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title: "Area code 702: Nevada, United States"
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summary: "Area code 702 serves Nevada, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Nevada."
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# Area code 702: Nevada, United States

Area code 702 serves Nevada, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Nevada.

NANPA lists 786 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 702, held by 36 holders across 16 rate centers.
The largest rate center is LAS VEGAS, with 693 prefixes (88%).
Centurylink holds the most prefixes, 235 (30%). 57% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 6,277 complaints on file for 4,300 numbers in 702, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1947-01-01
- Time zone: Pacific (P)
- Assigned overlays: 725 (2014-06-03)
- Prefixes in use: 786
- Pooled prefixes: 448 (57%)
- Rate centers: 16
- Companies holding prefixes: 36
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-15 to 2025-06-25 (311 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 86

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LAS VEGAS | 693 | 88% |
| LAUGHLIN | 18 | 2% |
| MTCHARLETN | 14 | 2% |
| SEARCHLIHT | 13 | 2% |
| JEAN | 10 | 1% |
| NELSON | 10 | 1% |
| MESQUITE | 6 | <1% |
| INDIAN SPG | 5 | <1% |
| 8 other rate centers | 17 | 2% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Centurylink | 235 | 30% |
| T-Mobile USA | 113 | 14% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 87 | 11% |
| Verizon Wireless | 54 | 7% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services | 49 | 6% |
| Onvoy | 48 | 6% |
| 30 other carriers | 200 | 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 702 went into service.
- 1998-12-12: Area code 775 went into service and names 702 as its parent.
- 2014-06-03: Area code 725 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 702.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 702, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 760 (about 159 miles), 442 (about 161 miles), 840 (about 197 miles), 909 (about 199 miles) and 951 (about 204 miles).

## ZIP codes

86 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Las Vegas, NV (77 ZIP codes), Mesquite, NV (3 ZIP codes) and Jean, NV (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

6,277 complaints for 4,300 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 180
- 2024: 189
- 2025: 167

## Questions

### Where is area code 702?

NANPA assigns area code 702 to Nevada, United States.

### In which state does area code 702 sit?

Nevada. 702 is one of 3 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 702 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 702 are Las Vegas, NV, Mesquite, NV and Jean, NV. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 702?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 702, Centurylink holds the most prefixes, 235 prefixes or 30%.

### Which time zone does 702 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 702 as Pacific (P).

### What year did 702 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1947-01-01, so 702 has been in use since 1947.

### Does area code 702 have an overlay?

Yes. 725 (in service 2014-06-03) shares the same area with 702, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 702?

The area codes closest to 702, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 760 (about 159 miles), 442 (about 161 miles), 840 (about 197 miles), 909 (about 199 miles) and 951 (about 204 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 702 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 786 prefixes in service in 702, spread over 16 rate centers and 36 holders.

### Are there complaints about 702 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 6,277 complaints for 4,300 numbers in 702. 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).