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title: "Area code 662: Mississippi, United States"
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summary: "Area code 662 serves Mississippi, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Mississippi."
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# Area code 662: Mississippi, United States

Area code 662 serves Mississippi, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Mississippi.

NANPA lists 755 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 662, held by 42 holders across 122 rate centers.
South Central Bell Tel holds the most prefixes, 192 (25%). 84% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,332 complaints on file for 1,097 numbers in 662, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1999-04-19
- Time zone: Central (C)
- Assigned overlays: 471 (2026-01-30)
- Prefixes in use: 755
- Pooled prefixes: 632 (84%)
- Rate centers: 122
- Companies holding prefixes: 42
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-09 to 2025-12-11 (369 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 120

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TUPELO | 46 | 6% |
| COLUMBUS | 32 | 4% |
| GREENWOOD | 28 | 4% |
| GREENVILLE | 25 | 3% |
| STARKVILLE | 25 | 3% |
| MEMPHIS | 22 | 3% |
| OXFORD | 21 | 3% |
| CORINTH | 19 | 3% |
| 114 other rate centers | 537 | 71% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Central Bell Tel | 192 | 25% |
| Verizon Wireless | 91 | 12% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 73 | 10% |
| Level 3 Communications | 67 | 9% |
| Telepak Networks | 56 | 7% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC | 45 | 6% |
| 36 other carriers | 231 | 31% |

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 601, named as the parent of 662 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1999-04-19: Area code 662 went into service.
- 2026-01-30: Area code 471 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 662.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 662, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 901 (about 94 miles), 601 (about 131 miles), 769 (about 131 miles), 659 (about 146 miles) and 205 (about 147 miles).

## ZIP codes

120 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Columbus, MS (6 ZIP codes), Greenville, MS (4 ZIP codes) and Tupelo, MS (4 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

1,332 complaints for 1,097 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 64
- 2024: 61
- 2025: 62

## Questions

### Where is area code 662?

NANPA assigns area code 662 to Mississippi, United States.

### In which state does area code 662 sit?

Mississippi. 662 is one of 5 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 662 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 662 are Columbus, MS, Greenville, MS and Tupelo, MS. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 662?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 662, South Central Bell Tel holds the most prefixes, 192 prefixes or 25%.

### Which time zone does 662 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 662 as Central (C).

### What year did 662 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1999-04-19, so 662 has been in use since 1999.

### Does area code 662 have an overlay?

Yes. 471 (in service 2026-01-30) shares the same area with 662, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 662?

The area codes closest to 662, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 901 (about 94 miles), 601 (about 131 miles), 769 (about 131 miles), 659 (about 146 miles) and 205 (about 147 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 662 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 755 prefixes in service in 662, spread over 122 rate centers and 42 holders.

### Are there complaints about 662 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,332 complaints for 1,097 numbers in 662. 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).