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401 Area Code

Area code 401 serves Providence, Cranston, Warwick, Pawtucket, East Providence and nearby communities in Rhode Island. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateRhode Island
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use586
Projected to run out2051
ProvidenceCranstonWarwickPawtucketEast ProvidenceWoonsocketNewportCentral FallsWesterlyValley FallsNewport EastWakefield-Peace DaleCumberland HillGreenvilleTivertonKingstonProvidenceWarwickWoonsocketNewportWesterly
Cities and towns served by area code 401

Who issues 401 numbers

Mobile 20%VoIP and cable 31%Landline 50%

Share of the 586 prefixes (the three digits after 401) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Verizon169
Paetec Itel65
Verizon Wireless42
T-Mobile41
Onvoy (Sinch)36
Comcast (Xfinity)35
AT&T Mobility32
Lumen (Level 3)32

Cities and towns in area code 401

CityPopulationOther area codes
Providence195,310
Cranston84,647
Warwick84,187
Pawtucket77,065
East Providence48,249
Woonsocket44,580
Newport24,251
Central Falls23,124
Westerly18,528
Valley Falls12,370
Newport East11,262
Wakefield-Peace Dale9,812
Cumberland Hill8,638
Greenville8,586
Tiverton8,151
Kingston6,953

Got a call from 401?

A 401 number was originally issued in Rhode Island, but that does not prove the caller is there. 31% of 401 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 586 prefixes in area code 401

Format: (401) 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 401

Where is area code 401?
Area code 401 is in Rhode Island. It covers Providence, Cranston, Warwick, Pawtucket, East Providence, Woonsocket and 10 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 401?
Area code 401 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 401 a toll-free number?
No. 401 is a geographic area code in Rhode Island. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 401 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 401 to exhaust in the second quarter of 2051. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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