Area Code 3550 – Zbarazh, Ternopil

Geographic Overview

The +380 3550 prefix is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) assigned to the fixed-line telephone network of Zbarazh, a historic city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. Administratively, Zbarazh serves as the administrative center of the Zbarazh Raion (district) and is located approximately 20 kilometers northeast of the regional capital, Ternopil. The numbering area encompasses the city itself and the surrounding rural localities that are part of the Zbarazh telephone exchange zone.

Dialing Formats

When calling a Zbarazh fixed-line number from within Ukraine, subscribers must use the national trunk prefix 0 followed by the NDC and the local subscriber number. The complete national format is: 0 3550 X XX XX. For example, a local number might be dialed as 0 3550 3 45 67.

For international callers, the Ukrainian country code +380 replaces the trunk prefix, and the NDC is used without the leading zero. Thus, the same number would be dialed as +380 3550 3 45 67 from abroad.

Caller Instructions

• Local callers (within Zbarazh): In many fixed-line networks, local calls can be made using only the subscriber number (e.g., 3 45 67). However, due to the consolidation of Ukrainian telecom networks, it is increasingly common to require full national dialing even for local calls. Always check with your service provider.
• National callers (outside Zbarazh): Dial 0 3550 followed by the subscriber number.
• International callers: Dial your country's international access prefix (e.g., 00 from most European countries, 011 from the US/Canada), then 380 3550 and the subscriber number.

Regulatory and Technical Notes

The Ukrainian numbering plan follows ITU-T E.164 recommendations. The NDC 3550 is part of the geographic numbering range allocated to the Ternopil region. The Ukrainian regulator, the National Commission for the Regulation of Communications and Informatization (NKRZI), administers numbering resources. Fixed-line numbers in this area are typically provided by PJSC Ukrtelecom and alternative fixed-line operators. The maximum length of a complete international number is 12 digits (including the country code), not counting the international prefix. As of recent years, there are no overlay codes in Zbarazh; the 3550 prefix is unique to this geographic area. However, number portability for fixed lines is available within Ukraine, allowing subscribers to retain their numbers when changing operators within the same geographic area.