Telephone numbers in Russia are administered by Roskomnadzor, and the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation. Russia's national telephone numbering plan comprises four levels of destination routing codes with local, zone, country, and international scopes, implementing a closed numbering plan, in which the number of digits of all national significant numbers assigned to subscriber telephones is fixed at ten, with three digits for the area code, and a seven-digit subscriber number which includes a zone code of up to two digits.
Zones of ABC codes by federal subjects | |
| Country | Russia |
|---|---|
| Continent | Europe |
| Regulator | Roskomnadzor, Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media |
| Numbering plan type | Closed |
| NSN length | 10 |
| Format | (ABC) xxx-xx-xx |
| Numbering plan | Russian Federation |
| Last updated | 2024 |
| Country code | 7 |
| International access | 8~10 |
| Long-distance | 8 |
Russia is a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and participates in the international numbering plan provided by recommendations E.164 and E.123, using the telephone country code 7, which is shared with Kazakhstan, designating two area codes for routing calls to that country. Country code 7 was originally assigned to the Soviet Union, and continued to be used by the fifteen successor states after the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union. All but two successor states switched to new, individual country codes from the 3xx and 9xx ranges between 1993 and 1998.
Dialing pattern
Calls within Russia
8 ABC xxx-xx-xx (where ABC is the area code)
- e.g. 8 499 xxx-xx-xx (to Moscow, fixed line)
- e.g. 8 812 234-56-78 (to St. Petersburg, fixed line)
- e.g. 8 985 xxx-xx-xx (to a mobile number issued by MTS in Moscow)
International calls from Russia
Pre-Selected Operator: 8-tone-10 International number or +
- e.g. 8-10 44 20 7946-0123 (to London/UK) or +44 20 7946-0123
- e.g. +7 727 xxx-xx-xx (to Almaty/Kazakhstan)
International calls to Russia
- +7 ABC xxx-xx-xx (where ABC is the area code)
Area codes
| First digit of code | Routed to |
|---|---|
| 0 | Used for numbers in Kazakhstan |
| 1 | Not used |
| 2 | Reserved |
| 3 | Geographic codes in Russia |
| 4 | Geographic codes in Russia |
| 5 | Reserved |
| 6 | Used for numbers in Kazakhstan |
| 7 | Used for numbers in Kazakhstan |
| 8 | Geographic codes, Toll-Free, and Pay-Line (shared between Russia, Kazakhstan, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia) |
| 9 | Russian mobiles (code 940 and 929 is for Abkhazia and South Ossetia mobiles) |
Geographic area codes
The dialing code range 4xx was introduced on 1 December 2005 to replace 0xx, in order to make it possible to adopt the ITU recommendation of 0 and 00 dialing prefixes for local and international dialing respectively. The old '095' dialing code, along with 19 other Russian area codes starting with '0', expired on 31 January 2006.
| Russian federal subjects | Area code | Old code (inactive) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Adygea | 877 | ||
| Altai Krai | 385 | ||
| Altai Republic | 388 | ||
| Amur Oblast | 416 | ||
| Arkhangelsk Oblast and Nenets Autonomous Okrug | 818 | ||
| Astrakhan Oblast | 851 | ||
| Republic of Bashkortostan | 347 | ||
| Belgorod Oblast | 472 | 072 | |
| Bryansk Oblast | 483 | 083 | |
| Republic of Buryatia | 301 | ||
| Vladimir Oblast | 492 | 092 | |
| Volgograd Oblast | 844 | ||
| Vologda Oblast | 817, 820 | ||
| Voronezh Oblast | 473 | 073 | |
| Republic of Dagestan | 872 | ||
| Jewish Autonomous Oblast | 426 | ||
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | 343 | ||
| Ivanovo Oblast | 493 | 093 | |
| Republic of Ingushetia | 873 | ||
| Irkutsk Oblast | 395 | ||
| Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria | 866 | ||
| Kaliningrad Oblast | 401 | 011 | |
| Republic of Kalmykia | 847 | ||
| Kaluga Oblast | 484 | 084 | |
| Kamchatka Krai | 415 | ||
| Republic of Karachay–Cherkessia | 878 | ||
| Republic of Karelia | 814 | ||
| Kemerovo Oblast | 384 | ||
| Kirov Oblast | 833 | ||
| Komi Republic | 821 | ||
| Kostroma Oblast | 494 | 094 | |
| Krasnodar Krai | 861, 862 | ||
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | 391 | ||
| Kurgan Oblast | 352 | ||
| Kursk Oblast | 471 | 071 | |
| Leningrad Oblast | 813 | ||
| Lipetsk Oblast | 474 | 074 | |
| Magadan Oblast | 413 | ||
| Republic of Mari El | 836 | ||
| Republic of Mordovia | 834 | ||
| Moscow City | 495, 499 | 095 | |
| Moscow Oblast | 496, 498 | 096 | |
| Murmansk Oblast | 815 | ||
| Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 831 | ||
| Novgorod Oblast | 816 | ||
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 383 | ||
| Omsk Oblast | 381 | ||
| Orenburg Oblast | 353 | ||
| Oryol Oblast | 486 | 086 | |
| Penza Oblast | 841 | ||
| Perm Krai | 342 | ||
| Primorsky Krai | 423 | ||
| Pskov Oblast | 811 | ||
| Rostov Oblast | 863 | ||
| Ryazan Oblast | 491 | 091 | |
| Samara Oblast | 846, 848 | ||
| Saint Petersburg | 812 | ||
| Saratov Oblast | 845 | ||
| Sakhalin Oblast | 424 | ||
| Republic of North Ossetia–Alania | 867 | ||
| Smolensk Oblast | 481 | 081 | |
| Stavropol Krai | 865, 879 | ||
| Tambov Oblast | 475 | 075 | |
| Republic of Tatarstan | 843, 855 | ||
| Tver Oblast | 482 | 082 | |
| Tomsk Oblast | 382 | ||
| Tula Oblast | 487 | 087 | |
| Republic of Tyva (Tuva) | 394 | ||
| Tyumen Oblast | 345 | ||
| Republic of Udmurtia | 341 | ||
| Ulyanovsk Oblast | 842 | ||
| Khabarovsk Krai | 421 | ||
| Republic of Khakassia | 390 | ||
| Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug | 346 | ||
| Chelyabinsk Oblast | 351 | ||
| Republic of Chechnya | 871 | ||
| Zabaykalsky Krai | 302 | ||
| Republic of Chuvashia | 835 | ||
| Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | 427 | ||
| Sakha Republic (Yakutia) | 411 | ||
| Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | 349 | ||
| Yaroslavl Oblast | 485 | 085 |
Russian mobile phones, toll-free, and pay-line codes
| Code | Service |
|---|---|
| 800 | FPH: Freephone |
| 862 | FPH: Fixed |
| 801 | AAB: Automatic alternative billing |
| 802 | CCC: Credit card calling |
| 803 | VOT: Televoting |
| 804 | UAN: Universal access number |
| 805 | PCC: Prepaid card calling |
| 806 | ACC: Account card calling |
| 807 | VPN: Virtual private network |
| 808 | UPT: Universal personal Telecommunication |
| 809 | PRM: Premium rate |
| 881–899 | Reserved |
| 900–953 955–969 972–999 | Russian mobile networks - MTS, MegaFon, t2, Beeline |
| 954 | Satellite operators |
| 970 | Telematic services |
| 971 | Data transfer services |
Special numbers (emergencies)
| Number | Service | Old (active) |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Fire brigade | 01 |
| 102 | Police | 02 |
| 103 | Ambulance | 03 |
| 104 | Gas service | 04 |
| 112 | General emergency | |
| 107 | Directory assistance, Rostelecom | 07 |
| 109 | Directory assistance (free, limited info) | 09 |
| 009 | Directory assistance (pay service, 35 rubles/min.) in Moscow | |
| 100 | Talking clock in Moscow | |
| 115 | Information on electronic government services |
In a press conference in December 2013 Minister of Emergency Situations, Vladimir Puchkov said that the unified system runs in a full pilot mode from 2014 and will fully enter to operational mode in 2016.
Codes assigned to annexed Ukrainian territories
In 2014, following the Russian annexation of Crimea, Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol were integrated into the Russian numbering plan.
On 7 May 2022, following the annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporozhye oblasts, the four oblasts were integrated into the Russian numbering plan.
| Area | Russian codes | Ukrainian codes for country code 380 |
|---|---|---|
| Republic of Crimea | 365 | 65 |
| Donetsk People's Republic | 856 | 62 |
| Kherson Oblast | 860 | 65 |
| Luhansk People's Republic | 857 | 64 |
| Sevastopol | 869 | 69 |
| Zaporozhye Oblast | 810 | 61 |
Codes assigned to Abkhazia
Telephone numbers in Abkhazia use two area codes – 840 and 940 – in the Russian dialing plan. Until 1992, Abkhazia had a single telephone numbering system with Russia. In April 1996, the Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation limited international telephone communications in Abkhazia, retaining only 16 outgoing and 24 incoming telephone channels of the 151 incoming and 182 outgoing channels that operated previously. On 15 February 1997, an agreement was signed between Russia and Georgia, which provided for a change in the communication scheme of Abkhazia with the outside world and switching channels to Georgia. The agreement met with resentment in Abkhazia, whose leadership accused Georgia and Russia of violating an earlier agreement that provided for the restoration of the communications that existed before 1992.
On 28 September 2009, after Russia recognised Abkhazia's independence, Russia and Abkhazia signed a Memorandum of Cooperation through which Abkhazia was given a telephone code from numbering zone 7 and switched to the Russian numbering plan on 1 January 2010. Abkhazian numbers can be accessed from abroad through country code 7 assigned by the International Telecommunication Union to Russia. Until 2009, they could also be accessed via the Georgian country code +995.
| Area | Old Georgian codes (1996–2009) | New Russian codes (since 2009) |
|---|---|---|
| Sukhumi | 995 442 | 840 22X XXXX |
| Gudauta | 995 444 | 840 24X XXXX |
| Ochamchire | 995 445 | 840 25X XXXX |
| Tkvarcheli | 995 446 | 840 26X XXXX |
| Gali | 995 447 | 840 27X XXXX |
| Gulripshi | 995 448 | 840 28X XXXX |
| Mobile operator - A-Mobile | n.d. | 940 7XX XXXX |
| Mobile operator - Aquafon | 995 544 | 940 9XX XXXX |
Codes assigned to South Ossetia
Telephone numbers in South Ossetia use two area codes – 850 and 929 – in the Russia numbering plan zone.
| Format | Application | Georgian codes |
|---|---|---|
| +7 850 XXX XXXX | Fixed telephony | +995 342 XXX XXXAkhalgori, +995 344 XXX XXXTskhinvali, +995 347 XXX XXX Java |
| +7 929 8XX XXXX | Mobile telephony |
See also
- Telecommunications in Russia
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