Samoa country code, +685 explained.
Everything you need to call Samoa with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
Samoa
Apia · Oceania
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
ISO Alpha-2
WS
Capital
Apia
Region
Oceania
Timezone
Pacific/Apia
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +685 · XXXXXXX
How Samoa numbers break down
A complete number to Samoa 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 Samoa.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +685 · XXXXXXX
Samoa on the map
Apia · Oceania
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
Virtual numbers & SIP trunking for Samoa
Businesses expanding into Samoa typically start with a local +685 virtual number: it's provisioned in the dashboard, rings through to any device, and presents local caller ID from the first call.
Local +685 caller ID
Calls display a recognisable Samoa 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.
+685
Samoa · ready to provision today
What makes Twiching's Samoa routes different
Every call into Samoa rides the same Tier-1 backbone Twiching uses across all 191 countries — no separate infrastructure, no separate reliability tier for smaller markets.
Samoa
+685
191
Countries in directory
SAMOA INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
60%+
Guaranteed ASR
REAL-TIME ROUTING
How Samoa phone numbers are structured
Numbering Format
COUNTRY
+685
LOCAL
XXXXXXX
Under country code +685, Samoa runs a closed numbering plan — just a 7-digit subscriber number after the country code, no area code required.
Carriers & language
With 33% internet penetration, Samoa is covered by 3 major carriers — Digicel Samoa, Bluesky Samoa, SamoaTel. VoIP is permitted and regulated by Office of the Regulator (OOTR), Samoa. IVR prompts, SMS copy, and business hours here should account for the local language (Samoan) and currency (WST).
Oceania context
Oceania's networks are geographically spread across wide time-zone gaps, so time-aware dialing and resilient international routes matter most here.
Skipping the exit code
From the US you must dial 011 before the +685 country code to reach Samoa.
Adding an area code that doesn't exist
Don't insert an area code for Samoa: it's a closed plan, so +685 plus the 7-digit number is the whole address.
Ignoring the time difference
Before dialing Samoa, check the local clock — it runs on Pacific/Apia, and off-hours calls tend to go unanswered.
Compliance, carriers & rates for Samoa
Permitted — Office of the Regulator regulated
Regulated by Office of the Regulator (OOTR), Samoa
VoIP is openly regulated in Samoa under Office of the Regulator (OOTR), Samoa, so there's no licensing hurdle to clear before routing calls or SMS through a compliant provider like Twiching.
- VoIP is permitted and regulated by the Office of the Regulator under the Telecommunications Act 2005.
- All telecommunications providers must hold a valid licence issued by OOTR.
- Consumer protection rules and interconnection regulations are enforced to ensure fair access.
Direct Tier-1 interconnect with Digicel Samoa — no wholesale transit in between.
US → Samoa
$0.12/min
Samoa → US
$0.12/min
Billed per second, not rounded to the minute
How businesses use a Samoa number
Answer-rate advantage
Cold outbound into Samoa converts better from a recognisable +685 number than from a foreign-looking one, especially on first contact.
Consistent delivery into Oceania
Samoa sits on the same Tier-1 routing Twiching uses across Oceania, so call quality doesn't drop when a campaign expands beyond one country.
Follow-the-sun coverage
Staff Samoa hours (Pacific/Apia) with routing that sends calls to the right team at the right local time.
Test the market before committing
A Samoa SIP trunk lets a team pilot the market on a real local number, then scale to full local hiring later without changing the number customers already know.
FAQ
Calling Samoa — frequently asked questions
Samoa runs on Pacific/Apia. Knowing this helps schedule calls and support hours so they land during the local business day rather than the middle of the night for the person picking up.
3 major networks serve Samoa: Digicel Samoa, Bluesky Samoa, SamoaTel. Twiching interconnects directly with these carriers over Tier-1 routes rather than relying on third-party transit.
Yes — calls to Samoa are billed per second, not rounded up to the minute, starting at $0.12/min. Per-second billing means a 45-second call costs less than a full minute, unlike carriers that round every call up.
Yes. Twiching provisions Samoa virtual numbers with local +685 caller ID for calls and, where supported, SMS. A recognisable local number tends to get answered more often than an unfamiliar international one, which makes it useful for sales, support, and building local market presence.
Samoa has 33% 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.
Samoan is the primary language in Samoa — IVR prompts, SMS copy, and support scripts should be written in it for the best response rates. Getting the greeting and menu options right in the local language is often the difference between a caller staying on the line or hanging up.
Full country code directory
The rest of Oceania is one click away — each country page below follows the same format as Samoa: dial code, numbering plan, carriers, and current rates. All 190 other countries are listed below, Oceania first.
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