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Area code 228

Area code 228 serves Mississippi, including Biloxi, Gulfport and Pascagoula (Central time). It has been in service since September 15, 1997.

Numbers starting with 228 drew 1,117 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 488 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 228 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
Mississippi
Time zone
Central
In service since
September 15, 1997Created from 601
Overlay
None: the only code for its area
Local calls
Dial 7 digits
Exchanges in use
275 of 792held by 41 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2108NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 228 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 228. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

1,117

FCC complaints since November 2023

488

Different 228 numbers reported

1,489

FCC complaints naming a 228 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 20237
December 20236
January 20246
February 20241
March 20245
April 202412
May 202415
June 20247
July 202429
August 202413
September 202425
October 202425
November 202415
December 202410
January 202515
February 202532
March 202556
April 202545
May 202524
June 202517
July 20257
August 20252
September 20253
October 20253
November 20256
December 20254
January 202611
February 20266
March 20261
April 202615
May 20268
June 20268
July 20267
August 202611
September 202613
October 202613

What people said 228 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 786 of 1,117 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other402
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)245
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends116
Dropped call or no message100
Medical and prescriptions93
Warranties and protection plans18

Places served by 228

NANPA lists 12 rate centers for 228. 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.
  • Biloxi81
  • Gulfport67
  • Pascagoula37
  • Bay Saint Louis21
  • Ocean Springs19
  • Pass Christian14
  • Moss Point9
  • Hurley7
  • Vancleave7
  • Pearlington6
  • Tanner-Williams6
  • Xxxxxxxxxx1

Phone companies holding 228 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 72% 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 41 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc dba South Central Bell Tel66
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA27
Paetec Itel, LLC25
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - MS20
Onvoy, LLC - MS16
Level 3 Communications, LLC - MS15
Telepak Networks, Inc. - MS15
Cellular South, Inc.13

When today's 228 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200114
200213
200317
20044
20056
20062
20073
20084
20101
20111
20122
20142
20151
20161
20172
20184
20198
20204
20218
20227
20237
20246
20257
20264

Check a 228 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 Mississippi

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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