283
Area code

OH

United States geographic area code, in service since 2023-04-28. Part of the 283/513 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.

Split from 513. Overlaid with 513 .

Statusin service
Introduced2023-04-28
JurisdictionOH, US
Local dialing10D
Time zoneEastern
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 7.8% of assignable prefixes assigned As of 09/17/2026
0%62 of ~792 assignable NXX values (200–999 excl. N11)100%

Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2023-06-09, most recent 2026-08-26.

Area codes serve rate-center geographies, not municipal boundaries. “OH” identifies the jurisdiction, not an exact city footprint.

Top assignees

Ranked by assigned prefixes · initial assignee ≠ current carrier
Largest initial assignees in area code 283
RankAssigneePrefixesShare
01 ONVOY, LLC - OH 19 30.6%
02 NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL 9 14.5%
03 MULTIPLE OCN LISTING 9 14.5%
04 WIDE VOICE, LLC - OH 5 8.1%
05 5 8.1%
06 T-MOBILE USA, INC. 4 6.5%
07 FIVE9, INC. 2 3.2%
08 WAVENATION, LLC 1 1.6%
09 WADDELL SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC 1 1.6%
10 ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC 1 1.6%

Important: these are initial assignees from NANPA CO-code records — the carrier a prefix was originally assigned to. Because of number portability, the current serving carrier of any individual number may differ.

Change history

Recorded events for this NPA

Planning letters & orders

Primary documents
NANPA planning letters for area code 283
DateDocumentSubject
2022-02-11 PL-579 ↗ NPA 283 to Overlay NPA 513 (Ohio)
2002-03-25 PL-316 ↗ Suspension of 513/283 NPA Overlay (Ohio)
2001-06-29 PL-286 ↗ Mandatory Dialing Date Established for NPA 283 (Ohio)
2001-02-27 PL-264 ↗ New NPA 283 to Overlay NPA 513 (Ohio)

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