Area Code 41 – Šiauliai

Overview of Area Code +370 41

Area code 41 is the National Destination Code (NDC) for the city of Šiauliai and its surrounding district in Lithuania. It is a geographic code allocated under the Lithuanian national numbering plan, which follows the ITU-T E.164 standard. The full international dialing format for a subscriber number in this region is +370 41 XXX XXX, where the subscriber number consists of seven digits after the country code.

Geographic Coverage and Administrative Jurisdiction

The code 41 serves the Šiauliai County, which is one of the ten administrative counties of Lithuania. The primary city is Šiauliai, the fourth-largest city in the country, known for its industrial heritage and the famous Hill of Crosses nearby. The area also covers the municipalities of Akmenė, Joniškis, Kelmė, Pakruojis, and Radviliškis, providing fixed-line telephony services to both urban and rural subscribers within these territories.

Dialing Formats

• National dialing (within Lithuania): When calling a fixed-line number in Šiauliai from another part of Lithuania, you must dial the trunk prefix 0 followed by the area code and the subscriber number: 0 41 XXX XXX.
• International dialing (from abroad): Callers outside Lithuania should dial the international access prefix (e.g., 00 from most European countries, or + from mobile networks), followed by the Lithuanian country code 370, the area code 41 (without the leading trunk prefix 0), and the seven-digit subscriber number: +370 41 XXX XXX.
• Local dialing within the area: For calls between subscribers within the same Šiauliai area code, it is often possible to dial only the seven-digit subscriber number, depending on the operator's local dialing rules. However, for clarity and to avoid misdialing, it is recommended to use the full national format.

Overlay and Numbering Considerations

Currently, there is no overlay code for the Šiauliai geographic area. The 41 code is exclusively used for fixed-line services in this region. Subscriber numbers are seven digits long, and the total number length after the country code is nine digits (including the area code). This structure is consistent with the Lithuanian national numbering plan, which allocates geographic codes with a variable length to accommodate population density and demand.

Caller Instructions

• For local callers (within Lithuania): Always include the trunk prefix 0 when dialing from a different area code. For example, to call a Šiauliai number from Vilnius, dial 0 41 XXX XXX.
• For international callers: Drop the leading 0 and use +370. For instance, a caller from the United States would dial 011 370 41 XXX XXX, while a caller from the UK would dial 00 370 41 XXX XXX.

As with all geographic numbers in Lithuania, calls to +370 41 numbers are typically charged at standard national or international rates, depending on the caller's location and service provider. VoIP and mobile users should ensure they have international calling enabled to reach these numbers from abroad.