Area Code 9 – Islands
The phone area code for Islands is 9 (international format +6759). Browse local exchange codes (NXX) and carrier assignments below.
📍 Geographic Location of Islands
Overview of Papua New Guinea Area Code 9
Area code 9 is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) assigned to the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea (PNG). This region comprises the major island groups of the Bismarck Archipelago and the North Solomons, including the provinces of East New Britain, West New Britain, New Ireland, Manus, and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. The code covers the principal towns of Kokopo, Rabaul, Kimbe, Kavieng, Lorengau, and Buka, as well as numerous smaller coastal and inland communities.
In the national dialing plan, the full subscriber number for landlines in this region is eight digits long, beginning with the trunk prefix 0, followed by the NDC 9, and then a six-digit local number. For example, a fixed-line number in Kokopo might be formatted as 0 9 2 123 456 when dialed domestically. When calling from abroad, the trunk prefix is omitted, and the country code +675 is used, so the same number would be dialed as +675 9 2 123 456.
Local callers within the same province or island group can often dial the six-digit subscriber number directly without the area code, depending on the specific local dialing procedures. However, calls made from other regions of PNG, such as Port Moresby (area code 3) or the Highlands (area codes 5 and 7), require the full national format with the trunk prefix and area code.
It is important to note that area code 9 is strictly for fixed-line services. Mobile numbers in PNG are non-geographic and begin with 7 or 8, regardless of the user's location. Therefore, if you are calling a mobile phone in the Islands Region, you must use the mobile prefix and not the geographic area code.
For international callers, the dialing sequence is: your country's international access code (e.g., 00 from most countries, or 011 from North America), followed by 675, then the area code 9 without the leading zero, and the six-digit local number. Always verify the number length and format with your recipient, as the PNG numbering plan has undergone changes to accommodate growth.