Belarus began using its own country code +375 in 1995, replacing the +7 international country code inherited from the Soviet Union.EIU Business Report: Belarus, Ukraine , Economist Intelligence Unit, 1996, page 27 The local numbering plan was inherited from the Soviet Union and remains with few changes.

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, the trunk prefix must be followed by 0. In 2003, the abbreviated dialling within a single area code 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.

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 to change trunk prefix to 0 from current 8~0 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 operator A1

List of area codes in Belarus LIST OF AREA CODESNational (significant) numberLocalityRegion16 3 6D Baranovichi Brest16 43 5D Bereza Brest16 2 6D Brest Brest16 44 5D Drogichin Brest16 46 5D Gantsevichi Brest16 52 5D Ivanovo Brest16 45 5D Ivatsevichi Brest16 31 5D Kamenets Brest16 42 5D Kobrin Brest16 47 5D Luninets Brest16 33 5D Lyakhovichi Brest16 51 5D Malorita Brest16 5 6D Pinsk Brest16 32 5D Pruzhany Brest16 55 5D Stolin Brest16 41 5D Zhabinka Brest23 44 5D Bragin Gomel23 36 5D Budo-Koshelevo Gomel23 32 5D Chechersk Gomel23 33 5D Dobrush Gomel23 2 6D Gomel Gomel23 45 5D Kalinkovichi Gomel23 46 5D Khoiniki Gomel23 37 5D Korma Gomel23 56 5D Lelchitsy Gomel23 47 5D Loyev Gomel23 6 6D Mozyr (from 2011-03-19) Gomel23 55 5D Narovlya Gomel23 57 5D Oktyabrskiy Gomel23 50 5D Petrikov Gomel23 40 5D Rechitsa Gomel23 39 5D Rogachev Gomel23 42 5D Svetlogorsk Gomel23 30 5D Vetka Gomel23 54 5D Yelsk Gomel23 53 5D Zhitkovichi Gomel23 34 5D Zhlobin Gomel15 11 5D Berestovitsa Grodno15 63 5D Dyatlovo Grodno15 2 6D Grodno Grodno15 95 5D Ivye Grodno15 96 5D Korelichi Grodno15 4 6D Lida (from 2011-01-22) Grodno15 15 5D Mosty Grodno15 97 5D Novogrudok Grodno15 93 5D Oshmyany Grodno15 91 5D Ostrovets Grodno15 14 5D Shchuchin Grodno15 62 5D Slonim Grodno15 92 5D Smorgon Grodno15 13 5D Svisloch Grodno15 12 5D Volkovysk Grodno15 94 5D Voronovo Grodno15 64 5D Zelva Grodno17 15 5D Berezino Minsk17 7 6D Borisov Minsk17 14 5D Cherven Minsk17 16 5D Dzerzhinsk Minsk17 93 5D Kletsk Minsk17 19 5D Kopyl Minsk17 96 5D Krupki Minsk17 74 5D Logoysk Minsk17 94 5D Lyuban Minsk17 13 5D Maryina Gorka Minsk17 7D Minsk Minsk17 6 6D Molodechno Minsk17 97 5D Myadel Minsk17 70 5D Nesvizh Minsk17 95 5D Slutsk Minsk17 76 5D Smolevichi Minsk17 4 6D Soligorsk Minsk17 92 5D Starye Dorogi Minsk17 17 5D Stolbtsy Minsk17 18 5D Uzda Minsk17 71 5D Vileyka Minsk17 72 5D Volozhin Minsk17 75 5D Zhodino Minsk22 32 5D Belynichi Mogilev22 5 6D Bobruysk Mogilev22 31 5D Byhov Mogilev22 42 5D Chausy Mogilev22 43 5D Cherikov Mogilev22 48 5D Dribin Mogilev22 30 5D Glusk Mogilev22 33 5D Gorki Mogilev22 47 5D Khotimsk Mogilev22 37 5D Kirovsk Mogilev22 36 5D Klichev Mogilev22 44 5D Klimovichi Mogilev22 45 5D Kostyukovichi Mogilev22 38 5D Krasnopolye Mogilev22 41 5D Krichev Mogilev22 34 5D Krugloye Mogilev22 2 6D Mogilev Mogilev22 40 5D Mstislavl Mogilev22 35 5D Osipovichi Mogilev22 39 5D Shklov Mogilev22 46 5D Slavgorod Mogilev21 31 5D Beshenkovichi Vitebsk21 53 5D Braslav Vitebsk21 33 5D Chashniki Vitebsk21 57 5D Dokshitsy Vitebsk21 37 5D Dubrovno Vitebsk21 56 5D Glubokoye Vitebsk21 39 5D Gorodok Vitebsk21 32 5D Lepel Vitebsk21 38 5D Liozno Vitebsk21 52 5D Miory Vitebsk21 6 6D Orsha Vitebsk21 4 6D Polotsk Vitebsk21 55 5D Postavy Vitebsk21 59 5D Rossony Vitebsk21 35 5D Senno Vitebsk21 54 5D Sharkovshchina Vitebsk21 30 5D Shumilino Vitebsk21 36 5D Tolochin Vitebsk21 58 5D Ushachi Vitebsk21 51 5D Verhnedvinsk Vitebsk21 2 6D Vitebsk Vitebsk

Special trunk numbers All special numbers are dialled with a trunk prefix 8.

600 100 – dial-up Internet access billed on local phone bill

601 – Personal radio communications

604 – Network of Presidential Administration

602 – Audiotext 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 dialling outside the local area it is 99-009-11 in the area centres (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

150 – A1 call centre

153 – Area code directory

175 – Currency exchange rates

176 – Interactive platform services

177 – Info service

168 – Minsk information service

169 – Pharmacy inventory and directory

185 – Infoline

188 – Time service

191 – Films on show in cinemas

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 dialling support some additional codes:

Flash – Three-way calling

*69 – Call return

See also Telecommunications in Belarus#Telephone system

References

External links Telephone codes in Belarus Beltelecom official site Minsk telephone directory and services Minsk telephone directory How to make international calls from Belarus