Telephone numbers in Moldova

On February 1, 2004 Moldova introduced a new closed telephone numbering plan with an open dialing plan.[1] The country code is +373, adopted in 1993.[2] Previously, when Moldova was part of the Soviet Union, it used the country code +7 and the area code 0422.[3]

Telephone numbers in Moldova
Administrative division of Moldova corresponding to geographical numbers prefix division
Location
CountryMoldova
ContinentEurope
RegulatorANRCETIS
TypeClosed
NSN length10( with 0 
                       and 9
digits)
Format0ABCDEFGHI
Access codes
Country code+373
International access00
Long-distance0

Numbering scheme

Telephone numbers in Moldova follow an open numbering plan and consist of 8 national significant numbers (NSN). The National Significant Number consists of 2-3 digits for the National Destination Code and 5-6 digits for the Subscriber Number (SN).

National destination code

National destination codes are allocated as follows:[4]

N(S)N Format
AssignmentNumber types
1XXSpecial service numbers
2XXFixed-line telephonyGeographic
3XX
4XXLong-term strategic reserve
5XX
6XXMobile telephonyNon-geographic
7XX
8XXFreephone and shared-cost servicesNon-geographic
9XXPremium servicesNon-geographic

The trunk prefix in Moldova is 0.

Area codes
List of area codes[5]
Area Code[6] Area/City
210 and 310Grigoriopol
215 and 315Dubasari
216 and 316Camenca
219 and 319Dnestrovsc
22 and 32Chișinău
230 and 330Soroca
231 and 331Bălți
235 and 335Orhei
236 and 336Ungheni
237 and 337Strășeni
241 and 341Cimișlia
242 and 342Ștefan Vodă
243 and 343Căușeni
244 and 344Călărași
246 and 346Edineț
247 and 347Briceni
248 and 348Criuleni
249 and 349Glodeni
250 and 350Florești
251 and 351Dondușeni
252 and 352Drochia
254 and 354Rezina
256 and 356Rîșcani
258 and 358Telenești
259 and 359Fălești
262 and 362Sîngerei
263 and 363Leova
264 and 364Nisporeni
265 and 365Anenii Noi
268 and 368Ialoveni
269 and 369Hîncești
271 and 371Ocnița
272 and 372Șoldănești
273 and 373Cantemir
291 and 391Ceadîr-Lunga
293 and 393Vulcănești
294 and 394Taraclia
297 and 397Basarabeasca
298 and 398Comrat
299 and 399Cahul
533 and 433Tiraspol
552 and 452Bender
555 and 455Ribnita
557 and 457Slobozia

Dialling example
  • 07xx-xxx-xxx – call within Chişinău
  • 02xx-xxx-xxx – call between other localities in Moldova
  • 0xxx-xxx-xxx – call between localities and mobile phone companies
  • +373-0xxx-xxx-xxx – call between Moldova and Transnistria

References
  1. telephone numbering plan
  2. Who's Who in Russia and the New States, Leonard Geron, Alex Pravda, Bloomsbury Academic, 1993, page 13
  3. The World Factbook, 1993, page 260
  4. "Resurse atribuite | ANRCETI". www.anrceti.md. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  5. "National Numbering Plan | ANRCETI".
  6. "Apelurile la telefonul fix, doar prin 9 cifre din 1 iulie 2012 - Economic - Jurnal.md". Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2012-10-28.


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