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262 Area Code

Area code 262 serves Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine, Waukesha, West Allis and nearby communities in Wisconsin. It has been in service since September 25, 1999, when it was split from 414.

StateWisconsin
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use634
Projected to run out2036
MilwaukeeKenoshaRacineWaukeshaWest AllisWauwatosaBrookfieldMenomonee FallsNew BerlinOak CreekGreenfieldFranklinWest BendMount PleasantMuskegoCaledoniaMequonPleasant PrairieGermantownSouth MilwaukeeOconomowocCudahyPewaukeeWhitewaterHartfordGlendaleWhitefish BayGreendaleSalem LakesShorewoodGraftonCedarburgBrown DeerSussexPort WashingtonRichfieldLisbonBurlingtonHartlandElkhornDelavanSt. FrancisLake GenevaMukwonagoJacksonSomersHales CornersVernonDelafieldSturtevantFox PointSlingerBloomfieldElm GroveTwin LakesWaterfordUnion GroveSummitBristolTichiganWind LakeMilwaukeeKenoshaRacineMenomonee FallsNew BerlinOak Creek
Cities and towns served by area code 262

Who issues 262 numbers

Mobile 24%VoIP and cable 29%Landline 46%

Share of the 634 prefixes (the three digits after 262) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T (Wisconsin Bell)142
Lumen (Level 3)53
AT&T (Teleport)52
AT&T Mobility47
Onvoy (Sinch)44
T-Mobile42
Verizon Wireless36
UScellular28

Cities and towns in area code 262

CityPopulationOther area codes
Milwaukee562,407414
Kenosha99,239
Racine77,908
Waukesha70,872
West Allis60,119414
Wauwatosa48,649414
Brookfield41,448
Menomonee Falls41,291
New Berlin39,953
Oak Creek38,296
Greenfield37,159414
Franklin36,687
West Bend32,268
Mount Pleasant28,253
Muskego25,602
Caledonia25,229
Mequon25,120
Pleasant Prairie21,798
Germantown21,050
South Milwaukee20,191
Oconomowoc20,119
Cudahy17,655414
Pewaukee16,375
Whitewater16,038
Hartford16,005
Glendale14,795414
Whitefish Bay14,489414
Greendale14,426
Salem Lakes14,271
Shorewood13,474414
Grafton13,389
Cedarburg12,916
Brown Deer12,821
Sussex12,779
Port Washington12,658
Richfield11,785
Lisbon11,150
Burlington10,951
Hartland10,740
Elkhorn10,045

Showing the 40 largest of 61 places with 5,000+ residents.

Got a call from 262?

A 262 number was originally issued in Wisconsin, but that does not prove the caller is there. 29% of 262 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 634 prefixes in area code 262

Format: (262) 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 262

Where is area code 262?
Area code 262 is in Wisconsin. It covers Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine, Waukesha, West Allis, Wauwatosa and 55 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 262?
Area code 262 is in the Central time zone.
Is 262 a toll-free number?
No. 262 is a geographic area code in Wisconsin. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 262 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 262 to exhaust in the first quarter of 2036. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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