Area Code 5557 – St. Gallenkirch
The phone area code for St. Gallenkirch is 5557 (international format +435557). Browse local exchange codes (NXX) and carrier assignments below.
📞 Exchange Codes (NXX) for Area Code 5557
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📍 Geographic Location of St. Gallenkirch
Geographic Overview
The Austrian area code +43 5557 is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) assigned to the municipality of St. Gallenkirch in the federal state of Vorarlberg. This code covers the village of St. Gallenkirch and its surrounding hamlets, including Gortipohl and Gaschurn, situated in the Montafon valley. The region is a popular alpine tourism destination, known for the Silvretta Montafon ski area.
Dialing Formats
When calling a landline in St. Gallenkirch, the subscriber number typically consists of 5 to 7 digits after the area code. The complete national significant number (NSN) is 9 to 11 digits, including the leading '0' of the area code.
- National dialing (within Austria): Dial
0 5557 [subscriber number]. Example:0 5557 12345. - International dialing (from abroad): Dial
+43 5557 [subscriber number]. Example:+43 5557 12345.
For local calls within the same area code, you may still need to dial the full national number depending on your operator's requirements, as Austrian telecom regulations allow for both 10-digit and variable-length dialing. Always confirm with your service provider.
Administrative and Regulatory Context
St. Gallenkirch is part of the Bludenz district. The code is managed by the Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (RTR-GmbH) under the national numbering plan. Geographic codes in Austria are not portable across regions; they are tied to the physical exchange location. However, since 2017, number portability allows users to keep their geographic number when moving within the same geographic area, but not to a different area code.
Caller Instructions
- Callers from abroad: Replace the leading '0' with the international prefix (e.g., '00' from most European countries, '011' from North America) followed by Austria's country code 43, then the area code without the '0' and the subscriber number.
- Callers from Austrian mobile phones: Dial the full national number including the '0' area code, as mobile networks do not require omitting the trunk prefix.
This code is exclusively for fixed-line services; mobile numbers in Austria use distinct prefixes starting with 06 (e.g., 0664 for A1, 0676 for Magenta).