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771 Area Code

Area code 771 serves Washington in District of Columbia. It has been in service since November 9, 2021, when it was split from 202.

Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use71
Overlay with202
Projected to run out2088
WashingtonWashington
Cities and towns served by area code 771

Who issues 771 numbers

Mobile 18%VoIP and cable 62%Landline 20%

Share of the 71 prefixes (the three digits after 771) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Onvoy (Sinch)14
AT&T (Teleport)10
Verizon Business (MCImetro)10
Bandwidth7
AT&T Mobility5
T-Mobile4
Verizon Wireless4
Fractel3

Cities and towns in area code 771

CityPopulationOther area codes
Washington693,645202

Got a call from 771?

A 771 number was originally issued in District of Columbia, but that does not prove the caller is there. 62% of 771 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 71 prefixes in area code 771

Format: (771) 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 771

Where is area code 771?
Area code 771 is in District of Columbia. It covers Washington.
What time zone is area code 771?
Area code 771 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 771 a toll-free number?
No. 771 is a geographic area code in District of Columbia. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 771 share its area with 202?
202 and 771 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 771 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 202/771 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2088. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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