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06 area code: who called me?
- Area code
- 06
- Serves
- Lower North Island: Napier, Palmerston North, New Plymouth and Whanganui
- Region
- North Island
- International format
- +64 6 …
06 is the area code for the lower North Island, including Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, New Plymouth and Whanganui.
Where 06 is used
06 covers Hawke's Bay, Manawatu, Taranaki and the Wairarapa and Whanganui regions. Numbers are written 06 345 6789. Because the code covers many separate towns, it tells you only that the line was issued somewhere in the lower North Island.
If you receive an unexpected call from an 06 number, search the full number before you call back.
Towns in the 06 area
The 06 code covers Hawke's Bay with its wine country around Napier and Hastings, Taranaki around New Plymouth, and the Manawatu around Palmerston North, which is home to Massey University. Because students and workers move around, many people carry a 06 number long after they leave the area. A local code on your screen does not prove the caller is local.
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 06 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 06 numbers
Nobody has reported a number from this area code yet.