Area Code
Hawaii, United States
Local Time
8:47 AM
Hawaii Time
Area Code
808
State / Province
Hawaii
Country
United States
Time Zone
Hawaii Time
Area code 808 covers 6 rate centers across Hawaii. Rate centers are geographic areas used by telephone companies to determine local calling boundaries.
Use the E.164 format for clickable phone links (RFC 3966):
<a href="tel:+18085550100">+18085550100</a><a href="tel:+18085550199">+18085550199</a>Area code 808 is a North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone area code assigned to Hawaii, United States. It is the sole area code assigned to Hawaii, covering the entire state or province under a single numbering plan area.
Yes. 808 is an active North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area code, currently assigned to Hawaii, United States. It is safe to answer or dial calls using this area code.
Area code 808 covers 6 rate centers across Hawaii. Communities served include Hilo, Honolulu, Kaunakakai, Lanai City, Lihue, and 1 more localities. Rate centers are the geographic building blocks telephone carriers use to determine local calling boundaries and to assign numbers when a business or individual requests a phone number in a specific city.
All numbers in the 808 area code observe Hawaii Time (IANA timezone: Pacific/Honolulu). Hawaii does not observe Daylight Saving Time and stays at UTC−10 year-round (HST). When placing a call to a 808 number from a different time zone, check the current local time above to avoid calling outside of business hours.
From within Hawaii, dial the 7-digit local number directly if calling within the same rate center, or dial 1 + 808 + 7-digit number for long-distance calls within North America. From outside the US or Canada, dial your country's international exit code followed by 1 808 XXX XXXX. The country code for both the United States and Canada in NANP is +1.
Format 808 numbers using E.164 notation as required by RFC 3966: prefix with +1 and omit dashes and parentheses (e.g., +18085550100). This format ensures tel: links work correctly on all mobile browsers and VoIP apps. See the tel: URI formatting guide for complete examples.