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Area code 302

Area code 302 serves Delaware, including Wilmington, Newark and Dover (Eastern time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

Numbers starting with 302 drew 1,901 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 1,053 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 302 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
DelawarePhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
None: the only code for its area
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
658 of 792held by 31 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2035NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 302 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 302. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

1,901

FCC complaints since November 2023

1,053

Different 302 numbers reported

2,612

FCC complaints naming a 302 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202314
December 202312
January 202427
February 202419
March 202425
April 202416
May 202459
June 202446
July 202465
August 202450
September 202439
October 202474
November 202438
December 202426
January 202534
February 202525
March 202522
April 202519
May 202518
June 202521
July 202518
August 202518
September 202526
October 20253
November 20257
December 202518
January 202635
February 202631
March 202633
April 202629
May 202628
June 202622
July 202632
August 202634
September 202622
October 202627

What people said 302 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,265 of 1,901 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other823
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)437
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends235
Dropped call or no message102
Medical and prescriptions62
Warranties and protection plans30

Most reported 302 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Places served by 302

NANPA lists 30 rate centers for 302. 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.
  • Wilmington170
  • Newark54
  • Dover49
  • New Castle43
  • Georgetown40
  • Milford35
  • Camden29
  • Delaware City23
  • Holly Oak23
  • Hockessin19
  • Middletown17
  • Rehoboth15
  • Lewes12
  • Smyrna11
  • Ocean View10
  • Angola9
  • Delmar9
  • Laurel9
  • Seaford9
  • Selbyville9
  • Bridgeville7
  • Felton7
  • Frederica7
  • Harrington7
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Millsboro, Dagsboro, Hartly, Milton, Greenwood, Gumboro.

Phone companies holding 302 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 76% 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 31 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Verizon Delaware, Inc.172
Paetec Itel, LLC74
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - DE60
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - DC56
Omnipoint Communications Enterprises, LP51
Onvoy, LLC - DE51
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC36
Teleport Communications America, LLC - PA34

When today's 302 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200117
20022
20031
200413
20053
20067
20087
20096
201017
20116
20124
20135
201410
201512
20165
20172
201814
201912
202016
202116
202214
20238
202417
202515
202611

Check a 302 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.

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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