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Area code 220

Area code 220 serves Ohio, including Athens, Pataskala and Zanesville (Eastern time). It has been in service since April 22, 2015 and shares its area with 740.

Numbers starting with 220 drew 786 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 272 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 220 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
Ohio(columbus, OH Msa) and Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
April 22, 2015Created from 740
Overlay
Same area as 740
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
142 of 792held by 20 carriers
Projected to run out
1Q 2064NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 220 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 220. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

786

FCC complaints since November 2023

272

Different 220 numbers reported

993

FCC complaints naming a 220 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 20234
December 20232
January 20241
February 20241
March 20243
April 20242
May 20244
June 20247
July 20249
August 202412
September 202410
October 202426
November 202423
December 20243
January 20255
February 20257
March 20256
April 202512
May 202510
June 20254
July 20254
August 202512
September 20256
October 20252
November 20250
December 20253
January 20268
February 20264
March 20265
April 20264
May 202614
June 20267
July 202611
August 20268
September 202616
October 202611

What people said 220 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 642 of 786 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)378
Other244
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends48
Dropped call or no message36
Medical and prescriptions15
Lotteries, prizes, and sweepstakes6

Places served by 220

NANPA lists 78 rate centers for 220. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Athens24
  • Pataskala9
  • Zanesville6
  • Amanda3
  • Baltimore3
  • Chesapeake3
  • Frazeysburg3
  • Lancaster3
  • Marion3
  • Portsmouth3
  • Cheshire Center2
  • Chesterhill2
  • Chillicothe2
  • Coshocton2
  • Croton2
  • Ironton2
  • London2
  • Marietta2
  • Newcomerstown2
  • Roseville2
  • Steubenville2
  • Sugar Grove2
  • Walnut2
  • Wellston2
Show all 78 rate centers

Adamsville, Alexandria, Barlow, Barnesville, Bellaire, Belpre, Byesville, Chester, Circleville, Clarksburg, Cooperdale, Crooksville, Danville (knox), Delaware, Fredericktown, Fultonham, Graysville, Guyan, Guysville, Idaho, Jeffersonville, Johnstown, Kilbourne, Laurelville, Letart Falls, Logan, Lower Salem, Martins Ferry-Bridgeport, Millersport, Mingo Junction, Nelsonville, New Concord, New Holland, New Marshfield, Newark, Newport, Old Washington, Pleasantville, Prospect, Reinersville Hackney, Resaca, Rushville, Scio, Sedalia, Somerset, Sunbury, The Plains, Thornville, Tiltonsville, Waldo, West Lafayette, Wilkesville, Williamsport, Woodsfield.

Phone companies holding 220 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 100% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 20 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Fractel, LLC35
Onvoy, LLC - OH28
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - IL25
Aerial Communications, Inc.15
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - OH9
Onvoy Spectrum, LLC6
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - OH4
Boost Subscriberco L.L.C.3

When today's 220 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
20152
20162
20176
20182
20194
202013
202137
202223
202312
202418
202511
20269

Check a 220 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in Ohio

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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