Area Code 5356 – Lokhvytsia, Poltava

Geographic Overview

The +380 5356 prefix is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) assigned to the fixed-line telephone network serving Lokhvytsia, a city in the Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. Lokhvytsia is the administrative center of the Lokhvytsia Raion and sits along the Sula River, approximately 130 kilometers northwest of Poltava, the oblast capital. The numbering area encompasses the city itself and the surrounding rural localities within the raion, providing PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) services to residential, business, and government subscribers.

Dialing Formats

When calling a Lokhvytsia fixed-line number from within Ukraine, subscribers must use the national trunk prefix 0 followed by the NDC and the subscriber number. The full national format is 0 5356 XX XX XX, where the NDC is 5356 and the local subscriber number consists of six digits. For example, a local number might be formatted as 0 5356 12 34 56.

For international callers, the Ukrainian country code +380 replaces the trunk prefix. The international dialing format becomes +380 5356 XX XX XX, with the leading zero of the NDC omitted. Thus, the same number would be dialed as +380 5356 12 34 56 from abroad.

Caller Instructions

• Local callers (within Lokhvytsia): In most cases, local calls may be dialed using only the six-digit subscriber number, depending on the operator's local dialing plan. However, to ensure compatibility across all networks, it is recommended to use the full national format 0 5356 XX XX XX.
• National callers (outside Lokhvytsia): Dial the trunk prefix 0, then the NDC 5356, followed by the subscriber number: 0 5356 XX XX XX.
• International callers: Dial the international access prefix (e.g., 00 from most countries), then Ukraine's country code 380, the NDC 5356 (without the leading zero), and the subscriber number: +380 5356 XX XX XX.

Regulatory and Technical Notes

The Ukrainian numbering plan is administered by the Ukrainian State Centre of Radio Frequencies (UCRF) under the National Commission for State Regulation of Electronic Communications, Informatisation and the Internet (NCCIR). The NDC 5356 is part of the geographic numbering range allocated to the Poltava region. As with all fixed-line numbers in Ukraine, the subscriber number length is six digits, and the total length of a national significant number (NSN) is nine digits (excluding the trunk prefix).

There are currently no overlay codes in effect for Lokhvytsia; the 5356 area code is used exclusively for this geographic region. Subscribers may have the option to retain their numbers when switching between fixed-line operators, subject to number portability regulations. However, number portability is more common for mobile services, and fixed-line portability may be limited.

For callers using VoIP or mobile networks, the same dialing rules apply. It is important to note that calls to geographic numbers from mobile phones are typically charged at rates determined by the caller's mobile plan, which may differ from landline tariffs.