Telephone numbers in Belarus

Belarus began using its own country code +375 in 1995. Prior to that it was part of the +7 international country code. The local numbering plan was inherited from USSR and remains with little changed.

Geographic area codes were designed based on previous 3-digit USSR area codes by removing the lead 0. Calling across areas still requires dialing trunk prefix 8 and waiting for dialtone after that. This pause was initially required by the analog trunk switches to identify the caller from PSTN for billing purposes.

When calling within Belarus add 0 to the trunk prefix. This way dialing within the country is practically unchanged. In 2003 the abbreviated dialing within areas was replaced with a full 9-digit number + 2-digit trunk prefix. Previously it was possible to dial 82RRnn-nnn to reach a number in the same area. Now it is required to dial 80-AARRnn-nnn where AA is the area code, RR is the region code and nn-nnn is the local number.

International calling remains unchanged: 8-10-xxx...xxxx where 8 is a trunk prefix, 10 is the international access code, xxx...xxxx are the digits of the destination country, areas and local number.

Transition to new numbering plan

Beltelecom began transition to the international numbering standard similar to the one adapted in many European countries in 2007. March 31, 2007 all short numbers were changed from 2 or 3 digits to 3 digits starting with 1. Beltelecom plans by 2010 to change trunk prefix to 0 from current 80 and international prefix to 00 from current 8-10.

Allocation of the area codes

13 — Restricted and directory services

14 — Restricted and directory services

15 — Grodno

16 — Brest

17 — Minsk

18 — Restricted and reference services

20 — Digital PSTN 1

21 — Vitebsk

22 — Mogilev

23 — Gomel

24 — Digital PSTN 2

25 — Mobile phone operator life:) Belarus

29 — Mobile phone operators - common code for all mobile phone operators except "Life :)"

33 — Mobile phone operator MTS Belarus

44 — Mobile phone operators Velcom

List of area codes in Belarus

LIST OF AREA CODES[1]
National (significant) numberLocalityRegion
16 3 6D Baranovichi Brest
16 43 5D Bereza Brest
16 2 6D Brest Brest
16 44 5D Drogichin Brest
16 46 5D Gantsevichi Brest
16 52 5D Ivanovo Brest
16 45 5D Ivatsevichi Brest
16 31 5D Kamenets Brest
16 42 5D Kobrin Brest
16 47 5D Luninets Brest
16 33 5D Lyakhovichi Brest
16 51 5D Malorita Brest
16 5 6D Pinsk Brest
16 32 5D Pruzhany Brest
16 55 5D Stolin Brest
16 41 5D Zhabinka Brest
23 44 5D Bragin Gomel
23 36 5D Budo-Koshelevo Gomel
23 32 5D Chechersk Gomel
23 33 5D Dobrush Gomel
23 2 6D Gomel Gomel
23 45 5D Kalinkovichi Gomel
23 46 5D Khoiniki Gomel
23 37 5D Korma Gomel
23 56 5D Lelchitsy Gomel
23 47 5D Loyev Gomel
23 6 6D Mozyr (from 2011-03-19) Gomel
23 55 5D Narovlya Gomel
23 57 5D Oktyabrskiy Gomel
23 50 5D Petrikov Gomel
23 40 5D Rechitsa Gomel
23 39 5D Rogachev Gomel
23 42 5D Svetlogorsk Gomel
23 30 5D Vetka Gomel
23 54 5D Yelsk Gomel
23 53 5D Zhitkovichi Gomel
23 34 5D Zhlobin Gomel
15 11 5D Berestovitsa Grodno
15 63 5D Dyatlovo Grodno
15 2 6D Grodno Grodno
15 95 5D Ivye Grodno
15 96 5D Korelichi Grodno
15 4 6D Lida (from 2011-01-22) Grodno
15 15 5D Mosty Grodno
15 97 5D Novogrudok Grodno
15 93 5D Oshmyany Grodno
15 91 5D Ostrovets Grodno
15 14 5D Shchuchin Grodno
15 62 5D Slonim Grodno
15 92 5D Smorgon Grodno
15 13 5D Svisloch Grodno
15 12 5D Volkovysk Grodno
15 94 5D Voronovo Grodno
15 64 5D Zelva Grodno
17 15 5D Berezino Minsk
17 7 6D Borisov Minsk
17 14 5D Cherven Minsk
17 16 5D Dzerzhinsk Minsk
17 93 5D Kletsk Minsk
17 19 5D Kopyl Minsk
17 96 5D Krupki Minsk
17 74 5D Logoysk Minsk
17 94 5D Lyuban Minsk
17 13 5D Maryina Gorka Minsk
17 7D Minsk Minsk
17 6 6D Molodechno Minsk
17 97 5D Myadel Minsk
17 70 5D Nesvizh Minsk
17 95 5D Slutsk Minsk
17 76 5D Smolevichi Minsk
17 4 6D Soligorsk Minsk
17 92 5D Starye Dorogi Minsk
17 17 5D Stolbtsy Minsk
17 18 5D Uzda Minsk
17 71 5D Vileyka Minsk
17 72 5D Volozhin Minsk
17 75 5D Zhodino Minsk
22 32 5D Belynichi Mogilev
22 5 6D Bobruysk Mogilev
22 31 5D Byhov Mogilev
22 42 5D Chausy Mogilev
22 43 5D Cherikov Mogilev
22 48 5D Dribin Mogilev
22 30 5D Glusk Mogilev
22 33 5D Gorki Mogilev
22 47 5D Khotimsk Mogilev
22 37 5D Kirovsk Mogilev
22 36 5D Klichev Mogilev
22 44 5D Klimovichi Mogilev
22 45 5D Kostyukovichi Mogilev
22 38 5D Krasnopolye Mogilev
22 41 5D Krichev Mogilev
22 34 5D Krugloye Mogilev
22 2 6D Mogilev Mogilev
22 40 5D Mstislavl Mogilev
22 35 5D Osipovichi Mogilev
22 39 5D Shklov Mogilev
22 46 5D Slavgorod Mogilev
21 31 5D Beshenkovichi Vitebsk
21 53 5D Braslav Vitebsk
21 33 5D Chashniki Vitebsk
21 57 5D Dokshitsy Vitebsk
21 37 5D Dubrovno Vitebsk
21 56 5D Glubokoye Vitebsk
21 39 5D Gorodok Vitebsk
21 32 5D Lepel Vitebsk
21 38 5D Liozno Vitebsk
21 52 5D Miory Vitebsk
21 6 6D Orsha Vitebsk
21 4 6D Polotsk Vitebsk
21 55 5D Postavy Vitebsk
21 59 5D Rossony Vitebsk
21 35 5D Senno Vitebsk
21 54 5D Sharkovshchina Vitebsk
21 30 5D Shumilino Vitebsk
21 36 5D Tolochin Vitebsk
21 58 5D Ushachi Vitebsk
21 51 5D Verhnedvinsk Vitebsk
21 2 6D Vitebsk Vitebsk

Special trunk numbers

All special numbers are dialed with a trunk prefix 8.

600 100 - Internet access billed on local phone bill

601 - Personal radio communications

604 - Network of Presidential Administration

602 - Audiotex services

606 100 1111 - Prepaid card internet service

800 - Toll-free Direct Call

801 - Toll-free directory services "Green number"

803 - Toll-free surveys

805 - Interactive platform services

810 - Toll surveys

820 - International toll-free service IFS

902 - Toll directory assistance

Emergency and special services

The top 4 numbers are available across areas. Following numbers may be valid for Minsk only and may not exist or have a different short number in other areas. Some of these numbers were formed by changing from old 2-digit codes to 3 by adding leading 1 or by replacing 0 with 1 in the old 3-digit code.

101 and 112 - Fire brigade

102 - Police

103 - Ambulance

104 - Gas leaks

105, 151, 155 - Railroad station

106 - National airport Minsk-2

107, 116 - Towing services

109 - Local toll directory assistance. Full number for dialing outside the local area it is 99-009-11 in the area centers (cities). Regional directory assistance numbers follow patterns RR-22-222 or RR-21-222 or RR-55-222 where RR is the region code within the area.

114 - Bus station

107, 135, 152 - Taxi

153 - Area code directory

175 - Currency exchange rates

176 - Interactive platform services

177 - Infoservice

168 - Minsk information service

169 - Pharmacy inventory and directory

185 - Infoline

188 - Time service

191 - Films on show in theaters

192 - Night club directory

193 - 24 hour grocery store directory

194 - Horoscope

195 - Weather forecast

196 - Recorded fables

197 - Religious birthdays

The following short numbers in Minsk and other areas were discontinued or replaced with full local numbers:

088 - Time service, changed to 188

067 - Taxi, changed to 135

069 - Pharmacy inventory, changed to 169

053 - Area code directory, changed to 153

Digital PSTN exchanges in Minsk utilizing Touch-Tone dialing support some additional codes:

Flash - Three-way calling

*69 - Call return

See also

Telecommunications in Belarus#Telephone system

References

  1. ↑ http://www.eng.beltelecom.by/info/num/
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