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Area code 272
Area code 272 is centred on Williamsport, Pennsylvania. We hold 3,033 allocated blocks for it across 131 rate centres, split 52% mobile, 25% landline and 23% VoIP.
The other area codes laid over 272
Area code 272 does not have Williamsport, Pennsylvania to itself. 1 other code — 570 — 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.
5706,249 blocks, 180 rate centres, mostly landline
Each holds its own blocks and its own carrier mix, so a 272 number and a 570 number from the same street can report different line types. Filtering Williamsport, Pennsylvania by area code needs all 2 of them.
272 is not confined to Williamsport, Pennsylvania itself: its blocks sit across 131 rate centres, named in the table below.
Pennsylvania is split across 15 area codes — 267, 484, 724, 717, 570, 272 and others. By allocated blocks 272 is the 10th largest of them, holding 5% of the Pennsylvania total.
Where 272 numbers are concentrated
NANPA truncates rate-centre names to ten characters and drops the spaces, which is why Mt Pocono and Beaver Spg 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 272 |
|---|---|---|
| Williamspt | 226 | 7% |
| Pittston | 198 | 7% |
| Pleasantmt | 193 | 6% |
| Newmilford | 190 | 6% |
| Carbondale | 163 | 5% |
| Scranton | 125 | 4% |
| Stroudsbg | 98 | 3% |
| Wilksbarre | 80 | 3% |
| Pottsville | 64 | 2% |
| Hazleton | 63 | 2% |
| Bloomsburg | 44 | 1% |
| Thompson | 43 | 1% |
| Selinsgrv | 42 | 1% |
| Berwick | 38 | 1% |
| Honesdale | 33 | 1% |
| Kingston | 29 | 1% |
| Dingmafrry | 28 | 1% |
| Milton | 28 | 1% |
| Mt Pocono | 27 | 1% |
| Saylorsbg | 27 | 1% |
| Shamokin | 27 | 1% |
| Beaver Spg | 25 | 1% |
| Frackville | 25 | 1% |
| Middleburg | 25 | 1% |
107 further rate centres in 272 hold fewer blocks than these.
Carriers holding the most 272 blocks
AT&T Wireless942 blocks
Onvoy671 blocks
Onvoy Spectrum221 blocks
Verizon Wireless148 blocks
Ton80 Communications, Llc119 blocks
Core Communications, Inc. - Pa106 blocks
The largest holder, AT&T Wireless, has 31% of the code.
These are original allocations. A number keeps its digits and its block when its subscriber moves network, so a ported 272 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 272 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 272?
Area code 272 covers Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It is not the only code there: 570 is an overlay on the same rate centres, so a Williamsport, Pennsylvania number can start with any of them.
Is a 272 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 272 the split runs 52% mobile, 25% landline and 23% VoIP, so mobile is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 272 numbers?
The largest holders are AT&T Wireless, Onvoy, Onvoy Spectrum. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 272 numbers are there?
The code holds 3,033 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 272 covers on the order of 3,033,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.