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title: "Area code 267: Pennsylvania, United States"
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summary: "Area code 267 serves Pennsylvania, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Pennsylvania."
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# Area code 267: Pennsylvania, United States

Area code 267 serves Pennsylvania, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Pennsylvania.

NANPA lists 786 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 267, held by 37 holders across 36 rate centers.
Paetec Itel holds the most prefixes, 134 (17%). 89% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 3,696 complaints on file for 2,521 numbers in 267, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1999-07-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 215 (1947-01-01), 445 (2018-03-03)
- Prefixes in use: 786
- Pooled prefixes: 700 (89%)
- Rate centers: 36
- Companies holding prefixes: 37
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-16 to 2023-10-03 (355 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 16

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PHLDLPHZN1 | 195 | 25% |
| PHLDLPHZN2 | 68 | 9% |
| PHPHSBZN43 | 45 | 6% |
| DOYLESTOWN | 33 | 4% |
| PHLDLPHZN4 | 31 | 4% |
| PHLDLPHZN3 | 30 | 4% |
| PHPHSBZN33 | 29 | 4% |
| LANSDALE | 27 | 3% |
| 28 other rate centers | 328 | 42% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Paetec Itel | 134 | 17% |
| Omnipoint Communications Enterprises | 123 | 16% |
| Level 3 Communications | 94 | 12% |
| Verizon Wireless | 82 | 10% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 68 | 9% |
| Onvoy | 66 | 8% |
| 31 other carriers | 219 | 28% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1947-01-01: Area code 215, named as the parent of 267 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1999-07-01: Area code 267 went into service.
- 2018-03-03: Area code 445 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 267.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 267, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 484 (about 24 miles), 610 (about 25 miles), 835 (about 25 miles), 609 (about 33 miles) and 640 (about 33 miles).

## ZIP codes

16 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Doylestown, PA (2 ZIP codes), North Wales, PA (2 ZIP codes) and Bedminster, PA (1 ZIP code). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

3,696 complaints for 2,521 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 141
- 2024: 171
- 2025: 170

## Questions

### Where is area code 267?

NANPA assigns area code 267 to Pennsylvania, United States.

### In which state does area code 267 sit?

Pennsylvania. 267 is one of 15 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 267 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 267 are Doylestown, PA, North Wales, PA and Bedminster, PA. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 267?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 267, Paetec Itel holds the most prefixes, 134 prefixes or 17%.

### Which time zone does 267 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 267 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 267 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1999-07-01, so 267 has been in use since 1999.

### Does area code 267 have an overlay?

Yes. 215 (in service 1947-01-01) and 445 (in service 2018-03-03) share the same area with 267, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 267?

The area codes closest to 267, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 484 (about 24 miles), 610 (about 25 miles), 835 (about 25 miles), 609 (about 33 miles) and 640 (about 33 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 267 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 786 prefixes in service in 267, spread over 36 rate centers and 37 holders.

### Are there complaints about 267 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 3,696 complaints for 2,521 numbers in 267. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).