Area Code 5543 – Great Lipetyha, Kherson

Geographic Overview and Administrative Jurisdiction

The area code 5543 is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) within the Ukrainian public switched telephone network (PSTN), allocated to the town of Velyka Lepetyha (also transliterated as Great Lipetyha) and its surrounding rural administrative district. Velyka Lepetyha is located in the Kakhovka Raion of Kherson Oblast, in southern Ukraine. The code serves the fixed-line telephone infrastructure of the settlement and adjacent villages, operating under the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian national regulator (Ukrainian State Centre of Radio Frequencies and Ukrtelecom's numbering plan).

Dialing Formats and Call Routing

For callers within Ukraine, the national trunk prefix 0 is dialed before the area code. Thus, a local subscriber number (typically 5 to 7 digits) is reached by dialing 0 5543 X XX XX. For example, a local number might be formatted as 0 5543 2 34 56.

For international callers, the Ukrainian country code +380 replaces the trunk prefix, and the area code is dialed without the leading zero. The full international format becomes +380 5543 X XX XX. For instance, calling the same number from abroad would require dialing +380 5543 2 34 56.

Geographic Coverage and Primary Settlements

The 5543 code covers the settlement of Velyka Lepetyha, which serves as the administrative center of the Velykolepetykha hromada. It also includes nearby villages such as Mala Lepetyha, Katerynivka, and others within the former Velykolepetykha Raion. The region is primarily agricultural, and the fixed-line network supports local businesses, administrative offices, and residential subscribers.

Overlay and Numbering Considerations

As of the current numbering plan, there is no overlay code for this area; the 5543 code remains exclusive to the geographic region. However, subscribers may have migrated to VoIP or mobile services, but the geographic code remains valid for traditional PSTN lines. Callers should note that mobile numbers in Ukraine are non-geographic and begin with prefixes such as 50, 63, 66, 67, etc., and are not dialed with 5543.

Caller Instructions

• Local callers (within the same code): In many cases, local calls may be dialed using only the subscriber number, but it is safer to use the full national format 0 5543 X XX XX.
• National long-distance callers: Always dial 0 followed by the area code and subscriber number.
• International callers: Dial the international access prefix (e.g., 00 from most countries) followed by 380 5543 X XX XX.