947
Area code 947
Michigan, United States
National (947) 555-0123, E.164 +19475550123
How the 225 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 947 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 947 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
- MI
- Exchanges on record
- 225
- Carriers on record
- 16
- Mobile 144 (64%)
- Fixed line 14 (6%)
- VoIP 53 (24%)
- No line type on record 14 (6%)
- 225 exchanges on record
Most exchanges: Verizon 73, AT&T 52, T-Mobile 25.
Check a number
Valid fixed line or mobile number in the United States.
| Country | United States numbering plan |
|---|---|
| Line type | Fixed line or mobile |
| Carrier the block was allocated to | No carrier on record for this prefix |
| E.164 | +19475550123 |
| International | +1 947-555-0123 |
| National | (947) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 | tel:+1-947-555-0123 |
Source: North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); National numbering plan: United States (ITU)
The example is 947-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.
The exchange map
One cell per exchange: blocks 947 2xx to 947 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.
- Mobile 144
- Fixed line 14
- VoIP 53
- No line type on record 14
- Not on record 575
Formats and patterns
| E.164 | +19475550123 |
|---|---|
| International | +1 947-555-0123 |
| National | (947) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 (tel: URI) | tel:+1-947-555-0123 |
Any 947 number, in E.164
^\+1947[2-9]\d{6}$+1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits.
Mobile exchanges (144 on record)
^\+1947(?:2(?:0[1-689]|1[0235-8]|2[04-69]|3[0-689]|4[013569]|5\d|6[0-248]|7[013-57-9]|8[013-689]|9[0-35-9])|3(?:0[1-39]|13|26|44|6[13]|8[17]|99)|4(?:1[49]|2[08]|33|44|56|65|70|8[59])|5(?:0[59]|[17]7|39|50|66)|6(?:16|30|78)|7(?:2[29]|33|4[049]|5[057]|6[28]|70)|8(?:13|2[39]|30|44|5[139]|6[27]|8[25])|9(?:13|3[89]|4[48]|5[56]|70|87|9[467]))\d{4}$Fixed line exchanges (14 on record)
^\+1947(?:2(?:[38]7|69|76|94)|5(?:1[89]|2[0-4]|70)|881)\d{4}$VoIP exchanges (53 on record)
^\+1947(?:2(?:0[07]|1[49]|2[1-378]|4[2478]|6[35-7]|[78]2)|3(?:00|27|3[3469]|4[58]|6[26]|76)|4(?:00|[236]6|47|79)|5(?:00|29|46)|6(?:00|22|66)|777|8(?:00|37|8[68]|95)|9(?:00|41|57|85|99))\d{4}$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 947, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).
| Carrier | Exchanges | Mobile | Fixed line | VoIP | Exchanges held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 201–202, 206, 212–213, 220, 226, 232–234, 252, 255, 262, 264, 281, 288–289, 309, 313, 326, 344, 361, 381, 387, 399, 419–420, 428, 433, 444, 456, 470, 485, 489, 505, 509, 517, 539, 550, 566, 577, 616, 630, 678, 722, 740, 744, 749–750, 755, 757, 762, 768, 770, 823, 829–830, 844, 851, 853, 859, 862, 867, 882, 885, 913, 938–939, 956, 970, 987, 994, 996 |
| AT&T | 52 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 204, 209, 215–218, 231, 235, 238, 241, 246, 250, 253–254, 256, 259–261, 268, 270, 274, 276, 279–280, 283–284, 286–287, 290–299, 301–303, 363, 414, 465, 518–524, 881 |
| T-Mobile | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 203, 205, 208, 210, 225, 229–230, 236, 239–240, 243, 258, 271, 273, 275, 277–278, 285, 729, 733, 813, 944, 948, 955, 997 |
| Onvoy | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 200, 219, 222–223, 227, 242, 244, 247–248, 265–267, 272, 282, 333, 479, 666, 777, 800, 888, 941, 957, 999 |
| Ton80 Communications | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 263, 327, 334, 339, 362, 366, 376, 426, 436, 466, 546, 837 |
| Fractel | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 300, 336, 345, 348, 400, 500, 529, 600, 900 |
| Bandwidth.com | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 207, 221, 228, 622 |
| Dish Wireless | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 245, 249, 251, 257 |
| Peerless Network | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 214, 985 |
| COMMIO LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 447 |
| CSC Wireless LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 224 |
| Comcast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 886 |
| First Communications | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 269 |
| Lumen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 237 |
| Telnet Worldwide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 570 |
| Twilio International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 895 |
Questions developers ask
- Where is area code 947?
- Area code 947 is in Michigan, in the United States: all 225 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 947, then the seven-digit number.
- Is a 947 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 225 exchanges on record in 947, 144 (64%) were allocated as mobile, 14 (6%) as fixed line, 53 (24%) as VoIP and 14 (6%) 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 947?
- 16 carriers hold exchanges in 947 on record; the most: Verizon (73), AT&T (52) and T-Mobile (25). 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 947 phone number?
- In E.164 a 947 number matches ^\+1947[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 (947) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.