Area code 771

Area code 771 at a glance

771 is one of 2 geographic area codes serving District of Columbia; NANPA records its in-service date as November 9, 2021. It is an overlay: 771 and 202 cover the same territory, so neighbors on the same street can have different area codes. It is in the Eastern time zone.

Cities and towns in area code 771

771 holds 8.3% of the 855 central office codes assigned in District of Columbia, the 2nd most of the state's 2 codes. None of its rate centers could be matched to a Census place name. Each place page lists the exact prefixes and carriers for that town.

How calls are dialed in 771

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 771 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. 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 permissible at each service providers discretion"

Carriers with 771 numbers

19 carriers hold the 71 central office codes assigned in 771. Onvoy, LLC - DC has the most, with 12 (17%). 71 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.

Where 771 numbers are rated

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 771 has codes in 1 rate center. Rate center names in the file are abbreviations; where one matches a Census place, the table links to that city's local-number page.

How full is area code 771?

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). 71 are assigned in 771, 8.9% of 800. 71 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Getting a 771 number for your business

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Porting a number you already use in area code 771 is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

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