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04 area code: who called me?
- Area code
- 04
- Serves
- Wellington, Lower Hutt, Porirua and the Kapiti Coast
- Region
- Wellington
- International format
- +64 4 …
04 is the area code for Wellington, including Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Porirua and the Kapiti Coast.
Wellington numbers
Numbers are written 04 345 6789, with seven digits after the code. Wellington is the capital, so many government agencies and embassies have 04 numbers. That also makes 04 attractive for scammers pretending to be officials.
A genuine government agency will not demand immediate payment by phone, or ask for passwords or bank PINs.
Time zone and the capital
All of the North Island and most of the South Island use New Zealand time, UTC+12, moving to UTC+13 for daylight saving between September and April. Wellington is home to Parliament and most central-government agencies, so 04 numbers appear on official-looking scam calls. Government agencies do not phone to demand immediate payment.
Does the area code show where the caller is?
Not reliably. Scammers and call centers use spoofing to display a local area code because people are more likely to answer. People also keep their number when they move, so a 04 number can belong to someone anywhere.
That is why the full number matters more than the code. If someone has already reported it, you will see it below.
Reported 04 numbers
Nobody has reported a number from this area code yet.