Area Code Overview

Area code 808 is a geographic telephone area code in Hawaii that went into service on January 1, 1957. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 1,372,225.

Overlay and Dialing Rules

Area Code: 808
State: Hawaii
Type: General Purpose Code
In Service Date: January 1, 1957
Overlay Complex: 808
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 808

This area code is tied for 90th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 1st out of 1.

6,210,000

Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 808

Total assigned 6,210,000

Wireless

2,396,000 assigned

38.58%

Wireline and VoIP

1,001,000 assigned

16.12%

Other / Unclassified

2,813,000 assigned

45.30%

Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 808

Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 2,396,000

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

T-Mobile 933,000 (38.94%)

AT&T Wireless 817,000 (34.10%)

Verizon Wireless 646,000 (26.96%)

Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 808

Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 1,001,000

Onvoy 344,000 (34.37%)

Lumen 270,000 (26.97%)

Spectrum 178,000 (17.78%)

MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 127,000 (12.69%)

Commio 25,000 (2.50%)

Telnyx 17,000 (1.70%)

HAWAII DIALOGIX TELECOM, LLC 11,000 (1.10%)

TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC. 10,000 (1.00%)

Airus 7,000 (0.70%)

NUSO 7,000 (0.70%)

Comcast Business 1,000 (0.10%)

SKYE TELECOM LLC DBA SKYETEL 1,000 (0.10%)

Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 808

Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 2,813,000

HAWAIIAN TELCOM, INC. - HI 2,276,000 (80.91%)

SPOK, INC. 230,000 (8.18%)

TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - HI 122,000 (4.34%)

SANDWICH ISLES COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 75,000 (2.67%)

HAWAIIAN TELCOM SERVICES COMPANY, INC. - HI 68,000 (2.42%)

WAVECOM SOLUTIONS CORPORATION - HI 15,000 (0.53%)

SERVPAC INCORPORATED - HI 12,000 (0.43%)

FRACTEL, LLC 9,000 (0.32%)

CALLWORKS CORPORATION 1,000 (0.04%)

EXIANT COMMUNICATIONS LLC 1,000 (0.04%)

HD CARRIER LLC 1,000 (0.04%)

IP HORIZON LLC 1,000 (0.04%)

Cities and Towns in Area Code 808

Hilo, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Kaunakakai, Hawaii Lanai City, Hawaii Lihue, Hawaii Wailuku, Hawaii

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 808, 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