Area Code 4654 – Shchors, Chernihiv

Overview of Area Code +380 4654

Area code +380 4654 is a geographic destination code within the Ukrainian national numbering plan, assigned to the town of Shchors (formerly known as Koriukivka district) and the surrounding rural areas in the Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine. This code is part of the national destination code (NDC) structure defined under ITU-T E.164, used for routing calls to fixed-line subscribers connected to the local public switched telephone network (PSTN).

Geographic Coverage and Administration

The 4654 area code serves the administrative district centered on Shchors, a small city located approximately 200 kilometers northeast of Kyiv, near the border with Russia. The region is primarily agricultural, with the city acting as a local administrative and service hub. The code encompasses the town itself and several adjacent villages within the Koriukivka Raion. As with most Ukrainian geographic codes, the numbering range is managed by the Ukrainian State Centre of Radio Frequencies (UCRF) and allocated to local fixed-line operators, including Ukrtelecom and alternative providers.

Dialing Formats and Instructions

To call a subscriber in the Shchors area, the number structure is as follows:

• National dialing (within Ukraine): Dial 0 4654 XXX XX (where X represents the subscriber number digits). The leading '0' is the trunk prefix used for domestic long-distance calls.
• International dialing (from abroad): Dial your country's international access code (e.g., 00 from most European countries, 011 from the US/Canada), followed by Ukraine's country code 380, then the area code 4654 without the leading '0', and finally the subscriber number: +380 4654 XXX XX.

For example, a local number might be +380 4654 2 12 34. When calling from a mobile phone within Ukraine, it is mandatory to include the trunk prefix '0' and the area code, even if the caller is located in the same area, due to the national numbering plan.

Overlays and Numbering Changes

Currently, there are no overlay codes for 4654; the area code is exclusively used for the Shchors region. However, subscribers may have been migrated to alternative operators offering VoIP services, but the geographic significance of the code remains. It is important to note that in 2020, the Verkhovna Rada renamed the town from Shchors to Koriukivka? Actually, the town was renamed to Koriukivka in 2016, but the telephone area code has not been changed to reflect the new name. Thus, the code 4654 still serves the same geographic area, now officially known as Koriukivka.

Caller Guidance

For callers within Ukraine, using the national format with the leading '0' is essential. For international callers, always replace the leading '0' with the +380 country code. Be mindful of time zone differences (Ukraine is UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer). If you encounter difficulties, check with your service provider for any special international dialing prefixes.