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Area code 262
Area code 262 is centred on Waukesha, Wisconsin. We hold 5,164 allocated blocks for it across 60 rate centres, split 40% mobile, 47% landline and 13% VoIP.
The towns inside area code 262
Area code 262 is not a city code. It covers 60 separate rate centres — billing areas, each its own local calling zone. The largest of them are named in the table below.
That matters twice over. A call between two 262 numbers is not necessarily a local call, because they can sit in different rate centres. And a code this wide narrows a subscriber to a region rather than a town.
Wisconsin is split across 8 area codes — 920, 608, 715, 262, 414, 534 and others. By allocated blocks 262 is the 4th largest of them, holding 19% of the Wisconsin total.
Where 262 numbers are concentrated
NANPA truncates rate-centre names to ten characters and drops the spaces, which is why Menomonfls and Thiensvl are shortened. Names are reproduced as recorded rather than expanded — the abbreviation is the key the block data is filed under.
| Rate centre | Blocks | Share of 262 |
|---|---|---|
| Waukesha | 559 | 11% |
| Milwaukee | 477 | 9% |
| Racine | 399 | 8% |
| Kenosha | 392 | 8% |
| West Bend | 182 | 4% |
| Lakegeneva | 175 | 3% |
| Oconomowoc | 157 | 3% |
| Menomonfls | 138 | 3% |
| Thiensvl | 133 | 3% |
| Burlington | 128 | 2% |
| Cedarburg | 123 | 2% |
| Parkside | 118 | 2% |
| Newburg | 108 | 2% |
| Jackson | 105 | 2% |
| Caledonia | 94 | 2% |
| Hubertus | 94 | 2% |
| Allenton | 89 | 2% |
| Whitewater | 89 | 2% |
| Hartford | 83 | 2% |
| Hartland | 82 | 2% |
| Delavan | 79 | 2% |
| Sussex | 71 | 1% |
| Pewaukee | 65 | 1% |
| Williamsby | 52 | 1% |
36 further rate centres in 262 hold fewer blocks than these.
Carriers holding the most 262 blocks
Onvoy698 blocks
Verizon Wireless533 blocks
AT&T Wireless355 blocks
Wisconsin Bell Inc326 blocks
Bandwidth251 blocks
T-Mobile USA, Inc.235 blocks
The largest holder, Onvoy, 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 262 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 262 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 262?
Area code 262 is centred on Waukesha, Wisconsin and spans 60 rate centres, so it covers a region rather than a town.
Is a 262 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 262 the split runs 40% mobile, 47% landline and 13% VoIP, so landline is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 262 numbers?
The largest holders are Onvoy, Verizon Wireless, AT&T Wireless. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 262 numbers are there?
The code holds 5,164 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 262 covers on the order of 5,164,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.