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227

Area code 227

Maryland, United States

National (227) 555-0123, E.164 +12275550123

How the 155 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 227 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 227 number is mobile, fixed line or VoIP according to its exchange, the three digits after the area code; the allocation is the original one (below).

At a glance

Country code
+1
State
MD
Exchanges on record
155
Carriers on record
13
Exchanges of 227 by the line type they were allocated as
  • Mobile 77 (50%)
  • Fixed line 12 (8%)
  • VoIP 52 (34%)
  • No line type on record 14 (9%)
  • 155 exchanges on record

Most exchanges: AT&T 43, Onvoy 38, T-Mobile 21.

Check a number

Valid fixed line or mobile number in the United States.

+1
country code
227
area code
5550123
subscriber number
CountryUnited States numbering plan
Line typeFixed line or mobile
Carrier the block was allocated toNo carrier on record for this prefix
E.164+12275550123
International+1 227-555-0123
National(227) 555-0123
RFC 3966tel:+1-227-555-0123

Source: North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); National numbering plan: United States (ITU)

The example is 227-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.

The exchange map

Every exchange of 227, by the line type it was allocated as

One cell per exchange: blocks 227 2xx to 227 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.

227 2xx227 3xx227 4xx227 5xx227 6xx227 7xx227 8xx227 9xx
  • Mobile 77
  • Fixed line 12
  • VoIP 52
  • No line type on record 14
  • Not on record 645

Formats and patterns

E.164+12275550123
International+1 227-555-0123
National(227) 555-0123
RFC 3966 (tel: URI)tel:+1-227-555-0123

Any 227 number, in E.164

^\+1227[2-9]\d{6}$

+1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits.

Mobile exchanges (77 on record)

^\+1227(?:2(?:0[0-24-6]|1[3-8]|2[045]|3[35-8]|4[16]|5[12489]|6[12467]|7[1357-9]|8[0-79]|9[0-27-9])|3(?:0[0-7]|1[0489]|2[02-4]|38)|7(?:2[27]|7[02])|800|99[78])\d{4}$

Fixed line exchanges (12 on record)

^\+1227(?:2(?:03|19|22|70|9[35])|3(?:34|68)|500|777|888|999)\d{4}$

VoIP exchanges (52 on record)

^\+1227(?:2(?:0[7-9]|1[02]|2[136-9]|3[0-249]|4[02-57-9]|5[035-7]|6[03589]|7[246]|88|9[46])|3(?:0[89]|1[235-7]|21|33)|444|529|666)\d{4}$

The exchange patterns follow the original allocations; a number ported since keeps its digits but not necessarily its carrier or its line type.

Carriers and their exchanges

Every carrier holding exchanges in 227, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).

CarrierExchangesMobileFixed lineVoIPExchanges held
AT&T434120200–202, 214–217, 220, 224–225, 233, 236–237, 241, 251–252, 258–259, 261–262, 266–267, 270–271, 279–280, 283, 285–287, 299, 301, 305, 307, 310, 314, 318–320, 322–324, 334
Onvoy380038226–232, 234, 242–243, 245, 247–248, 250, 253, 256–257, 260, 265, 268–269, 272, 274, 276, 288, 294, 296, 308–309, 312–313, 316–317, 321, 333, 444, 529, 666
T-Mobile212100204–206, 213, 218, 235, 238, 246, 254, 264, 273, 277–278, 282, 289, 291–292, 300, 303–304, 338
Verizon12930203, 219, 275, 281, 284, 290, 293, 297–298, 306, 997–998
COMMIO LLC7007207–210, 212, 221, 223
Bandwidth.com5005240, 249, 255, 263, 315
Emergency Networks5500722, 727, 770, 772, 800
Wide Voice5050222, 368, 777, 888, 999
Callworks Corporation1001239
Dish Wireless1100302
HD Carrier1001244
Opentact1010500
Wavenation1010295

Questions developers ask

Where is area code 227?
Area code 227 is in Maryland, in the United States: all 155 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 227, then the seven-digit number.
Is a 227 number mobile or landline?
Either: in the North American Numbering Plan the line type belongs to the exchange (the three digits after the area code), not to the area code. Of the 155 exchanges on record in 227, 77 (50%) were allocated as mobile, 12 (8%) as fixed line, 52 (34%) as VoIP and 14 (9%) have no line type on record. A number can have been ported since, to another carrier and even to another line type.
Which carriers have numbers in area code 227?
13 carriers hold exchanges in 227 on record; the most: AT&T (43), Onvoy (38) and T-Mobile (21). These are the original allocations: with number portability, a number may be served by another carrier today, which only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) can tell.
How do I validate a 227 phone number?
In E.164 a 227 number matches ^\+1227[2-9]\d{6}$: +1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits. Written nationally it reads (227) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.