The Ukraine’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +380
- 2 Letter: UA
- 3 Letter: UKR
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 804
- Internet TLD: .ua
- ICAO Airport Code: UK
- Maritime Identification Digits: 272
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1FA U+1F1E6
- Official name: Ukraine
How to call the Ukraine (international dialing)
- Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the international call sequence – it is only used in the Ukraine for domestic long distance calls and domestic calls to a mobile phone.
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
Ukraine’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 00380 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by the Ukraine’s country code of ‘380’).
- Country code 011380 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by the Ukraine’s country code of ‘380’).
When calling to a mislabeled country code, remove the exit code from the call sequence and replace it with the exit code of the country where the call is dialed .
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (SMS)
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a satellite phone
The Ukraine does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
How to call within the Ukraine (domestic dialing)
‘0’ is used as a trunk prefix used when calling to a different area code or a mobile phone within the Ukraine.
Local calls (within the same area code)
Dial only the local phone number when calling within the same area code. Do not include the trunk prefix ‘0’ or the area code.
| seven digits |
| local phone number |
Long distance calls (to a different area code or a mobile phone)
Dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ followed by the area code and local phone number when calling to a different area code or a mobile phone.
| 0 | two digits | seven digits |
| trunk prefix | area code | local phone number |
Ukranian phone numbers explained
Number details
Ukranian phone numbers are nine digits.
The first two digits area an area (geographic) code.
An example of a Ukranian phone number
The National Art Museum of Ukraine lists its phone number in Kiev as +38 (044) 278-13-57.
Number explanation
| 380 | 44 | 278 13 57 |
| country code for the Ukraine | area (geographic) code for Kiev | local phone number in Kiev |
Local example – calling from another location in Kiev
Only dial the local seven digit phone number. Do not dial the trunk prefix ‘0’ and the area code.
| 278 13 57 |
| local phone number in the Ukraine |
Long distance example – calling from Odessa, Ukraine (on the other side of the country)
Include the trunk prefix ‘0’ as well as the area code in the call.
| 0 | 44 | 278 13 57 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Kiev | local phone number in Kiev |
Mobile example – calling a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile phone roaming in the country)
Include the trunk prefix ‘0’ as well as the area code in the call.
| 0 | 44 | 278 13 57 |
| trunk prefix | area (geographic) code for Kiev | local phone number in Kiev |
International example – calling from outside the Ukraine
To call from outside the Ukraine, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by the Ukraine’s country code of ‘380’, followed by the local phone number.
Do not include a leading ‘0’ in the call when calling from outside the Ukraine.
| exit code | 380 | 44 | 278 13 57 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for the Ukraine | area (geographic) code for Kiev | local phone number in Kiev |
How to call from the Ukraine
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from the Ukraine.:
Sources and more resources
- National Commission for the State Regulation of Communications and Informatization – The Ukraine’s telecommunications regulator.
- BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) – European agency responsible for regulation and co-ordination of European telecommunication markets.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – The Ukraine (country code +320) Communication of 10.VIII.2006 national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of the Ukraine’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in the Ukraine – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for the Ukraine. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – Ukraine International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Ukraine from the BT phone book.
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