South Korea country code +82
The country code for South Korea is +82. To call from abroad, dial your exit code (011 from the US, 00 from the UK), then 82, then the number without its leading 0.
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At a glance
- Country code
- +82
- ISO country code
- KR
- Exit code (calling out)
- 001Varies by carrier; this is one common code. + always works on a mobile.
- Trunk prefix
- 0Used at home only; drop it after the country code.
- Digits after the code
- 5 or 6 or 8 or 9 or 10For mobile and landline numbers.
- Example mobile
- +82 10 2000 0000Written 010-2000-0000 at home
- Time zone
- UTC+9
How to call South Korea from abroad
Exit code, then 82, then the number. What that looks like from where you are:
| Calling from | Dial |
|---|---|
| The US or Canada | 011 82 1020000000 |
| The UK and most of Europe | 00 82 1020000000 |
| Australia | 0011 82 1020000000 |
| A mobile, anywhere | +82 1020000000 |
How to call abroad from South Korea
Going the other way, start with South Korea's exit code instead of +.
| To call | Dial |
|---|---|
| The US or Canada | 001 1 + area code + number |
| The UK | 001 44 + number without its 0 |
| India | 001 91 + number without its 0 |
South Korea phone number formats
- Mobiles start with
- 10–12, 16–199 or 10 digits after +82
- Landlines start with
- 21–29, 31–33, 41–44, 51–55, 61–645 or 6 or 8 or 9 or 10 digits after +82
- E.164 (no spaces)
- +821020000000The format sign-up forms and APIs expect.
From Google's libphonenumber numbering data. Ported numbers keep their original range.
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Questions people ask
Which country has the code +82?
+82 is the dialling code for South Korea.
Is +82 the same as 0082 or 011 82?
Yes. The plus sign stands for whatever exit code your phone network uses: 00 in the UK and most of the world, 011 in the US and Canada. A mobile phone converts + automatically, so saving numbers as +82 makes them work from any country.
How do I write a phone number from South Korea in international format?
Start with +82, then the number without its leading 0. For example 010-2000-0000 becomes +82 10 2000 0000, or +821020000000 with no spaces (E.164 format, the form apps and forms usually want).
What is the exit code in South Korea?
To call abroad from a landline in South Korea, dial 001 (one common choice: the code can depend on the carrier), then the country code and number. On a mobile, + works everywhere.
I got a missed call from +82. Should I call back?
Only if you know someone there. Unexpected one-ring calls from abroad are a known scam ("wangiri"): calling back can connect you to a premium-rate line. Search the number first, or paste it into the callmins country-code lookup to see where it's from and whether it's a mobile or landline.
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