Area code 684 is a telephone

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in the

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(NANP) for

American Samoa American Samoa is an Territories of the United States, unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. Centered on , it is southeast of the island count ...

. The numbering plan area comprises the seven islands of

Tutuila Tutuila is the largest and most populous island of American Samoa and is part of the archipelago of the Samoan Islands. It is the third largest island in the Samoan Islands chain of the Central Pacific. It is located roughly northeast of Brisba ...

, Aunuʻu, Ofu, Olosega,

Taʻū Taʻū is the largest inhabited island in the Manuʻa Islands in American Samoa and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands. In the early 19th century, the island was sometimes called ''Opoun''. Taū is well known as the site wher ...

, Swains Island, and Rose Atoll.

History

Previous to joining the North American Numbering Plan, American Samoa used the

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country code ''684''. It became the only area south of the equator that is part of the NANP. The entry of American Samoa into the North American Numbering Plan was authorized by the

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(FCC) on December 24, 2002.NANPA Planning Letter No. 330 (2003-03-24) Area code 684 was assigned on January 24, 2003. The area code was installed on October 2, 2004, when a six-month permissive dialing period started, and central office code were available for order. When the area code was installed, American Samoa had one rater center, and ten central offices. All calls within the numbering plan area are local calls, dialed with seven digits, or with the prefix ''0'' and the area code. The long-distance access code is ''1''. As of 2020, additional central office prefixes were 248, 252, 254, 256, 272, 630, 731, 770, and 782.

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External links

List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 684 Area Code
684 Communications in American Samoa Telecommunications-related introductions in 2004 {{areacode-stub

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