775
Area code

NV

United States geographic area code, in service since 1998-12-12.

Split from 702.

Statusin service
Introduced1998-12-12
JurisdictionNV, US
Local dialing10D
Time zonePacific / T / / / Mountain / T
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 77.5% of assignable prefixes assigned As of 09/17/2026
0%614 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 2001-01-21, most recent 2026-03-31.

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

Top assignees

Ranked by assigned prefixes · initial assignee ≠ current carrier
Largest initial assignees in area code 775
RankAssigneePrefixesShare
01 NEVADA BELL 122 19.9%
02 ONVOY, LLC - NV 120 19.5%
03 NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC 48 7.8%
04 CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NV 42 6.8%
05 T-MOBILE USA, INC. 28 4.6%
06 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - NV 25 4.1%
07 UTILITY TELECOM GROUP, LLC - NV 20 3.3%
08 CITIZENS TELECOMM CO OF NV DBA FRONTIER COMM OF NV 15 2.4%
09 MATRIX TELECOM, LLC. S/I/I TNCI - NV 14 2.3%
10 BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - NV 14 2.3%

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
  • 1998-12-12Area code 775 entered service (created from 702).

Planning letters & orders

Primary documents
NANPA planning letters for area code 775
DateDocumentSubject
2021-01-08 PL-556 ↗ Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) – supersedes PL-544
2020-08-17 PL-544 ↗ Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline
1998-03-25 PL-118 ↗ NANP-Split of 702 (Nevada) Numbering Plan Area (NPA)

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