North American area code 809. The Dominican Republic will retain area code 809. Only the Dominican Republic continues to use area code 809. Puerto Rico will add area code 939 as an overlay of 787 on August 1, 2001. The mnemonic ROS for 767 Dominica comes from the name of the capital city, Roseau.
All areas shown are now mandatory with the new area codes.
Note, however, that most, if not all, of the test numbers have now been disconnected. Also see the map of the new area codes in the Caribbean region. For information about this practice and the specific prefixes involved, see the page on international kickback numbers. Note that the telesleaze page itself contains no sexual content, and is safe for children. Two U.S. territories in the Pacific, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, recently converted from international country codes to North American area codes.