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216 Area Code

Area code 216 serves Cleveland, Lakewood, Cleveland Heights, Garfield Heights, East Cleveland and nearby communities in Ohio. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateOhio
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use613
Projected to run out2044
ClevelandLakewoodCleveland HeightsGarfield HeightsEast ClevelandSeven HillsBrooklynMadeiraKenwoodFairlawnIndependenceMilfordThe Village of Indian HillMontrose-GhentSummersideClevelandMadeiraFairlawn
Cities and towns served by area code 216

Who issues 216 numbers

Mobile 29%VoIP and cable 21%Landline 49%

Share of the 613 prefixes (the three digits after 216) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T (Ohio Bell)211
Verizon Wireless84
T-Mobile64
Onvoy (Sinch)32
AT&T Mobility31
Verizon Business (MCImetro)29
Spok24
AT&T (Teleport)24

Cities and towns in area code 216

CityPopulationOther area codes
Cleveland363,608
Lakewood49,027
Cleveland Heights43,750
Garfield Heights28,790
East Cleveland13,229
Seven Hills11,464
Brooklyn11,072
Madeira9,637
Kenwood8,484
Fairlawn7,815330, 234
Independence7,456
Milford6,436
The Village of Indian Hill6,114
Montrose-Ghent5,946330, 234
Summerside5,001

Got a call from 216?

A 216 number was originally issued in Ohio, but that does not prove the caller is there. 21% of 216 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 613 prefixes in area code 216

Format: (216) 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 216

Where is area code 216?
Area code 216 is in Ohio. It covers Cleveland, Lakewood, Cleveland Heights, Garfield Heights, East Cleveland, Seven Hills and 9 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 216?
Area code 216 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 216 a toll-free number?
No. 216 is a geographic area code in Ohio. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 216 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 216 to exhaust in the second quarter of 2044. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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