809 Area Code
Dominican Republic · Santo Domingo
The 809 area code serves Dominican Republic. It is part of the North American Numbering Plan, so the country shares the same +1 prefix as the United States and Canada, but Dominican Republic is a sovereign jurisdiction with its own telecom regulator and carriers. It is part of an overlay complex with 2 sibling codes (829, 849).
About Dominican Republic
- Country
- 🇩🇴Dominican Republic (DO)
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Population
- 11,427,557 (2024)
- Area
- 48,671 km²
- Currency
- Dominican peso (DOP)
- Languages
- Spanish
- Timezone
- America/Santo_Domingo (UTC−4, no DST)
- Internet TLD
- .do
- Drives on
- Right
History
Creation: Area code 809 was the first NPA assigned outside the US and Canada, originally delegated by AT&T in 1958 to Puerto Rico and extended in the 1960s to Bermuda and most of the British West Indies for Direct Distance Dialing. By the mid-1990s the shared Caribbean code was running out of central office codes, and from 1995 to 1999 nearly every territory split off into its own NPA. By 1999, after Saint Vincent and the Grenadines departed, 809 was retained exclusively by the Dominican Republic, where it is now part of the 809/829/849 overlay complex.
Mnemonics: Area codes containing 0 or 1 cannot form mnemonics, because those digits have no letters on a standard telephone keypad.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_codes_809,_829,_and_849, World Bank — Dominican Republic (2024).
How to call Dominican Republic
No 011 prefix needed — Dominican Republic is part of the NANP, so calls dial like a domestic North American number. Long-distance and roaming charges still apply.
Use your country's international access code (00 in most of Europe, 0011 in Australia), then 1, the 809 area code, and the local number.
Ten-digit dialing is required because Dominican Republic runs an overlay complex (multiple area codes for the same territory).
Major cities in Dominican Republic
Settlements served by the 809 area code, ranked by population. Smaller territories may have a single major settlement plus surrounding villages.
| City | Population | % of country |
|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 2,753,000 | 24.1% |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | 771,748 | 6.8% |
| San Pedro de Macorís | 337,146 | 3.0% |
| La Romana | 245,433 | 2.1% |
| San Cristóbal | 232,769 | 2.0% |
| Listed total | 4,340,096 | 38.0% |
Telecom operators
Numbers in the 809 area code are assigned by Dominican Republic's telecom regulator to the following landline and mobile operators.
- Claro Dominicana
- Altice Dominicana
- Viva
Overlay codes in Dominican Republic
Other Caribbean area codes
Frequently Asked Questions
809 is the area code for Dominican Republic. It is part of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), which is why Dominican Republic shares the same +1 country prefix as the United States and Canada — but the country itself is sovereign.