District of Columbia, United States
Eastern Time
3:14 AM
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>Area code 202 is a North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone area code assigned to District of Columbia, United States. It is the sole area code assigned to District of Columbia, covering the entire state or province under a single numbering plan area.
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.