Area Code 389 – Utena

Overview of Area Code +370 389

The telephone country code +370 is assigned to Lithuania under the ITU-T E.164 international numbering plan. Within the national numbering plan, the area code 389 is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) that routes calls to the Utena region, located in northeastern Lithuania. This code is administered by the Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania (RRT).

Geographic Coverage and Administrative Jurisdiction

The +370 389 area code serves the city of Utena and its surrounding district (Utenos rajono savivaldybė). Utena is the administrative center of Utena County and is one of the largest cities in the Aukštaitija region. The code covers both the urban area of Utena and the adjacent rural localities that fall within the district's fixed-line exchange areas.

Dialing Formats

• National dialing (within Lithuania): dial 8 389 xxx xx (where the leading trunk prefix '8' is used for domestic calls).
• International dialing (from abroad): dial +370 389 xxx xx or 00 370 389 xxx xx (depending on the international prefix of the originating country).

Subscriber numbers in this area code are typically seven digits long when including the area code, resulting in a total national significant number length of eight digits (excluding the trunk prefix). For example, a local number might be formatted as +370 389 12345.

Caller Instructions

For callers within Lithuania: If you are calling from another fixed or mobile line in Lithuania, you must use the trunk prefix '8' followed by the area code and subscriber number. For instance, to call a number in Utena from Vilnius, you would dial 8 389 12345.

For international callers: Replace the trunk prefix with the Lithuanian country code +370. Thus, a caller from the United States would dial 011 370 389 12345, while a caller from the United Kingdom would dial 00 370 389 12345.

Overlay and Numbering Considerations

As of the current numbering plan, there is no overlay code for the Utena area; the 389 code is unique to this geographic region. However, number portability is available in Lithuania, meaning that a fixed-line number with the 389 code may be routed to a different operator or even to a VoIP service, but the geographic significance remains for caller identification purposes.

Usage and Services

The 389 area code is used for traditional PSTN fixed-line services, as well as VoIP-based fixed lines that are registered to addresses within the Utena district. Businesses and residents in the area rely on this code for local communication, and it is also used for fax and alarm systems. When calling from abroad, it is important to note that the call will be charged according to the international tariff of the originating operator, and the receiving party does not incur any charges for receiving the call.