Area Code 5532 – Great Aleksandrovka, Kherson

Geographic Overview

The area code 5532 is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) assigned to the town of Velyka Oleksandrivka (Great Aleksandrovka) and its surrounding administrative district in the Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine. This code is part of the national numbering plan under the country calling code +380, following the ITU-T E.164 recommendation. The region is situated on the right bank of the Dnipro River, and the code serves both fixed-line PSTN subscribers and, in some cases, VoIP services that are registered to this geographic area.

Dialing Formats

For callers within Ukraine, the national trunk prefix 0 is used before the area code. The local subscriber number typically consists of 5 to 7 digits, making the complete national significant number (NSN) length 9 digits (excluding the trunk prefix). The format is:

• National dialing (within Ukraine): 0 5532 XXX XX
• International dialing (from abroad): +380 5532 XXX XX

For example, a local number might be +380 5532 12345 or +380 5532 123456, depending on the subscriber line capacity. When dialing from a mobile phone within Ukraine, the same national format applies, but the leading 0 is often replaced by +380 if the caller uses the international prefix.

Geographic Coverage and Administration

The 5532 code covers the urban-type settlement of Velyka Oleksandrivka and the villages within the Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion (district). This district is part of the larger Kherson region, which is known for agriculture and proximity to the Black Sea coast. The code is administered by the Ukrainian State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection, which allocates numbering resources to local fixed-line operators, primarily Ukrtelecom and alternative providers.

Caller Instructions

For local callers: If you are within the same area code, you may be able to dial only the local subscriber number without the area code, depending on your operator's configuration. However, it is always safe to dial the full national number (0 5532 XXX XX) to avoid misrouting.

For international callers: Dial your country's international access code (e.g., 011 from the US, 00 from most European countries), followed by Ukraine's country code 380, then the area code 5532 (without the leading 0), and the subscriber number. Example: 00 380 5532 12345.

Overlay and Numbering Considerations

As of the latest updates, there is no overlay code for 5532; the area code remains exclusive to the region. However, number portability is available for fixed-line services within Ukraine, meaning a subscriber may retain their number even if they switch operators, but the geographic significance of the code remains tied to the original location. For VoIP users, the code may be used for virtual numbers that route to any location, but the caller should be aware that the number is still considered a geographic number for billing and emergency services purposes.