How to Call Daejeon from the USA

Call Daejeon with our foolproof four-step guide:

1. Start with 011 -- the exit code for the U.S. and Canada.
2. Next, enter 82 -- the country code for South Korea.
3. Then, dial 42 -- the Daejeon area code (landlines only*).
4. Complete dialing with the local 6-8 digit Daejeon phone number.

*For mobile calling to Daejeon, enter the U.S./Canada exit code, the South Korea country code and then “1” before dialing the 6-12 digit mobile phone number.

Peek at our post on how to call South Korea from the USA to discover how.

The dish on Daejeon:

A short, 50-minute train ride from Seoul, Daejeon (formerly Taejon). The city is technologically advanced and is affectionately called “Korea‘s Silicon Valley” because of its numerous research centers, institutes and top-ranked universities. The Daedeok Techno Valley is an example of this, as it specializes in combining research and development and technological innovation with light manufacturing.