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480 Area Code

Area code 480 serves Phoenix, Glendale, Scottsdale, Sun City, El Mirage and nearby communities in Arizona. It has been in service since March 1, 1999, when it was split from 602.

StateArizona
Time zoneMountain
Local time now…
Prefixes in use784
Overlay with602, 623
Projected to run out2056
PhoenixGlendaleScottsdaleSun CityEl MirageParadise ValleyYoungtownPhoenixScottsdale
Cities and towns served by area code 480

Who issues 480 numbers

Mobile 34%VoIP and cable 29%Landline 37%

Share of the 784 prefixes (the three digits after 480) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Lumen (Qwest)234
Verizon Wireless125
AT&T Mobility79
T-Mobile61
Verizon Business (MCImetro)46
Onvoy (Sinch)45
Lumen (Level 3)41
AT&T (Teleport)34

Cities and towns in area code 480

CityPopulationOther area codes
Phoenix1,665,481602, 623
Glendale260,572602, 623
Scottsdale243,006602, 623
Sun City38,018602, 623
El Mirage35,820602, 623
Paradise Valley12,251602, 623
Youngtown7,039602, 623

Got a call from 480?

A 480 number was originally issued in Arizona, but that does not prove the caller is there. 29% of 480 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 784 prefixes in area code 480

Format: (480) 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 480

Where is area code 480?
Area code 480 is in Arizona. It covers Phoenix, Glendale, Scottsdale, Sun City, El Mirage, Paradise Valley and 1 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 480?
Area code 480 is in the Mountain time zone (Arizona does not observe daylight saving time).
Is 480 a toll-free number?
No. 480 is a geographic area code in Arizona. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 480 share its area with 602 and 623?
480, 602 and 623 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 480 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 480/602/623 overlay to exhaust in the fourth quarter of 2056. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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