District of Columbia, United States
Eastern Time
7:41 PM
Area Code
202
State / Province
District of Columbia
Country
United States
Time Zone
Eastern Time
Area code 202 covers 1 city and community across District of Columbia, based on telephone company rate center data.
Use the E.164 format for clickable phone links (RFC 3966):
<a href="tel:+12025550100">+12025550100</a><a href="tel:+12025550199">+12025550199</a>Look up which exchange in District of Columbia a specific 202 number is homed to, and whether its block is wireline or wireless. See what a reverse lookup can establish before relying on the answer.
786 active prefixes in this area code, assigned as 5,206 thousands-blocks — pooling splits one prefix across several carriers, so each block is listed separately with the rate centre it is homed to, its carrier of record, and the switch that serves it.
Showing blocks 1–100 of 5,206
| NPA-NXX | Block | Rate centre | Type | Carrier (OCN) | Switch | LATA | LIR | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202-200 | 0 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-200 | 1 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-200 | 2 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-200 | 3 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-200 | 4 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-200 | 5 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-200 | 6 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-200 | 7 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-200 | 8 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-200 | 9 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-200 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-201 | 0 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | — | 236 | — | — |
| 202-201 | 1 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | — | 236 | — | — |
| 202-201 | 2 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | — | 236 | — | — |
| 202-201 | 3 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | — | 236 | — | — |
| 202-201 | 4 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | — | 236 | — | — |
| 202-201 | 5 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | — | 236 | — | — |
| 202-201 | 6 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | — | 236 | — | — |
| 202-201 | 7 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | — | 236 | — | — |
| 202-201 | 8 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | — | 236 | — | — |
| 202-201 | 9 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | — | 236 | — | — |
| 202-201 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON CONGRESS HEIGHTS | 236 | — | — |
| 202-202 | 0 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | WASHDCSWMMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-202 | 1 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | WASHDCSWMMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-202 | 2 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | WASHDCSWMMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-202 | 3 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | WASHDCSWMMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-202 | 4 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | WASHDCSWMMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-202 | 5 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | WASHDCSWMMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-202 | 6 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | WASHDCSWMMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-202 | 7 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | WASHDCSWMMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-202 | 8 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | WASHDCSWMMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-202 | 9 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | WASHDCSWMMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-202 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC (624H) | WASHDCSWMMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-203 | 0 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-203 | 1 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-203 | 2 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-203 | 3 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-203 | 4 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-203 | 5 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-203 | 6 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-203 | 7 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-203 | 8 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-203 | 9 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC (4036) | CHCHMDBEWMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-203 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-204 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (7229) | WASHINGTON | 236 | — | — |
| 202-205 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST | 236 | — | — |
| 202-206 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | SPOK, INC. (6630) | SLSPMDSSX6X | 236 | — | — |
| 202-207 | 0 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (7229) | WASHINGTON | 236 | — | — |
| 202-207 | 1 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (7229) | WASHINGTON | 236 | — | — |
| 202-207 | 2 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (7229) | WASHINGTON | 236 | — | — |
| 202-207 | 3 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (7229) | WASHINGTON | 236 | — | — |
| 202-207 | 4 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-207 | 5 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-207 | 6 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC (4036) | CHCHMDBEWMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-207 | 7 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-207 | 8 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - DC (6402) | WASKDCFNAMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-207 | 9 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (7229) | WASHINGTON | 236 | — | — |
| 202-207 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC (7229) | WASHINGTON | 236 | — | — |
| 202-208 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON METRO | 236 | — | — |
| 202-209 | 0 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - DC (6402) | WASKDCFNAMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-209 | 1 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - DC (6402) | WASKDCFNAMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-209 | 2 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - DC (6402) | WASKDCFNAMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-209 | 3 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - DC (6402) | WASKDCFNAMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-209 | 4 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - DC (6402) | WASKDCFNAMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-209 | 5 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - DC (6402) | WASKDCFNAMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-209 | 6 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-209 | 7 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-209 | 8 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-209 | 9 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-209 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-210 | 0 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-210 | 1 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-210 | 2 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-210 | 3 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-210 | 4 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-210 | 5 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-210 | 6 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-210 | 7 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | METROPCS, INC. (5562) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-210 | 8 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-210 | 9 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-210 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-212 | 0 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-212 | 1 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-212 | 2 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-212 | 3 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-212 | 4 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-212 | 5 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-212 | 6 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | PAETEC ITEL, LLC (829J) | WASHDCSWXZZ | 236 | — | — |
| 202-212 | 7 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-212 | 8 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-212 | 9 | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC (6855) | BELTSVILLE | 236 | — | — |
| 202-212 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON SOUTHWEST 1 | 236 | — | — |
| 202-213 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC (4036) | CHCHMDBEWMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-214 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | SPOK, INC. (6630) | SLSPMDSSX6X | 236 | — | — |
| 202-215 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Wireless | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC (4036) | CHCHMDBEWMD | 236 | — | — |
| 202-216 | A | Washington Zone 1 | Landline | VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. (9211) | WASHINGTON METRO | 236 | — | — |
| 202-217 | 0 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - DC (850D) | TYSONS CORNER | 236 | — | — |
| 202-217 | 1 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - DC (850D) | TYSONS CORNER | 236 | — | — |
| 202-217 | 2 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - DC (850D) | TYSONS CORNER | 236 | — | — |
| 202-217 | 3 | Washington Zone 1 | Landline or VoIP | ONVOY, LLC - DC (850D) | TYSONS CORNER | 236 | — | — |
Block-level assignments from the North American Numbering Plan administrator, via localcallingguide.com.
Assigned Prefixes
786
Assignment Blocks
5,206
Rate Centers
1
Carriers of Record
39
| Type | Blocks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Landline | 808 | 16% |
| Landline or VoIP | 2,491 | 48% |
| Wireless | 1,907 | 37% |
| Carrier | Blocks |
|---|---|
| VERIZON WASHINGTON DC, INC. | 808 |
| OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CAP OPERATIONS, LLC | 728 |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - DC | 727 |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - DC | 489 |
| ONVOY, LLC - DC | 484 |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC | 390 |
| METROPCS, INC. | 382 |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - DC | 258 |
| PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 212 |
| MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | 208 |
| 29 other carriers | 520 |
Carrier of record for each block. Numbers ported to another carrier keep their original block assignment, so this is not a lookup of who serves a given number today.
| Rate Center | Prefixes | Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Zone 1 | 786 | 5,206 |
A rate center is the telephone exchange area a number is homed to. It sets local calling boundaries, and is not the caller's current location.
Area code 202 is a North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone area code assigned to District of Columbia, United States. It is one of 2 area codes serving District of Columbia. As population and demand for phone numbers grew, the region was divided into multiple numbering plan areas to avoid exhausting the available 7-digit number pool.
Yes. 202 is an active North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area code, currently assigned to District of Columbia, United States. It is safe to answer or dial calls using this area code.
Area code 202 covers 1 city and community in District of Columbia, including Washington. This is based on telephone company rate center data — the geographic areas carriers use to determine local calling boundaries and to assign numbers when a business or individual requests a phone number in a specific city.
All numbers in the 202 area code observe Eastern Time (IANA timezone: America/New_York). Eastern Time is UTC−5 in winter (EST) and UTC−4 in summer (EDT). When placing a call to a 202 number from a different time zone, check the current local time above to avoid calling outside of business hours.
From within District of Columbia, dial the 7-digit local number directly if calling within the same rate center, or dial 1 + 202 + 7-digit number for long-distance calls within North America. From outside the US or Canada, dial your country's international exit code followed by 1 202 XXX XXXX. The country code for both the United States and Canada in NANP is +1.
Format 202 numbers using E.164 notation as required by RFC 3966: prefix with +1 and omit dashes and parentheses (e.g., +12025550100). This format ensures tel: links work correctly on all mobile browsers and VoIP apps. See the tel: URI formatting guide for complete examples.