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Area code 202
Area code 202 covers Washington, DC. We hold 5,212 allocated blocks for it across 1 rate centre, split 45% mobile, 43% landline and 12% VoIP.
The other area codes laid over 202
Area code 202 does not have Washington, DC to itself. 1 other code — 771 — serves the same rate centres, laid over the same ground rather than dividing it. That is an overlay: a new code added when the old one ran out of numbers, covering the same streets. Two neighbours can hold different area codes, so the code says roughly when a number was issued rather than where it sits.
771770 blocks, 1 rate centre, mostly VoIP
Each holds its own blocks and its own carrier mix, so a 202 number and a 771 number from the same street can report different line types. Filtering Washington, DC by area code needs all 2 of them.
District of Columbia is split across 2 area codes — 202, 771. By allocated blocks 202 is the largest of them by a wide margin, holding 87% of the District of Columbia total.
Where 202 numbers are concentrated
Rate-centre names are reproduced as NANPA records them. The agency truncates them to ten characters, so longer names appear shortened elsewhere on this site.
| Rate centre | Blocks | Share of 202 |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 5,204 | 100% |
Carriers holding the most 202 blocks
Verizon Wireless729 blocks
Bandwidth484 blocks
Onvoy477 blocks
Verizon Washington Dc, Inc.476 blocks
T-Mobile USA, Inc.474 blocks
AT&T Wireless389 blocks
The largest holder, Verizon Wireless, has 14% of the code.
These are original allocations. A number keeps its digits and its block when its subscriber moves network, so a ported 202 number still reports the carrier it started with. Closing that gap needs a live query against the routing database. How line type is derived.
Check a single 202 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 202?
Area code 202 covers Washington, DC. It is not the only code there: 771 is an overlay on the same rate centres, so a Washington, DC number can start with any of them.
Is a 202 number a mobile or a landline?
It can be either, and the digits do not say which. North American mobile and landline numbers share the same ranges, so the answer comes from the carrier holding the block. In 202 the split runs 45% mobile, 43% landline and 12% VoIP, so mobile is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 202 numbers?
The largest holders are Verizon Wireless, Bandwidth, Onvoy. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 202 numbers are there?
The code holds 5,212 allocated blocks in our copy of the numbering plan. A block is 1,000 or 10,000 consecutive numbers depending on how deeply it has been pooled, so 202 covers on the order of 5,212,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.