Area Code Overview
Area code 779 is a geographic telephone area code in Illinois that went into service on March 17, 2007. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 1,619,900.
Overlay and Dialing Rules
- Area Code: 779
- State: Illinois
- Type: General Purpose Code
- In Service Date: March 17, 2007
- Overlay Complex: 779/815
- Local Dialing Plan: This area requires you to dial 1 and the area code when calling locally.
Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 779
This area code is tied for 278th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 12th out of 16.
Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 779
Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 779
Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 1,064,000
Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.
Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 779
Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 1,279,000
Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 779
Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 230,000
Cities and Towns in Area Code 779
These geographic regions are also served by area code 815.
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 779, 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.
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