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title: "Area code 480: Arizona, United States"
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summary: "Area code 480 serves Arizona, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Arizona."
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# Area code 480: Arizona, United States

Area code 480 serves Arizona, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Arizona.

NANPA lists 782 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 480, held by 34 holders across 1 rate center.
The largest rate center is PHOENIX, with 782 prefixes (100%).
Qwest holds the most prefixes, 234 (30%). 68% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 5,959 complaints on file for 4,321 numbers in 480, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1999-03-01
- Time zone: Mountain (M)
- Assigned overlays: 602 (1947-01-01), 623 (1999-03-01)
- Prefixes in use: 782
- Pooled prefixes: 530 (68%)
- Rate centers: 1
- Companies holding prefixes: 34
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-12 to 2026-02-27 (453 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 77

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PHOENIX | 782 | 100% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Qwest | 234 | 30% |
| Verizon Wireless | 125 | 16% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 79 | 10% |
| T-Mobile USA | 61 | 8% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services | 46 | 6% |
| Onvoy | 40 | 5% |
| 28 other carriers | 197 | 25% |

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 602, named as the parent of 480 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1999-03-01: Area code 480 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 480, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 520 (about 75 miles), 928 (about 80 miles), 702 (about 253 miles), 725 (about 253 miles) and 760 (about 279 miles).

## ZIP codes

77 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Phoenix, AZ (77 ZIP codes). 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

5,959 complaints for 4,321 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 284
- 2024: 240
- 2025: 232

## Questions

### Where is area code 480?

NANPA assigns area code 480 to Arizona, United States.

### In which state does area code 480 sit?

Arizona. 480 is one of 5 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 480 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 480 are Phoenix, AZ. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 480?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 480, Qwest holds the most prefixes, 234 prefixes or 30%.

### Which time zone does 480 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 480 as Mountain (M).

### What year did 480 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1999-03-01, so 480 has been in use since 1999.

### Does area code 480 have an overlay?

Yes. 602 (in service 1947-01-01) and 623 (in service 1999-03-01) share the same area with 480, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 480?

The area codes closest to 480, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 520 (about 75 miles), 928 (about 80 miles), 702 (about 253 miles), 725 (about 253 miles) and 760 (about 279 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 480 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 782 prefixes in service in 480, spread over 1 rate center and 34 holders.

### Are there complaints about 480 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 5,959 complaints for 4,321 numbers in 480. 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).