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Area Codes United States

Just enter the city name or area code in the search field. Get the accurate area code information of the corresponding city in the United States or the city information of the area code with one click. The results for your area code search are displayed on this page.

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e.g. 201, 402, 248, Newark, Danbury, Norwalk, Markham, ...

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1. About Telephone Area Codes in United States & Canada

2. Non-geographic area codes

3. What area codes are there?

4. USA map with area codes

5. What are the components of a phone number?

6. What are international access codes and country codes?

7. What is a telephone area code?

8. What is a phone prefix?

9. What is the subscriber number in the phone number?

10. How to make calls to the US from overseas

Telephone Area Code United States & Canada

An area code denotes the regional location of a phone number within the United States. Currently, there are around 320 geographic area codes in use in the 50 states plus D.C.

Canada has 46 geographic area codes plus two non-geographic codes for use only within Canada. The other countries and territories (mostly Caribbean islands) that have US-style area codes make up another 21 geographic area codes.

Non-geographic area code currently utilized

The non-geographic area codes currently utilized in the United States are 456, 500, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 533, 544, 566, 577, 588, 700, 710, 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, 888 and 900. In Canada the non-geographic area code 600 and 622 are reserved for services such as data links, mobile satellite services and ISDN. They can be located anywhere in US or Canada.

What area codes are there?

Area codes in the United States are between 2 and 9. Since the international telephone area code of the United States is 1, and within the United States, the prefix 1 indicates long-distance calls, so the telephone area code of the United States does not start with 1. There are also area codes without a location reference, such as the toll-free 800. The US area code represents which city or region it is.

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USA map with area codes

Look up which area codes belong to which state or territory in the United States, and learn how to get local phone numbers for those areas by state.

Important US area codes

What are the components of a phone number?

In the U.S. and Canada, phone numbers usually consist of 11 digits—1 country code, 3 area code, 3 phone prefix and 4 line number. The country code of USA is +1. It is unique for every country. Area codes direct your calls to a large, broad area. A phone prefix is a smaller area within the area, such as a city. The line number is the specific call you are trying to reach. The following figure shows the structure of the phone number:In the U.S. and Canada, phone numbers usually consist of 11 digits—1 country code, 3 area code, 3 phone prefix and 4 line number. The country code of USA is +1. It is unique for every country. Area codes direct your calls to a large, broad area. A phone prefix is a smaller area within the area, such as a city. The line number is the specific call you are trying to reach. The following figure shows the structure of the phone number:

composition of phone numbers

What are international access codes and country codes?

International access codes are used to inform your telecommunications operator in your home country that you are about to make a call abroad. In the US and Canada, the international access code is 011. For most of the world, the international access code is 011 or 00, you can click the button below to see a list of access codes and country codes for all countries in the world
List of International Access Code

What is a telephone area code?

Area codes are used to locate which specific geographic area a phone number belongs to. Some area codes cover multiple towns in the same area, and some larger cities use more area codes, and of course, cities with more populations have correspondingly more area codes. In conclusion, area codes play an important role in locating the area from which you are calling a friend or client.

What is a phone prefix?

A telephone prefix, also known as an exchange code or central office code, is a three-digit code that identifies a city or town within an area code. The phone prefix is the 4th to 6th digits of a 10-digit phone number. In conclusion, if you think of a phone number as an address, the prefix will identify the street where your contact is located. In the end, we just need to identify who we are contacting by the user number.

What is the subscriber number in the phone number?

Subscriber number is the last four digits of the phone number. It is an identification code belonging to a specific user. While area codes and prefixes identify locations, subscriber numbers identify the exact person you want to contact. Subscriber numbers are like house numbers, that's what makes phone numbers unique. Whenever someone dials that sequence of numbers, the call connects to the only person you can reach who can answer the call.

How to make calls to the US from overseasfrom overseas

Enter the "Country's International Telephone Access Number", "1 (US country code)" and "The phone number you want to contact" ⇒ Dial

◼︎How do you dial a 1-800 toll free number?
From Germany you simply use the standard international format: 00 / 1 / area code and number (without the initial 1). For example, to call 1-800-333-1111 from Germany you would dial: 00 1 800 333 1111

◼︎From a German landline or mobile phone, here's how to call the USA.
For landline calls at home or office it is "201-123-4567" format in the US, but for international calls it is "00-1-201-123-4567" format.

Example: Calling a US phone number from Germany
1. Press "00" (international access code) On mobile you may use the +
2. "1" (1 means the country code of the United States)
3. "201-123-4567" press the other party's phone number

Example of making overseas calls

◼︎International Access Code
The international access number is the first number dialed when making a direct international call. For other international access numbers, please refer to the "List of International Access Numbers".

Country: United States

  • Country Code: +1
  • International Exit Code: 001
  • Continent: North America
  • Area: 9,833,520 km2
  • Population: 331,893,745
  • Currency: United States Dollar
  • Capital: Washington
  • Largest city: New York City
  • National language: English
  • Ethnic groups:
    61.6% White
    12.4% Black
    6% Asian
    1.1% Native American
    0.2% Pacific Islander
    10.2% Multiracial
    8.4% Others
  • GDP (PPP): Increase $25.035 trillion
  • Time zone: UTC−4 to −12, +10, +11 UTC−4 to −10
Source: wikipedia.org