Your complete guide to dialling North Korea from Pyongyang to anywhere in the world — verified +850 country code, Asia/Pyongyang time zone, Asia region, ISO references, live local time and weather, plus a step-by-step walkthrough.
Calling
North Korea
+850
Pyongyang
Weather
HD voice signal
Alpha-2
KP
Alpha-3
PRK
North Korea
KP
2 Digit ISO
+850
Country Calling Code
PRK
3 Digit ISO
Capital
Pyongyang
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Weather · Pyongyang
Humidity
Wind
North Korea
+850
Capital
Pyongyang
Region
Asia
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Coordinates
40.3° N, 127.5° E
ISO 3166-1
KP / PRK
Dial format
+850 [area] [number]
Current time in Pyongyang
—:—
Best time to call: 09:00 – 17:00 Pyongyang
A complete international number is built from four parts. Here's the anatomy and the dialling order.
Number anatomy
Format follows ITU-T Recommendation E.164 the international public telecommunication numbering plan.
Press + on a mobile (hold the 0 key), or dial 00 from most countries / 011 from North America.
Dial +850. This identifies North Korea on the global telephone network.
Type the first part of the local number. Drop the leading 0 if there is one.
The remaining digits route the call to the specific line in Pyongyang or elsewhere.
To call North Korea on WhatsApp, save the number with +850 and no exit prefix — WhatsApp dials from your contacts, not a dial pad. Voice and video calls are free over data.
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Whether you're reaching North Korea for business or family, three habits keep every conversation crystal clear and a clean route from TKOS handles the rest.
Pyongyang routes support G.722 wideband on East Asian carriers — an HD-compatible headset delivers noticeably clearer voice on these high-traffic transoceanic links.
Pyongyang is ~11,997 km away — latency runs 280–310ms. Use wired ethernet to eliminate Wi-Fi jitter on this long-haul path.
Schedule North Korea calls during Pyongyang business hours — 09:00–17:00 Asia/Pyongyang — your contact will be at their desk in a quiet space rather than taking the call on the move.
Special-rate prefixes and the major city area codes inside North Korea (+850).
| City | Dial codes |
|---|---|
| Pyong Yang | +850-2 |
Capital
Pyongyang
Population
26.07M
Area
120,540 km²
GDP (USD)
$28.00B
Currency
North Korean Won (KPW ₩)
Languages
Korean
Emergency number
112
Internet TLD
.kp
Drive side
Right-hand traffic
Latitude / Longitude
40.34°N / 127.51°E
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
ISO 3166 codes
KP · PRK
Pyongyang connects via Indian Ocean submarine cable (~11,997 km) — TKOS terminates directly in North Korea, not via hub routing.
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TKOS routes North Korea calls over trans-Pacific fibre, terminating directly at Pyongyang. Direct interconnects keep jitter under 5ms and MOS scores above 4.3.
East Asian fibre corridors give North Korea (Pyongyang) competitive termination costs — TKOS passes that volume pricing to you. Transparent per-minute rates for North Korea (+850), no hidden fees.
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