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"780", "792", "804–805", "883", "899", "904–906", "930", "952", "986", "994" ] }, { "name": "T-Mobile", "exchanges": 55, "byLineType": { "mobile": 55 }, "ranges": [ "200", "207", "229–230", "236", "238–239", "242", "254", "264–265", "275", "278–279", "297", "308", "313", "316", "328", "373", "378", "383", "392", "398", "419", "425–426", "434", "443", "449", "465–466", "484", "490", "493", "495", "498", "503", "515", "518", "520", "524", "526", "534", "548", "577", "593", "625", "653", "655", "729", "870", "979", "982", "993" ] }, { "name": "Onvoy", "exchanges": 42, "byLineType": { "voip": 42 }, "ranges": [ "212", "272", "277", "288", "326", "329", "387", "420–421", "460", "485", "502", "564–565", "586", "591", "594", "600", "606", "610", "613", "615", "618", "622", "644", "657", "664", "666", "670", "682", "695", "698", "706–707", "709", "715", "734", "800", "856", "900", "944", "955" ] }, { "name": "Lumen", "exchanges": 35, "byLineType": { "fixed_line": 35 }, "ranges": [ "267", "282–283", "292", "315", "319", "330", "340", "347", "362", "376", "381", "385", "393", "412", "417", "432", "452", "457", "491", "499", "504", "512", "528", "581", "689", "759", "818", "827", "872–873", "885", "942", "974–975" ] }, { "name": "Bandwidth.com", "exchanges": 18, "byLineType": { "voip": 18 }, "ranges": [ "209", "219", "259", "268", "300", "336", "390", "395", "399", "416", "418", "436", "441", "492", "514", "523", "556", "843" ] }, { "name": "Comcast", "exchanges": 16, "byLineType": { "voip": 16 }, "ranges": [ "206", "258", "302", "318", "320", "324", "333–334", "344", "352", "509", "516", "617", "658", "839", "998" ] }, { "name": "Fractel", "exchanges": 10, "byLineType": { "voip": 10 }, "ranges": [ "388", "444", "529", "688", "699", "724", "758", "788–789", "977" ] }, { "name": "NetCarrier TeleCom", "exchanges": 8, "byLineType": { "fixed_line": 8 }, "ranges": [ "345", "720", "726", "834", "882", "890", "903", "924" ] }, { "name": "Peerless Network", "exchanges": 7, "byLineType": { "voip": 7 }, "ranges": [ "214", "295", "400", "407", "440", "777", "888" ] }, { "name": "Ton80 Communications", "exchanges": 7, "byLineType": { "voip": 7 }, "ranges": [ "633", "636", "639", "654", "684", "838", "934" ] }, { "name": "USA Mobility", "exchanges": 7, "byLineType": { "mobile": 7 }, "ranges": [ "253", "289", "445", "738", "752", "855", "901" ] }, { "name": "Emergency Networks", "exchanges": 6, "byLineType": { "mobile": 6 }, "ranges": [ "554", "567", "607", "850", "865", "880" ] }, { "name": "COMMIO LLC", "exchanges": 5, "byLineType": { "voip": 5 }, "ranges": [ "570", "572", "578", "584", "598" ] }, { "name": "Infinite Communications", "exchanges": 4, "byLineType": { "fixed_line": 4 }, "ranges": [ "247", "557", "602", "922" ] }, { "name": "Monmouth Telecom", "exchanges": 4, "byLineType": { "fixed_line": 4 }, "ranges": [ "202–203", "221", "226" ] }, { "name": "Brightlink Communications", "exchanges": 2, "byLineType": { "mobile": 1, "voip": 1 }, "ranges": [ "408", "463" ] }, { "name": "Cablevision Lightpath", "exchanges": 2, "byLineType": { "fixed_line": 2 }, "ranges": [ "263", "659" ] }, { "name": "Five9", "exchanges": 2, "byLineType": { "fixed_line": 2 }, "ranges": [ "620", "623" ] }, { "name": "HD Carrier", "exchanges": 2, "byLineType": { "voip": 2 }, "ranges": [ "746", "799" ] }, { "name": "TELNYX", "exchanges": 2, "byLineType": { "voip": 2 }, "ranges": [ "250", "510" ] }, { "name": "Voice Application Network", "exchanges": 2, "byLineType": { "voip": 2 }, "ranges": [ "458", "501" ] }, { "name": "Wide Voice", "exchanges": 2, "byLineType": { "fixed_line": 2 }, "ranges": [ "846", "886" ] }, { "name": "Airus Inc", "exchanges": 1, "byLineType": { "fixed_line": 1 }, "ranges": [ "353" ] }, { "name": "Aquis Communications", "exchanges": 1, "byLineType": { "mobile": 1 }, "ranges": [ "837" ] }, { "name": "Barr Tell USA", "exchanges": 1, "byLineType": { "fixed_line": 1 }, "ranges": [ "500" ] }, { "name": "CSC Wireless LLC", "exchanges": 1, "byLineType": { "mobile": 1 }, "ranges": [ "403" ] }, { "name": "Callworks Corporation", "exchanges": 1, "byLineType": { "voip": 1 }, "ranges": [ "601" ] }, { "name": "CoreTel", "exchanges": 1, "byLineType": { "fixed_line": 1 }, "ranges": [ "766" ] }, { "name": "Data Network Solutions", "exchanges": 1, "byLineType": { "fixed_line": 1 }, "ranges": [ "549" ] }, { "name": "Exiant", "exchanges": 1, "byLineType": { "voip": 1 }, "ranges": [ "450" ] }, { "name": "IP Horizon", "exchanges": 1, "byLineType": { "voip": 1 }, "ranges": [ "519" ] }, { "name": "Leap Telecom", "exchanges": 1, "byLineType": { "fixed_line": 1 }, "ranges": [ "640" ] }, { "name": "Skyetel", "exchanges": 1, "byLineType": { "voip": 1 }, "ranges": [ "588" ] }, { "name": "Wavenation", "exchanges": 1, "byLineType": { "fixed_line": 1 }, "ranges": [ "331" ] }, { "name": "West Telecom", "exchanges": 1, "byLineType": { "fixed_line": 1 }, "ranges": [ "249" ] }, { "name": "XTel Communications", "exchanges": 1, "byLineType": { "fixed_line": 1 }, "ranges": [ "807" ] }, { "name": "YMax Communications", "exchanges": 1, "byLineType": { "voip": 1 }, "ranges": [ "204" ] } ], "grid": "m-ffvfvmfvfuvfvmfmfvmffffffffmmfffffmfmmffmfffffffvffmmffmvvfmffmmmfvffmvfmmfvmmmmfffmfmvmfffffvmmmfvmvfmmffmffufmffmfvfvfffvfvfmvffmvvfvffffmffvfffffffvfffffffmfffmffffffmfmfmffmffffmffmvvfvfmfmvfmmvvffmfffvmfmuffffvfvmvvfffmmfffmffmmfvfffvvfmvmffmmvfffffffvfvffvfmmfffffmfffmfffffffmvffffmfvmfmmfmffvvmfffffvvuffvmvfmvmffvmmmffvfmffmfffmfffffffffmff-fmmuvfmfm-mfvvfmfmvmvffffmvfffffvmvmvffvmmvffmvfvvffmfvmf-vufvfvfvvffmvffmffffmffvmfvffvfff-vmmmmffffmvmfvvfmfffvfvfffvfffmfmfffmfvfvfffvffffmfvffvvumff-fvv-v-uf--vfffff-fmvmfffm---fvfm-mmfff--mv----fmfffffvf-ff-fffffff-ff--fvfff-ffffffvv--ffffff-vv-ffff-f-ffuff--mff--fffff-f-ffffff--mvvf-fv-ff-f-mf-ffmvff--f-ffmf--fm-ffff--ffmffm-fffvmf----ff-fmvm-fmmm---fum-f-ff----f-ff----mf-fvf--ff--f-v-f---u-m--vffuu-ffff-f-ff----ffuv-m-mmf-fm-f-f--mf-ffvf", "patterns": { "all": "^\\+1856[2-9]\\d{6}$", "fixed_line": "^\\+1856(?:2(?:0[2358]|1[0368]|2[1-8]|3[1-57]|4[013-9]|5[1256]|6[02379]|7[036]|8[2-46]|9[0-49])|3(?:0[3679]|1[024579]|2[1-357]|3[0157-9]|4[0235-9]|5[013-9]|6[1-35-9]|7[024679]|8[0-2459]|9[136])|4(?:0[124-69]|1[2-57]|2[2-47-9]|3[1257-9]|4[267]|5[1-79]|6[1247-9]|7[013-57-9]|8[0-36-9]|9[1479])|5(?:0[04-8]|1[237]|2[1278]|3[0235-79]|4[0-79]|5[0279]|6[368]|7[3-69]|8[0-39]|9[0569])|6(?:0[2358]|1[2469]|2[0346-9]|3[12578]|4[0-29]|5[0-269]|[67][1-357-9]|8[135-79]|9[0-2467])|7(?:0[235]|1[26-9]|2[026-8]|3[35]|4[0-2]|5[13-79]|6[124-9]|7[023689]|8[02-7]|9[2-7])|8(?:0[2-579]|1[02378]|2[1-579]|3[0-4]|4[02568]|5[13478]|6[13469]|7[2-589]|8[125-7]|9[0568])|9(?:03|1[0467]|2[245]|3[13589]|4[26]|5[67]|6[1-4689]|7[45]|8[358]|9[04679]))\\d{4}$", "mobile": "^\\+1856(?:2(?:0[07]|1[57]|2[09]|3[0689]|42|5[347]|6[14-6]|7[14589]|8[01579]|9[6-8])|3(?:0[1458]|[18][36]|28|32|41|6[04]|7[1358]|9[2478])|4(?:0[38]|1[09]|[26][56]|3[034]|4[3589]|7[26]|84|9[03568])|5(?:03|1[58]|2[04-6]|3[148]|48|5[348]|6[0279]|7[17]|8[57]|9[237])|6(?:0[47]|2[15]|3[04]|4[5-8]|5[35]|[68]0|7[46]|93)|7(?:01|2[359]|3[689]|45|52)|8(?:16|37|5[05]|65|70|8[039]|99)|9(?:0[14-6]|[15]2|30|79|8[126]|93))\\d{4}$", "voip": "^\\+1856(?:2(?:0[469]|1[249]|5[089]|[68]8|7[27]|95)|3(?:0[02]|18|2[0469]|3[346]|44|52|8[78]|9[059])|4(?:0[07]|1[68]|2[01]|36|4[014]|5[08]|6[03]|85|92)|5(?:0[129]|1[0469]|2[39]|56|6[45]|7[028]|8[468]|9[148])|6(?:0[016]|1[03578]|22|3[369]|44|5[478]|6[46]|70|8[248]|9[589])|7(?:0[679]|15|[23]4|46|58|77|8[89]|99)|8(?:00|3[89]|43|56|88)|9(?:00|[34]4|55|77|98))\\d{4}$" }, "sandbox": { "input": "+18565550123", "valid": true, "type": "Fixed line or mobile", "region": "US", "formats": { "e164": "+18565550123", "international": "+1 856-555-0123", "national": "(856) 555-0123", "rfc3966": "tel:+1-856-555-0123" }, "parts": { "countryCode": "+1", "destinationCode": "856", "destinationKind": "area code", "subscriber": "5550123" } }, "faq": [ { "question": "Where is area code 856?", "answer": "Area code 856 is in New Jersey, in the United States: all 697 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 856, then the seven-digit number." }, { "question": "Is a 856 number mobile or landline?", "answer": "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 697 exchanges on record in 856, 148 (21%) were allocated as mobile, 418 (60%) as fixed line, 117 (17%) as VoIP and 14 (2%) have no line type on record. A number can have been ported since, to another carrier and even to another line type." }, { "question": "Which carriers have numbers in area code 856?", "answer": "39 carriers hold exchanges in 856 on record; the most: Verizon (259), Paetec Itel (90) and AT&T (81). 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." }, { "question": "How do I validate a 856 phone number?", "answer": "In E.164 a 856 number matches ^\\+1856[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 (856) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP." } ], "neighbours": { "sameRegion": [ "us-201", "us-551", "us-609", "us-640", "us-732", "us-848", "us-862", "us-908", "us-973" ], "previous": "us-854", "next": "us-857" }, "meta": { "dataAsOf": "2026-10-25", "dataPoints": 697, "references": [ { "authority": "NANPA", "title": "North American Numbering Plan Administrator", "url": "https://nanpa.com/" }, { "authority": "CNAC", "title": "Canadian Numbering Administrator", "url": "https://www.cnac.ca/" }, { "authority": "ITU", "title": "National numbering plan: United States", "url": "https://www.itu.int/oth/T02020000DE/en" } ] } }