North Korea country code, +850 explained.
Everything you need to call North Korea with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
North Korea
Pyongyang · Asia
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
ISO Alpha-2
KP
Capital
Pyongyang
Region
Asia
Timezone
UTC+9
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +850 · XX · XXXXXXX
How North Korea numbers break down
A complete number to North Korea follows this pattern. Twiching adds the exit and country codes automatically when you dial from the app.
EXIT CODE
Dial from the US/Canada to leave the country.
COUNTRY CODE
Routes the call directly into North Korea.
AREA / MOBILE
Regional or mobile prefix — drop the leading 0.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +850 · XX · XXXXXXX
North Korea on the map
Pyongyang · Asia
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
North Korea virtual phone numbers, built for business
A North Korea virtual number from Twiching plugs into SIP trunking, so an existing phone system can dial out with local +850 presence without swapping hardware or carriers.
Local +850 caller ID
Calls display a recognisable North Korea number instead of an unfamiliar international one.
SIP trunking
Route your existing PBX or softphone through Twiching's Tier-1 trunk — no hardware swap.
Minutes to provision
Numbers activate in the dashboard the same day, with no on-the-ground carrier contract.
+850
North Korea · ready to provision today
Tier-1 delivery into North Korea, end to end
Direct interconnects with Koryolink and the wider North Korea network mean calls skip lower-tier wholesale transit entirely, on every call, not just high-volume routes.
North Korea
+850
191
Countries in directory
NORTH KOREA INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
60%+
Guaranteed ASR
REAL-TIME ROUTING
How North Korea phone numbers are structured
Numbering Format
COUNTRY
+850
AREA
XX
LOCAL
XXXXXXX
Under country code +850, North Korea numbers follow an open plan built from a 2-digit area or mobile prefix and a 7-digit subscriber line — 9 digits in all. A domestic "0" typically precedes the prefix, but that digit is dropped when dialing North Korea internationally.
Carriers & language
1 major networks cover North Korea (Koryolink), against 0% internet penetration. VoIP is restricted and Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) licenses only approved operators. Because Korean is the primary language and KPW the local currency, both should inform IVR scripts, SMS content, and support hours.
Asia context
Asian markets range from fully liberalised to licensed-only VoIP, so compliant routing and correct local caller ID have an outsized effect on answer rates.
Skipping the exit code
North Korea calls from the US need 011 first, then +850 — the exit code isn't optional.
Keeping the national trunk "0"
North Korea numbers often show a domestic leading 0 — drop it once you've dialed the +850 country code from outside the country.
Ignoring the time difference
North Korea runs on UTC+9. Check local hours before dialing so calls don't land outside business time.
Using non-compliant routes
Because Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) tightly regulates VoIP in North Korea, only licensed routes deliver reliably; grey routes risk being blocked outright.
Compliance, carriers & rates for North Korea
Restricted — State controlled only
Regulated by Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT)
North Korea's VoIP rules under Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) favor licensed operators over open termination — Twiching routes accordingly, rather than risking call quality on grey-market paths.
- VoIP and international telecommunications are strictly state-controlled.
- Public access to the global internet and foreign VoIP services is prohibited.
- All communications are monitored by state security; no independent operator licensing exists.
Direct Tier-1 interconnect with Koryolink — no wholesale transit in between.
US → North Korea
$2.50/min
North Korea → US
$3.00/min
Billed per second, not rounded to the minute
How businesses use a North Korea number
Look like a local business
A +850 number with North Korea caller ID reads as domestic to the person picking up — unfamiliar international numbers get screened far more often.
Asia outbound & support
Run sales and support lines into North Korea over Tier-1 routes that interconnect with networks like Koryolink.
Built for UTC+9 hours
Multi-country teams route North Korea calls to whoever's actually awake and working in UTC+9, without juggling separate numbers per shift.
No local carrier contract needed
Entering North Korea over SIP trunking skips the local carrier contract entirely — the number is provisioned and billed the same way as every other Twiching market.
FAQ
Calling North Korea — frequently asked questions
North Korea has 0% internet penetration, which is a useful signal for how reliably VoIP and SMS-based channels will perform there. Higher penetration generally means more consistent call quality and app-based delivery for messaging.
A full national North Korea number is 9 digits after the +850 country code — a 2-digit area or mobile prefix plus a 7-digit subscriber number. Getting this length right matters: too few or too many digits and the call simply won't connect.
Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea. A local +850 number is recognisable to callers there and nationwide, which is part of why presenting local caller ID tends to improve answer rates across the whole country, not just the capital.
Since North Korea is on UTC+9, plan calls around local business hours there rather than US hours — off-hours calls tend to go unanswered. It's worth checking the current time difference before a first outreach call, since it can shift with daylight saving in either country.
Twiching rates to North Korea start at $2.50/min, and calls back from North Korea to the US start at $3.00/min. Both directions are billed per second rather than rounded up to the nearest minute, on Tier-1 routes throughout.
Yes — North Korea is one of 191+ countries in Twiching's directory, with virtual numbers, SIP termination, and Tier-1 routing available. It's part of the same platform used to manage numbers across every other country in the directory.
Full country code directory
North Korea is one of several Asia markets Twiching covers — browse the rest of the directory below to compare dial codes, VoIP rules, and rates across the region. All 190 other countries are listed below, Asia first.
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