Area Codes for Lucknow and Nearby Locations

The area code used in the Lucknow metropolitan area is: 522. Area codes for other locations near Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh are shown below.

In India, area codes are often called STD codes -- STD stands for 'subscriber trunk dialing'. To make things more confusing, they are also called SDCA codes. SDCA stands for 'short distance charging area'. So this means that in India:

area code = STD code = SDCA code

In India, area codes / STD codes are used somewhat differently than in other parts of the world in the sense that the physical area and/or population that they cover is often quite small. There is an historical reason for this that relates to an early technology limitation that now no longer exists.

Nevertheless, this old area code numbering scheme has stuck and as a result, India has hundreds and hundreds of STD codes -- many, many more than most countries.

Another somewhat unusual thing is that area codes / STD codes are used only for landline phone numbers in India. Mobile phone numbers in India do not utilize area codes. Instead, the mobile prefixes '9x' and '8x' are used for all mobile numbers regardless of where the subscriber is based.

This means that the listed Lucknow area codes are only applicable to India landline phone numbers.

To make an inbound international call (or domestic long distance call) to a Lucknow landline phone, you need to dial a 3-digit area code, along with a 7-digit local subscriber number - 10-digits total.

If you are calling a Lucknow mobile phone number, you should not use this area code. Click here for further details on dialing a Lucknow mobile phone number - and for information on how to tell a landline number from a mobile number.

Click for more on dialing a Lucknow landline number.

STD Codes / Area Codes for the Lucknow, India Area

Lucknow is located in the Uttar Pradesh East telecom circle. The following table lists the STD codes for all locations in the UPE telecom circle. more on India telecom circles >>>>

In the table, 'LDCA' and 'SDCA' refer to 'long distance charging area' and 'short distance charging area', respectively. Generally speaking, SDCAs correspond roughly to towns. LDCAs are larger and correspond roughly to counties or districts. LDCAs contain multiple SDCAs.

STD Codes for Lucknow and Other Locations
in the Uttar Pradesh East Telecom Circle

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LDCA	SDCA	STD Code
Varansi	Varansi	542
Varansi	Chandauli (Mugalsarai)	5412
Varansi	Chakia	5413
Varansi	Bhadohi	5414
Unnao	Unnao	515
Unnao	Safipur	5144
Unnao	Purwa (Bighapur)	5142
Unnao	Hasanganj	5143
Sultanpur	Sultanpur	5362
Sultanpur	Musafirkhana	5361
Sultanpur	Kadipur	5364
Sultanpur	Amethi	5368
Sitapur	Sitapur	5862
Sitapur	Sidhauli (Mahmodabad)	5864
Sitapur	Misrikh-II (Aurangabad)	5861
Sitapur	Misrikh-I (Misrikh)	5865
Sitapur	Biswan	5863
Sahjahanpur	Tilhar	5841
Sahjahanpur	Shahjahanpur	5842
Sahjahanpur	Powayan	5844
Sahjahanpur	Jalalabad	5843
Raibareilly	Salon-II (Jais)	5313
Raibareilly	Salon-I (Salon)	5311
Raibareilly	Raibareli	535
Raibareilly	Dalmau-II (Lalganj)	5315
Raibareilly	Dalmau-I (Dalmau)	5317
Pratapgarh	Pratapgarh	5342
Pratapgarh	Patti	5343
Pratapgarh	Kunda	5341
Orai	Orai	5162
Orai	Konch	5165
Orai	Kalpi	5164
Orai	Jalaun	5168
Mirzapur	Robertsganj-II (Obra)	5445
Mirzapur	Robertsganj-I	5444
Mirzapur	Mirzapur-II (Hallia)	5440
Mirzapur	Mirzapur-I (Mirzapur)	5442
Mirzapur	Dudhi-II (Pipri)	5446
Mirzapur	Dudhi-I (Dudhi)	5447
Mirzapur	Chunur	5443
Mainpuri	Shikohabad	5676
Mainpuri	Mainpuri	5672
Mainpuri	Karhal	5677
Mainpuri	Jasrana	5671
Mainpuri	Bhogaon	5673
Lucknow	Malihabad	5212
Lucknow	Lucknow	522
Lakhimpur Kheri	Nighasan-III (Dhaurahra)	5874
Lakhimpur Kheri	Nighasan-II (Tikonia)	5873
Lakhimpur Kheri	Nighasan-I (Palliakalan)	5871
Lakhimpur Kheri	Mohamdi-II (Maigalganj)	5875
Lakhimpur Kheri	Mohamdi-I (Mohamdi)	5876
Lakhimpur Kheri	Kheri-II (Bhira)	5870
Lakhimpur Kheri	Kheri-I (Kheri)	5872
Kanpur	Kanpur	512
Kanpur	Ghatampur	5115
Kanpur	Derapur (Jhinjak)	5114
Kanpur	Bilhaur	5112
Kanpur	Bhognipur (Pakhrayan)	5113
Kanpur	Akbarpur	5111
Jhansi	Mehraun	5172
Jhansi	Mauranipur	5178
Jhansi	Lalitpur-II (Talbehat)	5175
Jhansi	Lalitpur-I (Lalitpur)	5176
Jhansi	Jhansi	5174
Jhansi	Garauth	5171
Jhansi	Chirgaon (Moth)	5170
Jaunpur	Shahganj	5453
Jaunpur	Mariyahu	5451
Jaunpur	Machlishahar	5454
Jaunpur	Kerakat	5450
Jaunpur	Jaunpur	5452
Hardoi	Shahabad	5853
Hardoi	Sandila	5854
Hardoi	Hardoi-II (Baghavli)	5850
Hardoi	Hardoi-I (Hardoi)	5852
Hardoi	Bilgram-II (Sandi)	5855
Hardoi	Bilgam-I (Madhoganj)	5851
Hamirpur	Rath	5280
Hamirpur	Maudaha	5284
Hamirpur	Mahoba	5281
Hamirpur	Hamirpur	5282
Hamirpur	Charkhari	5283
Gorakhpur	Pharenda-II (AnandNagar)	5524
Gorakhpur	Pharenda-I (Compierganj)	5522
Gorakhpur	Maharajganj	5523
Gorakhpur	Gorakhpur	551
Gorakhpur	Bansgaon-II (BarhalGanj)	5521
Gorakhpur	Bansgaon-I (Bansgaon)	5525
Gonda	Utraula	5265
Gonda	Tarabganj-II (Colonelganj)	5261
Gonda	Tarabganj-I (Terabganj)	5260
Gonda	Gonda	5262
Gonda	Balarampur-II (Tulsipur)	5264
Gonda	Balarampur-I (Balrampur)	5263
Ghazipur	Zamania	5497
Ghazipur	Saidpur	5495
Ghazipur	Mohamdabad	5493
Ghazipur	Ghazipur	548
Fatehpur	Khaga	5182
Fatehpur	Fatehpur-II (Gazipur)	5183
Fatehpur	Fateh-Pur-I (Fatehpur)	5180
Fatehpur	Bindki	5181
Farrukhabad	Kannauj	5694
Farrukhabad	Kaimganj	5690
Farrukhabad	Farrukhabad (Fategarh)	5692
Farrukhabad	Chhibramau	5691
Faizabad	Tandai-I (Tanda)	5273
Faizabad	Tanda-II (Baskhari)	5274
Faizabad	Faizabad	5278
Faizabad	Bikapur	5270
Faizabad	Akbarpur-II (Jalalpur)	5275
Faizabad	Akbarpur-I (Akbarpur)	5271
Etawah	Etawah	5688
Etawah	Bidhuna	5681
Etawah	Bharthana	5680
Etawah	Auraiya	5683
Deoria	Salempur-II (Barhaj)	5561
Deoria	Salempur-I (Salempur)	5566
Deoria	Padrauna	5564
Deoria	Deoria	5568
Deoria	Captanganj-I (Captanganj)	5567
Deoria	Captanganj (Khadda)	5563
Basti	Naugarh-II (Barhani)	5543
Basti	Naugarh-I (Tetribazar)	5544
Basti	Khalilabad-II (Mehdawal)	5548
Basti	Khalilabad-I	5547
Basti	Harraiya	5546
Basti	Domariyaganj	5541
Basti	Basti	5542
Basti	Bansi	5545
Barabanki	Ramsanehi Ghat	5241
Barabanki	Haidergarh	5244
Barabanki	Fatehpur	5240
Barabanki	Barabanki	5248
Banda	Naraini (Attarra)	5191
Banda	Mau (Rajapur)	5195
Banda	Karvi-II (Manikpur)	5194
Banda	Karvi-I (Karvi)	5198
Banda	Banda	5192
Banda	Baberu	5190
Ballia	Rasara	5491
Ballia	Bansdeeh	5494
Ballia	Ballia-II (Raniganj)	5496
Ballia	Ballia-I (Ballia)	5498
Bahraich	Nanparah-II (Mihinpurwa)	5254
Bahraich	Nanpara-I (Nanpara)	5253
Bahraich	Kaisarganj-I (Kaiserganj)	5251
Bahraich	Kaisarganh-II (Mahasi)	5255
Bahraich	Bahraich-II (Bhinga)	5250
Bahraich	Bahraich-I (Bahrailh)	5252
Azamgarh	Sagri	5466
Azamgarh	Phulpur-II (Atrawlia)	5465
Azamgarh	Phulpur-I (Phulpur)	5460
Azamgarh	Maunathbhanjan	5464
Azamgarh	Lalganj	5463
Azamgarh	Ghosi	5461
Azamgarh	Azamgarh	5462
Allahabad	Soraon	5335
Allahabad	Phoolpur	5332
Allahabad	Meja (Sirsa)	5334
Allahabad	Karchhana (Shankergarh)	5333
Allahabad	Bharwari	5331
Allahabad	Allahabad	532

Phone Number Formatting Guidelines

For dialing purposes, please take note of the following:

• For areas with 2-digit STD codes: Subscriber numbers for areas with 2-digit area codes are 8-digits long (10-digits total).
• For areas with 3-digit STD codes: Subscriber numbers for areas with a 3-digit area codes are 7-digits long (10-digits total).
• For areas with 4-digit STD codes: Subscriber numbers for areas with 4-digit area codes are 6-digits long (10-digits total).

In all cases, these numbering rules allow the final complete phone number to conform to the required 10-digit telephone number format that is standard throughout India for landline phones.

Mobile phones are also currently 10-digits long, but STD codes do not apply to them.

Please check India's official National Numbering Plan (large pdf) for a complete list of India area codes / SDCA codes.

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In some cases, area codes may be referred to as city codes. However, a 'city code' more correctly refers to the codes used for airports and other geographic designations under the UN's UN/LOCODE system and/or the IATA airport coding system. The city code for Lucknow is LKO.

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