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050x - Anonymous virtual number service
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060 - Telephone based intelligent service (Premium-rate)
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070 - Internet phone (VoIP)
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080 - Toll-free call (some aren't free from mobiles)
Area codes
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Before June 2000, South Korea used two- to four-digit area codes.
Domestic long-distance carrier codes
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It is not necessary to dial any carrier prefix before making a domestic long-distance call.
These prefixes are needed only when you want to choose a different carrier other than your default long-distance carrier (usually the same company that provides your phoneline).
Special numbers
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100 - KT customer center
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101 - LG U+ Home Service customer center
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106 - SK Broadband customer center
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107 - Video relay service
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111 - NIS
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112 - Police
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113 - Spy reporting
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Area Code + 114 - Directory assistance (Korea Info Service)
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115 - KT Telegram
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116 - KT standard time service
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117 - School Violence Hotline (from 2012, previously: report sexual trafficking of women)
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118 - Cyber terrorism report
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119 - Fire brigade, ambulance
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120 - Lifestyle service
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121 - Water utility report
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122 - Coast guard emergency
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123 - KEPCO electric report
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125 - Smuggling report
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127 - Narcotics report
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128 - Pollution report
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129 - Coordination with social welfare service (after October 2005)
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1300 - Postal services
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1301 - Prosecutor service
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Area Code + 131 - Weather forecasting
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132 - Civil Action (Korea Legal Aid Corporation - for contract disputes)
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1330 - KNTO tourist information (bus·train schedule, hotel·inn information, free translation service)
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1331 - Human Rights Board
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1332 - Finance Board
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1333 - Transport information
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1335 - Information communication service center
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1336 - Infringement of personal information board
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1337 - Military Safety Board
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1338 - Communications service center and report
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1339 - Emergency medical treatment
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134 - Tourist information
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1345 - Immigration Contact Center (multilingual support)
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1350 - Labor Board
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1355 - National Pension Service
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1357 - Small and medium enterprise support
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1365 - Volunteering information
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1366 - Domestic abuse report
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1369 - Financial Information Inquiry
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1377 - Foodbank
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1379 - Unreasonable infringement of livelihood report
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1382 - Citizen Registry Confirmation
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1385 - Business discomfort report and board
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1388 - Minor mistreatment report
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1389 - Elderly abuse hotline and board
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1390 - Election information and infringement hotline
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1391 - Baby abuse hotline
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1398 - Child abuse hotline
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1399 - Unclean grocery report
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141 - Contact room (KT)
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182 - Missing child report hotline
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188 - National Board of Audit and Inspection
Collect call
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082-17,1677 - uplus (Dacom) Collect call
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1541 - KT Collect call
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1677 - Sejong Telecom Collect call
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1682 - SK Telink Collect call
Intelligent Network
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14XXXXXX
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15XXXXXX
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1544-XXXX - LG Dacom(LG U+) nationwide single number service
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1566-XXXX - SK Broadband nationwide single number service
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1577-XXXX - KT nationwide single number service
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1588-XXXX - KT nationwide single number service
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1599-XXXX - SK Telink nationwide single number service
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16XXXXXX
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1661-XXXX - LG U+ nationwide single number service
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1688-XXXX - Sejong Telecom nationwide single number service