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616 Area Code

Area Code Overview

Area code 616 is a geographic telephone area code in Michigan that went into service on January 1, 1947. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 1,137,951.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

  • Area Code: 616
  • State: Michigan
  • Type: General Purpose Code
  • In Service Date: January 1, 1947
  • Overlay Complex: 616
  • 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 616

This area code is ranked 196th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 6th out of 12.

4,682,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 616

Total assigned 4,682,000
Wireless
1,664,000 assigned
35.54%
Wireline and VoIP
2,410,000 assigned
51.47%
Other / Unclassified
608,000 assigned
12.99%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 616

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 1,664,000

Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.

T-Mobile 662,000 (39.78%)
Verizon Wireless 610,000 (36.66%)
AT&T Wireless 391,000 (23.50%)
Optimum Mobile 1,000 (0.06%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 616

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 2,410,000

AT&T 978,000 (40.58%)
Onvoy 439,000 (18.22%)
Bandwidth 239,000 (9.92%)
Lumen 199,000 (8.26%)
PAETEC ITEL, LLC 108,000 (4.48%)
Comcast Business 97,000 (4.02%)
Spectrum 70,000 (2.90%)
Peerless Network 68,000 (2.82%)
CHARTER IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC 54,000 (2.24%)
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - MI 47,000 (1.95%)
ACD TELECOM, INC. - MI 32,000 (1.33%)
TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. 28,000 (1.16%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 616

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 608,000

AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES, LLC 150,000 (24.67%)
SPOK, INC. 150,000 (24.67%)
TELNET WORLDWIDE, INC. 126,000 (20.72%)
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - MI 49,000 (8.06%)
ACE TEL. CO. OF MICHIGAN, INC. 40,000 (6.58%)
123.NET, LLC 28,000 (4.61%)
FIRST COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 15,000 (2.47%)
CLEAR RATE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 13,000 (2.14%)
FRACTEL, LLC 11,000 (1.81%)
TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 10,000 (1.64%)
HD CARRIER LLC 4,000 (0.66%)
DAYSTARR, LLC DBA DAYSTARR COMMUNICATIONS - MI 3,000 (0.49%)

Cities and Towns in Area Code 616

Ada, Michigan Allendale, Michigan Alto, Michigan Belding, Michigan Borculo, Michigan Byron Center, Michigan Caledonia, Michigan Casnovia, Michigan Cedar Springs, Michigan Clarksville, Michigan Conklin, Michigan Coopersville, Michigan Dorr, Michigan Drenthe, Michigan Dutton, Michigan Freeport, Michigan Grand Haven, Michigan Grand Rapids, Michigan Grattan, Michigan Greenville, Michigan Holland, Michigan Hudsonville, Michigan Ionia, Michigan Jamestown, Michigan Kent City, Michigan Lake Odessa, Michigan Lowell, Michigan Marne, Michigan Moline, Michigan Orleans, Michigan Rockford, Michigan Sand Lake, Michigan Saranac, Michigan Sparta, Michigan Trufant, Michigan Zeeland, Michigan

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 616, 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.

Last refreshed: April 15, 2026 6:22 pm