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
How to call Samoa
Click any step — watch the full dial string build piece by piece.
FULL NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +685 · XXXXXXX
Twiching automatically adds the exit and country codes — just enter the local number.
Samoa —
connected across every carrier.
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
Samoa
Oceania · WS
Samoa numbering plan & how to dial
Under country code +685, Samoa runs a closed numbering plan — just a 7-digit subscriber number after the country code, no area code required.
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'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.
Permitted — Office of the Regulator regulated
Regulated by Office of the Regulator (OOTR), Samoa
- 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.
US → Samoa
$0.12/min
per minute
Samoa → US
$0.12/min
per minute
More in Oceania
Business calling to Samoa
Local WS caller ID
Present a Samoa +685 number so prospects in Apia and nationwide recognise the call and are more likely to answer.
Oceania outbound & support
Run sales and support lines into Samoa over Tier-1 routes that interconnect with networks like Digicel Samoa.
Follow-the-sun coverage
Staff Samoa hours (Pacific/Apia) with routing that sends calls to the right team at the right local time.
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.
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