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Area Code Overview
Area code 262 is a geographic telephone area code in Wisconsin that went into service on September 25, 1999. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 1,686,677.
Overlay and Dialing Rules
- Area Code: 262
- State: Wisconsin
- Type: General Purpose Code
- In Service Date: September 25, 1999
- Overlay Complex: 262
- Local Dialing Plan: This area does require you to dial the area code when calling locally.
Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 262
This area code is ranked 192nd out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 4th out of 8.
4,757,000
Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 262
Wireless
1,559,000 assigned
32.77%
Wireline and VoIP
2,755,000 assigned
57.91%
Other / Unclassified
443,000 assigned
9.31%
Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 262
Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 1,559,000
Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.
Verizon Wireless 531,000 (34.06%)
T-Mobile 415,000 (26.62%)
AT&T Wireless 386,000 (24.76%)
UScellular 226,000 (14.50%)
Optimum Mobile 1,000 (0.06%)
Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 262
Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 2,755,000
Bandwidth 238,000 (8.64%)
Peerless Network 103,000 (3.74%)
PAETEC ITEL, LLC 60,000 (2.18%)
TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. 51,000 (1.85%)
CHARTER IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC 48,000 (1.74%)
EON TELECOM, INC. 20,000 (0.73%)
Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 262
Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 443,000
AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES, LLC 100,000 (22.57%)
TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 60,000 (13.54%)
SPOK, INC. 50,000 (11.29%)
TDS METROCOM, LLC 49,000 (11.06%)
STATE LONG DISTANCE TEL. CO. 40,000 (9.03%)
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC WI 34,000 (7.67%)
BRIGHTSPEED OF WESTERN WISCONSIN, LLC 30,000 (6.77%)
FRACTEL, LLC 29,000 (6.55%)
SOUTHEAST TEL. CO. OF WISCONSIN, INC. 20,000 (4.51%)
BERGEN TEL. CO. - WI 10,000 (2.26%)
SHARON TEL. CO. - WI 10,000 (2.26%)
HD CARRIER LLC 3,000 (0.68%)
Cities and Towns in Area Code 262
Allenton, Wisconsin Belgium, Wisconsin Bergen, Wisconsin Big Bend, Wisconsin Bohners Lake, Wisconsin Bristol, Wisconsin Burlington, Wisconsin Caledonia, Wisconsin Cedarburg, Wisconsin Darien, Wisconsin Delafield, Wisconsin Delavan, Wisconsin Dousman, Wisconsin Eagle, Wisconsin East Troy, Wisconsin Elkhorn, Wisconsin Genesee, Wisconsin Genoa City, Wisconsin Hartford, Wisconsin Hartland, Wisconsin Hubertus, Wisconsin Jackson, Wisconsin Kenosha, Wisconsin Kewaskum, Wisconsin Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Merton, Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mukwonago, Wisconsin Muskego, Wisconsin Newburg, Wisconsin North Lake, Wisconsin North Prairie, Wisconsin Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Palmyra, Wisconsin Pewaukee, Wisconsin Port Washington, Wisconsin Racine, Wisconsin Salem, Wisconsin Sharon, Wisconsin Silver Lake, Wisconsin Slinger, Wisconsin Somers, Wisconsin Sullivan, Wisconsin Sussex, Wisconsin Thiensville, Wisconsin Trevor, Wisconsin Twin Lakes, Wisconsin Union Grove, Wisconsin Walworth, Wisconsin Waterford, Wisconsin Waubeka, Wisconsin Waukesha, Wisconsin West Bend, Wisconsin Wheatland, Wisconsin Whitewater, Wisconsin Williams Bay, Wisconsin Wind Lake, Wisconsin How These Figures Were Built
These figures are estimates based on public phone-number assignment records. They are meant to show the likely mix of assigned phone numbers associated with area code 262, not live customer counts.
Some providers may have assigned phone numbers tied to this area code even if they do not actively market or sell service locally. These figures reflect public number-assignment records, not confirmed local service availability.
They also do not reflect number portability at the individual phone-number level, so some numbers may now be used on a different network or by a different provider than the original assignment records suggest.
Population data and locality matching provided by GeoNames.
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