Lithuania uses an open telephone numbering plan with all phone numbers having nine digits, including the prefix "0", a 1–3 digit area code, and a 5–7 digit subscriber telephone number.

Overview

Lithuania uses a total of 47 area codes for landline phones, all beginning with 3, 4 or 5. Within same area code, landlines can be dialed without the prefix and the area code.[2]

Area codes for mobile numbers begin with 6, corporate or state institution numbers with 7, toll-free, reverse-charge and shared-cost numbers with 8, and premium-rate numbers with 9.[2]

Network services numbers begin with "1", dialed without a prefix. This includes numbers beginning with "11", reserved for emergency and special services, such as:

Prefixes

Since 1 March 2024, Lithuania uses "0" as a trunk prefix.[3]

The international dialling prefix is "00". Lithuania uses +370 country calling code.

During the Soviet occupation and for a period after it, the country used the Soviet numbering: +7 012 area code was used until 1993;[4] the legacy numbering was used for the national area codes until it was replaced in 2001–2003;[5] the domestic prefix "8" was replaced with "0" in 2024 (and fully deactivated in 2025[1]), despite being planned since 2001.[3][6] The delay was due to legacy emergency numbers 01, 02 and 03, which were kept active until 1 April 2022.[7]

National area codes (with prefix)

Locality County Code[5]
Akmenė Šiauliai 0425
Alytus Alytus 0315
Anykščiai Utena 0381
Birštonas Utena 0319
Biržai Panevėžys 0450
Druskininkai Alytus 0313
Elektrėnai Vilnius 0528
Ignalina Utena 0386
Jonava Kaunas 0349
Joniškis Šiauliai 0426
Jurbarkas Tauragė 0447
Kaišiadorys Kaunas 0346
Kaunas Kaunas 037
Kelmė Šiauliai 0427
Kėdainiai Kaunas 0347
Klaipėda Klaipėda 046
Kretinga Klaipėda 0445
Kupiškis Panevėžys 0459
Lazdijai Alytus 0318
Marijampolė Marijampolė 0343
Mažeikiai Telšiai 0443
Molėtai Utena 0383
Neringa Klaipėda 0469
Pakruojis Šiauliai 0421
Palanga Klaipėda 0460
Panevėžys Panevėžys 045
Pasvalys Panevėžys 0451
Plungė Telšiai 0448
Prienai Kaunas 0319
Radviliškis Šiauliai 0422
Raseiniai Kaunas 0428
Rokiškis Panevėžys 0458
Skuodas Klaipėda 0440
Šakiai Marijampolė 0345
Šalčininkai Vilnius 0380
Šiauliai Šiauliai 041
Šilalė Tauragė 0449
Šilutė Klaipėda 0441
Širvintos Vilnius 0382
Švenčionys Vilnius 0387
Tauragė Tauragė 0446
Telšiai Telšiai 0444
Trakai Vilnius 0528
Ukmergė Vilnius 0340
Utena Utena 0389
Varėna Alytus 0310
Vilkaviškis Marijampolė 0342
Vilnius Vilnius 05
Visaginas Utena 0386
Zarasai Utena 0385

References

  1. ^ a b "Telefono numerių pradžioje nebelieka aštuoneto, pradeda galioti kodas su nuliu". LRT (in Lithuanian). 2025-03-01. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
  2. ^ a b "Numeracijos planas 2020-05-28" [Numbering Plan, 2020-05-28 edition].
  3. ^ a b "Lithuania starts replacing 8 with 0 as phone number prefix". LRT. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  4. ^ The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 1993. p. 226.
  5. ^ a b "Dėl nacionalinio telefono ryšio numeracijos plano įdiegimo bendrųjų principų bei grafiko dalinio pakeitimo ir papildymo". e-seimas.lrs.lt (in Lithuanian). Vilnius. 1 August 2001. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Būtina žinoti: svarbiausi etapai, kaip 8 numerių priekyje virs 0" [Need to know: the key steps to changing the prefix from "8" to "0"]. lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  7. ^ "Government Act, No 19-4170" (in Lithuanian). Parliament of Lithuania. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2025-03-08.


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