How to call South Korea from the US and Canada

011 - 82 - phone number

01182 and +82 are used interchangeably to dial South Korean phone numbers from a mobile (more on the plus sign).

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Current time in South Korea:

Calling South Korea explained:

  • 011 - international prefix; dial first when calling abroad from the US or Canada
  • 82 - Country Code for South Korea
  • phone number (remove initial 0): mostly 8 to 10 digits, area code included for landlines

Area codes & number examples

Phone type Dialing format Or using +
Cell phone 011 82 1x xxx xxx +82 1x xxx xxx
Cell phone 011 82 1x xxxx xxx +82 1x xxxx xxx
Cell phone 011 82 1x xxxx xxxx +82 1x xxxx xxxx
VoIP 011 82 70 xxxx xxxx +82 70 xxxx xxxx
Landlines Dialing format Or using +
Ansan 011 82 31 xxx xxxx +82 31 xxx xxxx
Anyang 011 82 31 xxx xxxx +82 31 xxx xxxx
Bucheon 011 82 31 xxx xxxx +82 31 xxx xxxx
Busan 011 82 51 xxx xxxx +82 51 xxx xxxx
Changwon 011 82 55 xxx xxxx +82 55 xxx xxxx
Cheonan 011 82 41 xxx xxxx +82 41 xxx xxxx
Cheongju 011 82 43 xxx xxxx +82 43 xxx xxxx
Daegu 011 82 53 xxx xxxx +82 53 xxx xxxx
Daejeon 011 82 42 xxx xxxx +82 42 xxx xxxx
Gimhae 011 82 55 xxx xxxx +82 55 xxx xxxx
Goyang 011 82 31 xxx xxxx +82 31 xxx xxxx
Gumi 011 82 54 xxx xxxx +82 54 xxx xxxx
Gwangju 011 82 62 xxx xxxx +82 62 xxx xxxx
Gwangmyeong 011 82 31 xxx xxxx +82 31 xxx xxxx
Hwaseong 011 82 31 xxx xxxx +82 31 xxx xxxx
Incheon 011 82 32 xxx xxxx +82 32 xxx xxxx
Jeju 011 82 64 xxx xxxx +82 64 xxx xxxx
Jeonju 011 82 63 xxx xxxx +82 63 xxx xxxx
Jinju 011 82 55 xxx xxxx +82 55 xxx xxxx
Namyangju 011 82 31 xxx xxxx +82 31 xxx xxxx
Paju 011 82 31 xxx xxxx +82 31 xxx xxxx
Pohang 011 82 54 xxx xxxx +82 54 xxx xxxx
Pyeongtaek 011 82 31 xxx xxxx +82 31 xxx xxxx
Seongnam 011 82 31 xxx xxxx +82 31 xxx xxxx
Seoul 011 82 2 xxxx xxx(x) +82 2 xxxx xxx(x)
Siheung 011 82 31 xxx xxxx +82 31 xxx xxxx
Suwon 011 82 31 xxx xxxx +82 31 xxx xxxx
Uijeongbu 011 82 31 xxx xxxx +82 31 xxx xxxx
Ulsan 011 82 52 xxx xxxx +82 52 xxx xxxx
Yongin 011 82 31 xxx xxxx +82 31 xxx xxxx

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