Area codes / Washington, DC
Washington, DC area codes
Washington, DC has 2 area codes in service, in the Eastern time zone. Pick one for a local business number your Washington, DC customers recognize.
Every Washington, DC area code
Picking a Washington, DC area code
202 is among the original area codes created in 1947. 2 Washington, DC area codes share their region with an overlay, so a new number there may come in either code; both ring the same area, and calls within it are dialed with all ten digits.
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Getting started
- Create a login and pick a plan. Checkout saves a card for the 7-day free trial, and nothing is charged until it ends.
- Confirm your business and its 911 address, and get a local number on the spot. Bringing your own number? You answer on a temporary one while it moves over, for free.
- Choose where calls ring, write what callers hear, invite your team, and register for texting. Then answer in the browser, the iPhone and Android apps, or a desk phone. How it works has the details.
Included on every plan
Starter is $17, Business is $29, Scale is $42 per user a month, or less billed yearly. The plan includes a business number for each user and unlimited calling and texting in the US and Canada. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial, and moving your current number over is free.
Area code data from NANPA, file of October 24, 2026.