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847 Area Code

Area code 847 serves Elgin, Waukegan, Schaumburg, Evanston, Arlington Heights and nearby communities in Illinois. It has been in service since January 20, 1996, when it was split from 708.

StateIllinois
Time zoneCentral
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Prefixes in use786
Overlay with224
Projected to run out2033
ElginWaukeganSchaumburgEvanstonArlington HeightsSkokiePalatineDes PlainesMount ProspectHoffman EstatesGlenviewBuffalo GrovePark RidgeWheelingNorthbrookNorth ChicagoMundeleinElk Grove VillageAlgonquinHighland ParkGurneeNilesHuntleyLake in the HillsWilmetteRound Lake BeachVernon HillsSouth ElginMorton GroveZionWestmontRolling MeadowsRoselleBloomingdaleGrayslakeLibertyvilleLake ZurichLake ForestDeerfieldRound LakeBensenvilleFranklin ParkCaryHinsdaleProspect HeightsAntiochLindenhurstBeach ParkWood DaleWaucondaLincolnwoodPingree GroveWinnetkaNorthlakeSchiller ParkFox LakeGages LakeBarringtonHawthorn WoodsHampshireWillowbrookGlencoeLake VillaClarendon HillsLong GroveOak BrookIsland LakeLincolnshirePark CityRound Lake ParkInvernessVoloWinthrop HarborNorthfieldLake BluffHighwoodGrandwood ParkLake BarringtonSouth BarringtonElginWaukeganArlington Heights
Cities and towns served by area code 847

Who issues 847 numbers

Mobile 22%VoIP and cable 24%Landline 54%

Share of the 786 prefixes (the three digits after 847) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T (Illinois Bell)361
AT&T Mobility80
Verizon Business (MCImetro)67
AT&T (Teleport)57
T-Mobile54
Lumen (Level 3)46
Verizon Wireless39
Paetec Itel26

Cities and towns in area code 847

CityPopulationOther area codes
Elgin115,476224
Waukegan87,940224
Schaumburg77,249630, 708, 224, 331
Evanston76,380224
Arlington Heights76,216224
Skokie66,544224
Palatine65,842224
Des Plaines58,772224
Mount Prospect55,395224
Hoffman Estates50,858224
Glenview47,711224
Buffalo Grove42,812224, 312
Park Ridge38,463224
Wheeling38,391224, 312
Northbrook34,744224, 630, 708
North Chicago34,050224
Mundelein32,680224
Elk Grove Village31,885224
Algonquin30,824224
Highland Park30,767224
Gurnee30,458224
Niles30,443224
Huntley29,132224
Lake in the Hills28,590224
Wilmette27,459224
Round Lake Beach26,902224
Vernon Hills26,825224
South Elgin25,656224
Morton Grove24,582224
Zion24,447224
Westmont24,155630, 708, 331
Rolling Meadows23,690224
Roselle22,756630, 708, 224, 331
Bloomingdale22,476630, 708, 224, 331
Grayslake21,140224
Libertyville20,701224
Lake Zurich19,868224
Lake Forest19,731224
Deerfield19,642224
Round Lake18,526224

Showing the 40 largest of 79 places with 5,000+ residents.

Got a call from 847?

A 847 number was originally issued in Illinois, but that does not prove the caller is there. 24% of 847 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 786 prefixes in area code 847

Format: (847) 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 847

Where is area code 847?
Area code 847 is in Illinois. It covers Elgin, Waukegan, Schaumburg, Evanston, Arlington Heights, Skokie and 73 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 847?
Area code 847 is in the Central time zone.
Is 847 a toll-free number?
No. 847 is a geographic area code in Illinois. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 847 share its area with 224?
224 and 847 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 847 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 224/847 overlay to exhaust in the third quarter of 2033. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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