Tasmania changed from six-digit local numbers to eight digits on 19 August 1996, and six-digit dialling stopped working on 18 May 1997. As this was some years ago, most contact information should now show the full eight-digit number.

But, if you only know the old area code and number, it is easy to determine what to dial:

1. Dial the new area code, (03), followed by a 6
2. Dial the last digit of the old area code.
3. Dial the old six-digit telephone number

The old area codes were (002) for southern Tasmania and the east coast, (003) for northern Tasmania and the north-east, and (004) for north-west Tasmania and the west coast.

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Last reviewed 2006-08-05 17:39:54