Country Code: +850

International Call Prefix: 00 or 99

Trunk Prefix

Trunk prefix

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Telephone numbers in North Korea

North Korea

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

 are regulated by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

Area codes

This is the official list as registered with ITU-T in 2011.

LIST OF ALLOCATIONS IN 2011
Area Code	Length of Customer Number	City Name	Province Name
2	Code 11	Pyongyang	Pyongyang
2	Code 12	Pyongyang	Pyongyang
2 18	3 digits	Pyongyang	Pyongyang
2 381	4 digits	Pyongyang	Pyongyang
2 771	4 digits	Pyongyang	Pyongyang
2 772	4 digits	Pyongyang	Pyongyang
2 880	13 digits	Pyongyang	Pyongyang
2 881	13 digits	Pyongyang	Pyongyang
2 882	13 digits	Pyongyang	Pyongyang
2 883	13 digits	Pyongyang	Pyongyang
2 885	13 digits	Pyongyang	Pyongyang
195	7 digits	Pyongyang	Pyongyang
31	6 digits	Pyongsong	South Phyongan
39	6 digits	Nampo	Nampo
41	6 digits	Sariwon	North Hwanghae
45	6 digits	Haeju	South Hwanghae
49	6 digits	Kaesong	North Hwanghae
53	6 digits	Hamhung	South Hamgyong
57	6 digits	Wonsan	Kangwon
61	6 digits	Sinuiju	North Phyongan
67	6 digits	Kanggye	Jagang
73	6 digits	Chongjin	North Hamgyong
79	6 digits	Hyesan	Ryanggang
85 29	4 digits	Rason	Rason

Older area code list

The following list contains only area codes which have been disclosed through various other sources, as the official list was not previously known, even to ITU-T. The telephone directory in North Korea is top secret.

• 0191 - a mobile network which appears to be used by the British Embassy in Pyongyang
• 0192 - koryolink
  Koryolink
  Koryolink , a joint venture between Egyptian company Orascom Telecom Holding and the state-owned Korea Post and Telecommunications Corporation , is North Korea's only mobile operator. According to Orascom quoted in BusinessWeek, the company had 125,661 subscribers in May 2010. By March 2011, the...
  
   3G Network
• 0193 - SunNet GSM/900 Network
• 02 - Pyongyang
  Pyongyang
  Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...
  
  
• 031 - Moranbong
• 039 - Nampho
• 041 - Songnim
• 043 - Songnim
• 045 - Haeju
  Haeju
  Haeju is a city located in South Hwanghae Province near Haeju Bay in North Korea. It is the administrative centre of South Hwanghae Province. As of 2000, the population of the city is estimated to be 236,000. At the beginning of 20th century, it became a strategic port in Sino-Korean trade...
  
  
• 049 - Kaesong
  Kaesong
  Kaesŏng is a city in North Hwanghae Province, southern North Korea , a former Directly Governed City, and the capital of Korea during the Koryo Dynasty. The city is near Kaesŏng Industrial Region and it contains the remains of the Manwoldae palace. It was formally named Songdo while it was the...
  
  
• 053 - Hungnam
  Hungnam
  Hŭngnam was the third largest city in North Korea.It is a port city on the eastern coast, in South Hamgyong Province, on the Sea of Japan . The city covers an area of 250 square kilometers...
  
  
• 057 - Wonsan
  Wonsan
  Wŏnsan is a port city and naval base in southeastern North Korea. It is the capital of Kangwŏn Province. The population of the city is estimated to have been 331,000 in 2000. Notable people from Wŏnsan include Kim Ki Nam, diplomat and Secretary of the Workers' Party.- History :The original name of...
  
  
• 073 - Chongjin
  Chongjin
  Ch'ŏngjin is the capital of North Korea's North Hamgyŏng Province and the country's third largest city. From 1960 to 1967 and again from 1977 to 1985, Ch'ŏngjin was administered separately from North Hamgyŏng as a Directly Governed City...
  
  
• 079 - Hyesan
  Hyesan
  Hyesan is a city in the northern part of the northern Ryanggang province of North Korea. It is a hub of river transportation as well as a product distribution centre. It is also the administrative centre of Ryanggang Province...
  
  
• 08 - Rason
• 082 - Rajin
• 086 - Sonbong
  Sonbong
  Sonbong, formerly called Unggi , is a subdivision of the North Korean city of Rason. It is located at the northeastern extreme of North Korea, bordering Russia and China. It lies on Unggi Bay, an extension of the Sea of Japan . A uranium mine is allegedly located there, as is a 200 megawatt...
  
  

Number lengths

Location	Area code	Subscriber number	NSN length
Pyongyang Pyongyang Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...  (capital city)	2 digits (02)	7 digits	8 digits
Rason Economic Special Zone Rajin-Sonbong Economic Special Zone The Rajin-Sonbong Economic Special Zone was established by the North Korean government near Rason to promote economic growth through foreign investment. It is similar to the Special Economic Zone setup by the People's Republic of China and elsewhere to pilot market economics in a designated...	3 digits (085)	6 digits	8 digits
Mobiles	4 digits (019X)	7 digits	10 digits

Little is known about phone numbers in the rest of the country, as phone numbers outside Pyongyang and Rason are not able to be dialled from overseas and are hence not advertised in any overseas publications.

International dialling

Overseas callers to North Korea will usually need to go through the international operator service on +850 2 18111. A select few numbers (mostly fax numbers) are able to be dialled directly, without operator assistance.

Phone numbers in Pyongyang

Pyongyang

Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was...

 which can call internationally and which can receive calls internationally always begin with 381 in the local number, e.g. +850 2 381 xxxx. These numbers cannot be dialled domestically and cannot make calls domestically, so usually an organisation with international connectivity will have a 381 international number and a 382 domestic number. For example, the British Embassy in Pyongyang can be dialled as +850 2 381 7980 internationally and 02 382 7980 domestically. 381 numbers can, however, call other 381 numbers domestically.

Many lines in the Rason Economic Special Zone

Rajin-Sonbong Economic Special Zone

The Rajin-Sonbong Economic Special Zone was established by the North Korean government near Rason to promote economic growth through foreign investment. It is similar to the Special Economic Zone setup by the People's Republic of China and elsewhere to pilot market economics in a designated...

 can also be direct-dialled from outside the country, as many foreign companies (mostly Chinese and Russian) are active in the region.

Calls between North Korea and South Korea are barred except to/from Kaesong Industrial Region

Kaesong Industrial Region

Kaesŏng Industrial Region is a special administrative industrial region of North Korea. It was formed in 2002 from part of Kaesŏng Directly Governed City.-Kaesŏng Industrial Park:...

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