Best hours to call American Samoa (+1-684)
American Samoa runs on Samoa Standard Time — UTC−11 year-round, no daylight saving. Tuna and government contacts in Pago Pago are reachable 8 AM–5 PM SST.
SST (UTC−11), at a glance.
American Samoa observes Samoa Standard Time at UTC−11 all year with no daylight saving. Pago Pago and Tafuna share UTC−11.
American Samoa against the world's hubs.
Pago Pago is 11 h behind London, 1 h behind Honolulu and 6 h behind Los Angeles. LA callers can reach Pago Pago 8 AM–5 PM SST (2 PM–11 PM PST) — a late but workable afternoon window.
Understanding the time difference between the United States and American Samoa
Time zone differences across other major countries
Why timing matters for calls to American Samoa.
American Samoa's tuna cannery procurement and US federal program contacts keep standard business hours. The 8–11 AM SST window is essential — the late-afternoon LA call hits Pago Pago's morning perfectly.
The best windows to reach American Samoa.
8 AM–11 AM SST for cannery and government contacts. From LA, that's 2–5 PM PST — late afternoon West Coast calls reach American Samoa's morning.
American Samoa runs at -11:00
The zone is Pacific/Pago_Pago. Every window on this page is worked out from that offset rather than a rule of thumb, so the times shown are the ones that actually apply to American Samoa.
No daylight saving
American Samoa stays on -11:00 all year. The windows below only move when the caller's own country changes its clocks, not when American Samoa does.
Shared hours with 2 of 5 markets
Callers in New York, Los Angeles share part of the working day with American Samoa. The table above gives the exact intersection for each.
Where the gap is too wide
There is no 9-to-5 overlap with London, Mumbai, Sydney. Calling American Samoa from those cities means someone is working outside normal hours — worth saying so when you book the call.
How to call American Samoa using the +1-684 code.
Dial +1-684 then the seven-digit local number. Ringflow's NANP routing connects to Pago Pago on Pacific DID infrastructure.
Number anatomy
Dial exit code
Press + on mobile or 00 from most landlines. This opens an international line.
Enter +1-684
American Samoa's international code. Every call to American Samoa must start with +1-684.
Area prefix
Add the local area or mobile network code — always drop any leading zero used for domestic calls.
Full number
Dial the remaining subscriber digits. Your number is now correctly formatted for international routing.
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When your working day overlaps American Samoa
Callers in New York and Los Angeles share part of the working day with American Samoa. There is no shared working window with London, Mumbai and Sydney.
| Calling from | American Samoa is | Call at (your time) | Which is (their time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 6h behind | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
| Los Angeles | 3h behind | 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM |
| London | 11h behind | No shared working hours — you would need to call outside 9am-5pm | |
| Mumbai | 16h 30m behind | No shared working hours — you would need to call outside 9am-5pm | |
| Sydney | 22h behind | No shared working hours — you would need to call outside 9am-5pm | |
Windows are the intersection of a 9am-5pm working day in each place,
using American Samoa’s standard-time offset of -11:00. American Samoa does not observe daylight saving, so these windows hold all year — though they shift when the caller's own country changes its clocks.