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217 Area Code

Area code 217 serves Springfield, Champaign, Decatur, Urbana, Quincy and nearby communities in Illinois. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateIllinois
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use786
Overlay with447
Projected to run out2046
SpringfieldChampaignDecaturUrbanaQuincyDanvilleJacksonvilleCharlestonMattoonChathamLincolnEffinghamRantoulTaylorvilleMahometSavoyParisClintonLitchfieldHillsboroMonticelloMount ZionBeardstownCarlinvillePanaSpringfieldChampaignDecaturQuincyCharlestonChatham
Cities and towns served by area code 217

Who issues 217 numbers

Mobile 22%VoIP and cable 18%Landline 60%

Share of the 786 prefixes (the three digits after 217) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Frontier189
AT&T (Illinois Bell)129
AT&T Mobility72
Lumen (Level 3)59
Verizon Wireless51
Illinois Consolidated Tel. Co.45
T-Mobile40
Onvoy (Sinch)24

Cities and towns in area code 217

CityPopulationOther area codes
Springfield112,989447
Champaign91,195447
Decatur67,884447
Urbana39,719447
Quincy38,918447
Danville28,138447
Jacksonville17,752447
Charleston17,466447
Mattoon16,667447
Chatham14,579447
Lincoln12,981447
Effingham12,406447
Rantoul11,991447
Taylorville10,522447
Mahomet10,516447
Savoy9,113447
Paris8,026447
Clinton6,781
Litchfield6,598
Hillsboro6,184
Monticello6,080
Mount Zion5,880447
Beardstown5,691447
Carlinville5,465
Pana5,010

Got a call from 217?

A 217 number was originally issued in Illinois, but that does not prove the caller is there. 18% of 217 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 217

Format: (217) 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 217

Where is area code 217?
Area code 217 is in Illinois. It covers Springfield, Champaign, Decatur, Urbana, Quincy, Danville and 19 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 217?
Area code 217 is in the Central time zone.
Is 217 a toll-free number?
No. 217 is a geographic area code in Illinois. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 217 share its area with 447?
217 and 447 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 217 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 217/447 overlay to exhaust in the second quarter of 2046. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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