Telephone numbers in Lithuania
| Country | Lithuania |
|---|---|
| Continent | Europe |
| NSN length | 8 |
| Format | (0 x) xxx xxxx (0 xx) xx xxxx (0 xxx) xxxxx |
| Country code | +370 |
| International access | 00 |
| Long-distance | 0[1] |
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
[edit]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:
- 112 – National emergency number
- 113 – Non-emergency medical number
- 116 xxx – Harmonised services of social value
- 117 – Telecommunication helpline
- 118 – Directory assistance
- 119 – Fault registration
As of 2022, numbers beginning with 2 have been allocated for IoT M2M usage and are 12 significant digits in length[3] (for a total of 15 digits, the maximum allowed by E.164) unlike regular numbers which remain 8 digits.
Before 2004, 2 was the prefix used for all area codes.[4][5]
Prefixes
[edit]Since 1 March 2024, Lithuania uses "0" as a trunk prefix.[6]
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 until 1993;[7] the legacy numbering was used for the national area codes until it was replaced in 2001–2003;[8] the domestic prefix "8" was replaced with "0" in 2024 (and fully deactivated in 2025[1]), despite being planned since 2001.[6][9] The delay was due to legacy emergency numbers 01, 02 and 03, which were kept active until 1 April 2022.[10]
National area codes (with prefix)
[edit]| Locality | County | Code[8] |
|---|---|---|
| Akmenė | Šiauliai | 0 425 |
| Alytus | Alytus | 0 315 |
| Anykščiai | Utena | 0 381 |
| Birštonas | Utena | 0 319 |
| Biržai | Panevėžys | 0 450 |
| Druskininkai | Alytus | 0 313 |
| Elektrėnai | Vilnius | 0 528 |
| Ignalina | Utena | 0 386 |
| Jonava | Kaunas | 0 349 |
| Joniškis | Šiauliai | 0 426 |
| Jurbarkas | Tauragė | 0 447 |
| Kaišiadorys | Kaunas | 0 346 |
| Kaunas | Kaunas | 0 37 |
| Kelmė | Šiauliai | 0 427 |
| Kėdainiai | Kaunas | 0 347 |
| Klaipėda | Klaipėda | 0 46 |
| Kretinga | Klaipėda | 0 445 |
| Kupiškis | Panevėžys | 0 459 |
| Lazdijai | Alytus | 0 318 |
| Marijampolė | Marijampolė | 0 343 |
| Mažeikiai | Telšiai | 0 443 |
| Molėtai | Utena | 0 383 |
| Neringa | Klaipėda | 0 469 |
| Pakruojis | Šiauliai | 0 421 |
| Palanga | Klaipėda | 0 460 |
| Panevėžys | Panevėžys | 0 45 |
| Pasvalys | Panevėžys | 0 451 |
| Plungė | Telšiai | 0 448 |
| Prienai | Kaunas | 0 319 |
| Radviliškis | Šiauliai | 0 422 |
| Raseiniai | Kaunas | 0 428 |
| Rokiškis | Panevėžys | 0 458 |
| Skuodas | Klaipėda | 0 440 |
| Šakiai | Marijampolė | 0 345 |
| Šalčininkai | Vilnius | 0 380 |
| Šiauliai | Šiauliai | 0 41 |
| Šilalė | Tauragė | 0 449 |
| Šilutė | Klaipėda | 0 441 |
| Širvintos | Vilnius | 0 382 |
| Švenčionys | Vilnius | 0 387 |
| Tauragė | Tauragė | 0 446 |
| Telšiai | Telšiai | 0 444 |
| Trakai | Vilnius | 0 528 |
| Ukmergė | Vilnius | 0 340 |
| Utena | Utena | 0 389 |
| Varėna | Alytus | 0 310 |
| Vilkaviškis | Marijampolė | 0 342 |
| Vilnius | Vilnius | 0 5 |
| Visaginas | Utena | 0 386 |
| Zarasai | Utena | 0 385 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Telefono numerių pradžioje nebelieka aštuoneto, pradeda galioti kodas su nuliu". LRT (in Lithuanian). 2025-03-01. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
- ^ a b "Numeracijos planas 2020-05-28" [Numbering Plan, 2020-05-28 edition].
- ^ "Numeracijos planas 2025-07-01" [Numbering Plan, 2025-07-01 edition].
- ^ "Dėl Nacionalinio telefono ryšio numeracijos plano įdiegimo bendrųjų principų bei grafiko patvirtinimo".
- ^ "Numeracijos planas 2001-06-14".
- ^ a b "Lithuania starts replacing 8 with 0 as phone number prefix". LRT. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 1993. p. 226.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Government Act, No 19-4170" (in Lithuanian). Parliament of Lithuania. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2025-03-08.
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