Area code 272

Where area code 272 is

NANPA lists 272 as an in-service geographic area code for Pennsylvania, first put into service on October 21, 2013. It is an overlay: 272 and 570 cover the same territory, so neighbors on the same street can have different area codes. It is in the Eastern time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Williamsport, Pittston, New Milford, Scranton, and Carbondale. By population, its largest named places are Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Susquehanna, and Williamsport.

Where 272 numbers are local

272 holds 4.1% of the 8,256 central office codes assigned in Pennsylvania, the 10th most of the state's 15 codes. 95 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 272 exchanges; the most populous are Scranton (75,905), Wilkes-Barre (44,661), Hazleton (30,354), and Susquehanna (28,214). Each place page lists the exact prefixes and carriers for that town.

Ten-digit and seven-digit dialing in 272

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 272 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as ten digits (area code plus number). Because local calls need the area code, business cards, signage and website copy should always show the full ten-digit number. NANPA's dialing-plan note for this code reads: "1+10 digit dialing for all HNPA and FNPA calls permissible at service provider discretion"

Who holds 272 exchanges

42 carriers hold the 336 central office codes assigned in 272. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC has the most, with 85 (25%). 335 of the codes (100%) 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 272

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 272 has codes in 131 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 272

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). 336 are assigned in 272, 42% of 800. 271 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Getting a 272 number for your business

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