Area Code 5744 – Krasnograd, Kharkiv

Geographic Overview

The area code 5744 is a geographic National Destination Code (NDC) assigned to the city of Krasnograd (also spelled Krasnohrad) and its surrounding settlements within the Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. This code is part of the national numbering plan administered by the Ukrainian State Centre of Radio Frequencies (UCRF) under the framework of ITU-T E.164. Krasnograd is located approximately 90 kilometers southwest of the city of Kharkiv, serving as an administrative and economic hub for the region. The geographic coverage of code 5744 includes the urban area of Krasnograd and nearby villages, with the local exchange infrastructure connected to the national PSTN and VoIP networks.

Dialing Formats

For callers within Ukraine, the national trunk prefix 0 is used, followed by the area code and the subscriber number. The full national format is 0 5744 XX-XX-XX, where the subscriber number typically consists of six digits. For example, a local number might be dialed as 0 5744 123456 from any phone in Ukraine. For international callers, the country code for Ukraine is +380, and the leading zero of the national prefix is omitted. Thus, the international format becomes +380 5744 XX-XX-XX. A complete international dialing example would be +380 5744 123456. It is important to note that when dialing from abroad, callers must use the plus sign (+) or the appropriate international access code (e.g., 00 from most European countries) followed by the country code, area code without the leading zero, and the subscriber number.

Caller Instructions

Local callers within Krasnograd may sometimes use abbreviated dialing (e.g., five or six digits) for calls within the same exchange, but this is not guaranteed and depends on the operator's configuration. For clarity, it is recommended to always use the full national format. Long-distance callers from other regions of Ukraine must dial the trunk prefix 0, then the area code 5744, and the subscriber number. International callers must replace the trunk prefix with the +380 country code and drop the leading zero. No overlay codes are currently in effect for this area, so the 5744 code is the sole geographic code for Krasnograd.

Technical Considerations

As with all geographic numbers in Ukraine, number portability may allow subscribers to retain their numbers when changing operators, but the geographic significance of the code remains tied to the original location. Calls to 5744 numbers are routed over the PSTN, and increasingly over IP-based networks, but the tariff and routing are determined by the caller's operator. For emergency services, local numbers are not used; instead, the national emergency numbers (101, 102, 103, 104) apply.