Area Code 564 – LiuAn, Anhui

Overview of Area Code +86 564

Area code 564 is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) within the Chinese numbering plan, assigned to the city of Lu'an (六安) in Anhui Province. It is used for fixed-line (PSTN) services, including residential, business, and government lines. The complete international dialing format is +86 564 XXX XXXX, where the subscriber number typically consists of 7 digits. Domestically, callers within China dial 0564 XXX XXXX (trunk prefix 0 followed by the area code).

Geographic Coverage and Administrative Jurisdiction

Lu'an is a prefecture-level city located in western Anhui, bordering the provincial capital Hefei to the east. The area code 564 covers the entire administrative jurisdiction of Lu'an, including its urban districts and surrounding counties. Key districts and counties served include:

• Jin'an District (金安区) – central urban area
• Yu'an District (裕安区) – western urban area
• Yeji District (叶集区) – southwestern urban area
• Huoqiu County (霍邱县) – northern area
• Shucheng County (舒城县) – eastern area
• Jinzhai County (金寨县) – southwestern mountainous region
• Huoshan County (霍山县) – southern area

These administrative divisions are all part of the local calling area for 564, meaning that calls between them are typically charged as local calls, not long-distance.

Dialing Formats and Caller Instructions

For callers within China (domestic calls):

• Local calls within Lu'an: dial the 7-digit subscriber number directly (no area code required).
• Long-distance calls from other Chinese cities: dial 0564 followed by the 7-digit subscriber number.

For international callers outside China:

• Dial the international access prefix (e.g., 00 from most countries, or + from mobile phones), then 86 (China country code), then 564, then the 7-digit subscriber number. Example: +86 564 1234567.

Note: The leading '0' in the domestic trunk prefix is not used when calling from abroad.

Overlay and Numbering Considerations

Currently, there is no overlay code in Lu'an; 564 remains the sole area code for the region. However, as in many Chinese cities, the rapid expansion of telecommunications may lead to future numbering changes. For VoIP and mobile users, the geographic significance of 564 is less relevant because mobile numbers in China use separate prefixes (e.g., 13x, 15x, 18x) and are non-geographic. Fixed-line numbers under 564 are often used by enterprises and government offices, and they are not portable to other geographic areas.