Area code 207

About area code 207

Area code 207 is a geographic area code in Maine, in service since January 1, 1947, according to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). It is not part of an overlay, so every number in its territory starts with 207. It is in the Eastern time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Portland, Bangor, Lewiston, Augusta, and Brunswick. By population, its largest named places are Portland, Lewiston, Bangor, Scarborough, and Brunswick.

Cities and towns in area code 207

207 holds 100% of the 742 central office codes assigned in Maine, the most of any code in the state. 206 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 207 exchanges; the most populous are Portland (69,568), Lewiston (38,772), Bangor (32,446), and Scarborough (24,010). Each place page lists the exact prefixes and carriers for that town.

How calls are dialed in 207

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 207 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as seven digits. Seven-digit local dialing is still permitted here, but customers calling from other area codes, and every mobile contact list, use all ten digits.

Carriers with 207 numbers

58 carriers hold the 742 central office codes assigned in 207. Consolidated Comm of No. New England-me has the most, with 258 (35%). 630 of the codes (85%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. The code holder is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number today, since numbers can be ported between providers.

Local calling areas in 207

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 207 has codes in 249 rate centers. Rate center names in the file are abbreviations; where one matches a Census place, the table links to that city's local-number page.

Number supply in 207

An area code has 800 possible central office codes that start with 2 through 9, a few of which are reserved (such as N11 service codes and 555). 742 are assigned in 207, 93% of 800. 31 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Getting a 207 number for your business

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