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228 Area Code

Area code 228 serves Gulfport, Biloxi, Pascagoula, Gautier, Ocean Springs and nearby communities in Mississippi. It has been in service since September 15, 1997, when it was split from 601.

StateMississippi
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use274
Projected to run out2105
GulfportBiloxiPascagoulaGautierOcean SpringsLong BeachD'IbervilleMoss PointBay St. LouisDiamondheadGulf HillsSt. MartinWavelandGulf Park EstatesLatimerPass ChristianVancleaveGulfportBay St. Louis
Cities and towns served by area code 228

Who issues 228 numbers

Mobile 26%VoIP and cable 18%Landline 55%

Share of the 274 prefixes (the three digits after 228) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
South Central Bell Tel65
AT&T Mobility27
Paetec Itel25
Verizon Wireless20
Onvoy (Sinch)19
Lumen (Level 3)17
Telepak Networks15
Cellular South13

Cities and towns in area code 228

CityPopulationOther area codes
Gulfport76,506
Biloxi48,516
Pascagoula21,409
Gautier19,069
Ocean Springs18,993
Long Beach17,309
D'Iberville13,557
Moss Point11,743
Bay St. Louis10,634
Diamondhead9,441
Gulf Hills8,193
St. Martin7,797
Waveland7,042
Gulf Park Estates6,517
Latimer6,474
Pass Christian6,459
Vancleave5,196

Got a call from 228?

A 228 number was originally issued in Mississippi, but that does not prove the caller is there. 18% of 228 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 274 prefixes in area code 228

Format: (228) 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 228

Where is area code 228?
Area code 228 is in Mississippi. It covers Gulfport, Biloxi, Pascagoula, Gautier, Ocean Springs, Long Beach and 11 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 228?
Area code 228 is in the Central time zone.
Is 228 a toll-free number?
No. 228 is a geographic area code in Mississippi. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 228 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 228 to exhaust in the third quarter of 2105. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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