Telephone numbers in Norfolk Island

{{Short description|None}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} Telephone numbers in [[Norfolk Island]] use the following dialing codes:

*[[Country calling code|Country code]]: 672 *[[Area code]]: 3 *[[International call prefix]]: 00 * Fixed numbers are of the format 672 3 2x xxx.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=EDGapfBX-CAC&dq=%22Norfolk+Island%22+%22672-3%22&pg=PA296 ''Moon Handbooks: South Pacific''] David Stanley, 2004, page 296</ref> * Mobile numbers are of the format 672 3 5x xxx.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Norfolk Island Phone Book March 2021 | url=http://phonebook.nf/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601232201/http://phonebook.nf/ | archive-date=2023-06-01 }}</ref>

The country code 672 is also used for the [[Australian Antarctic Territory]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=-iOCuKoydIgC&q=%22Australian+External+Territories%22+%22672%22 ''The Europa World Year Book''], Taylor & Francis Group, 2000, page xii</ref> The code was also used for [[Christmas Island]] and the [[Cocos Keeling Islands]], using area codes 2 and 4 respectively.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=50AXAQAAMAAJ&q=%22672%22+%22christmas+island%22 ''Worldwide Travel Information Contact Book, Books 1993-1994''], Gale Research, 1993, page 271</ref> In October 1994, they were migrated to the +61 country code, under area code 091 (using exchange prefixes 62 for Christmas Island and 64 for the Cocos Islands).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=urvZKxcn9D4C&q=%22Christmas+Island%22+%22091%22 ''Commonwealth Government Directory''], Australian Government Publishing Service, 1997, page 71</ref> These numbers have since migrated to the 08 9162 and 08 9164 ranges.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mINWAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Christmas+Island%22+%2208%22+%229162%22 ''Commonwealth Government Directory''], Australian Government Publishing Service, 2000, page 66</ref>

Until 1975, country code 672 was assigned to [[Portuguese Timor]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=IcVjAAAAIAAJ&q=%22portuguese+timor%22 ''White Book''], Volume 2, Part 1, International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee, [[International Telecommunication Union]], 1969, page 30</ref> When that territory was [[Indonesian invasion of East Timor|annexed]] by [[Indonesia]] in 1975, it used the [[Telephone numbers in Indonesia|Indonesian country code +62]] and the area code 390. However, following the end of Indonesian rule in 1999, the code +672 9 was used under an interim arrangement to reach numbers in the territory.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010821095618/http://www.telstra.com.au/newsroom/release.cfm?ReleaseID=4361&Nav=Current Telstra is reconnecting East Timor to the world], [[Telstra]], 21 February 2000</ref>

==See also== *[[Telephone numbers in Australia]]

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