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202 Area Code

Area code 202 serves Washington in District of Columbia. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateDistrict of Columbia
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use786
Overlay with771
Projected to run out2088
WashingtonWashington
Cities and towns served by area code 202

Who issues 202 numbers

Mobile 25%VoIP and cable 20%Landline 55%

Share of the 786 prefixes (the three digits after 202) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon329
Verizon Wireless88
T-Mobile55
AT&T Mobility53
Metropcs42
Onvoy (Sinch)38
Verizon Business (MCImetro)33
Lumen (Level 3)30

Cities and towns in area code 202

CityPopulationOther area codes
Washington693,645771

Got a call from 202?

A 202 number was originally issued in District of Columbia, but that does not prove the caller is there. 20% of 202 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 786 prefixes in area code 202

Format: (202) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 202

Where is area code 202?
Area code 202 is in District of Columbia. It covers Washington.
What time zone is area code 202?
Area code 202 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 202 a toll-free number?
No. 202 is a geographic area code in District of Columbia. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 202 share its area with 771?
202 and 771 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 202 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 202/771 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2088. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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