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title: "Area code 616: Michigan, United States"
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summary: "Area code 616 serves Michigan, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Michigan."
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# Area code 616: Michigan, United States

Area code 616 serves Michigan, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Michigan.

NANPA lists 545 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 616, held by 52 holders across 36 rate centers.
The largest rate center is GRAND RPDS, with 274 prefixes (50%).
Michigan Bell Tel holds the most prefixes, 142 (26%). 66% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,914 complaints on file for 1,590 numbers in 616, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1947-01-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Prefixes in use: 545
- Pooled prefixes: 357 (66%)
- Rate centers: 36
- Companies holding prefixes: 52
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-10 to 2026-07-24 (221 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 32

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GRAND RPDS | 274 | 50% |
| HOLLAND | 46 | 8% |
| GRANDHAVEN | 23 | 4% |
| GREENVILLE | 17 | 3% |
| ZEELAND | 15 | 3% |
| ADA | 13 | 2% |
| DUTTON | 11 | 2% |
| IONIA | 10 | 2% |
| 28 other rate centers | 136 | 25% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michigan Bell Tel | 142 | 26% |
| Verizon Wireless | 61 | 11% |
| Omnipoint Communications Midwest Operations | 52 | 10% |
| Onvoy, Llcv | 41 | 8% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 37 | 7% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services | 27 | 5% |
| 46 other carriers | 185 | 34% |

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 616 went into service.
- 1999-06-05: Area code 231 went into service and names 616 as its parent.
- 2002-07-13: Area code 269 went into service and names 616 as its parent.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 616, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 269 (about 53 miles), 517 (about 71 miles), 231 (about 90 miles), 989 (about 93 miles) and 810 (about 115 miles).

## ZIP codes

32 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Ada, MI (4 ZIP codes), Holland, MI (3 ZIP codes) and Rockford, MI (2 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

1,914 complaints for 1,590 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 87
- 2024: 101
- 2025: 92

## Questions

### Where is area code 616?

NANPA assigns area code 616 to Michigan, United States.

### In which state does area code 616 sit?

Michigan. 616 is one of 13 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 616 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 616 are Ada, MI, Holland, MI and Rockford, MI. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 616?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 616, Michigan Bell Tel holds the most prefixes, 142 prefixes or 26%.

### Which time zone does 616 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 616 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 616 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1947-01-01, so 616 has been in use since 1947.

### Does area code 616 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 616.

### Which area codes are nearest to 616?

The area codes closest to 616, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 269 (about 53 miles), 517 (about 71 miles), 231 (about 90 miles), 989 (about 93 miles) and 810 (about 115 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 616 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 545 prefixes in service in 616, spread over 36 rate centers and 52 holders.

### Are there complaints about 616 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,914 complaints for 1,590 numbers in 616. 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).