Area Code 746 – Yongzhou, Hunan

Overview of Area Code +86 746

Area code 746 is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) assigned to Yongzhou (永州), a prefecture-level city located in the southern part of Hunan Province, China. Under the ITU-T E.164 international numbering plan, the full international dialing format for fixed-line numbers in Yongzhou is +86 746 XXX XXXX, where +86 is the country calling code for China, 746 is the NDC, and the following 7 to 8 digits constitute the local subscriber number. Within China, callers dial 0746 followed by the local number when calling from outside Yongzhou but still within the country. Locally, within Yongzhou, the area code is often omitted, and callers dial only the 7- or 8-digit subscriber number.

Geographic Coverage and Administrative Jurisdiction

Yongzhou governs several districts and counties, including Lengshuitan District, Lingling District, Qiyang County, Dongan County, Shuangpai County, Daoxian County, Jiangyong County, Ningyuan County, Lanshan County, Xintian County, and Jianghua Yao Autonomous County. The area code 746 serves all these administrative divisions, providing PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) services to residential and business customers. The primary urban centers are Yongzhou's central districts, with the city acting as a transportation hub and economic center in southern Hunan.

Dialing Formats and Caller Instructions

For international callers, the correct format is: +86 746 XXX XXXX (or +86746XXXXXXX when dialing from a mobile phone). For example, to call a fixed line in Yongzhou with the local number 1234567, an international caller would dial +86 746 1234567. Domestic callers outside Yongzhou should dial 0746 1234567. Local calls within Yongzhou can be made by dialing the 7-digit subscriber number directly (if the local network uses 7-digit numbers) or the full 8-digit number if the city has adopted 8-digit local dialing. As of recent years, many Chinese cities have migrated to 8-digit local numbers; however, Yongzhou may still use 7-digit numbers in some areas. Always verify the current number length with your service provider.

Overlay and Numbering Considerations

Currently, there is no overlay code for Yongzhou; 746 is the sole geographic area code for the region. However, as with all Chinese geographic codes, mobile numbers are not assigned to this code—mobile services in China use separate non-geographic prefixes (e.g., 13x, 15x, 18x). The 746 code is exclusively for fixed-line and some VoIP-based fixed services. When calling from abroad, be mindful of time zone differences (China Standard Time, UTC+8) and potential carrier-specific international dialing prefixes (e.g., 011 from the US, 00 from most other countries).