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title: "Area code 801: Utah, United States"
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summary: "Area code 801 serves Utah, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Utah."
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# Area code 801: Utah, United States

Area code 801 serves Utah, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Utah.

NANPA lists 783 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 801, held by 24 holders across 20 rate centers.
Qwest holds the most prefixes, 326 (42%). 50% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 4,046 complaints on file for 2,958 numbers in 801, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1947-01-01
- Time zone: Mountain (M)
- Assigned overlays: 385 (2009-03-29)
- Prefixes in use: 783
- Pooled prefixes: 388 (50%)
- Rate centers: 20
- Companies holding prefixes: 24
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-17 to 2024-02-14 (143 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 32

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SALT LAKE | 273 | 35% |
| MIDVALE | 118 | 15% |
| PROVO | 110 | 14% |
| OGDEN | 86 | 11% |
| KAYSVILLE | 44 | 6% |
| MURRAY | 43 | 5% |
| BOUNTIFUL | 21 | 3% |
| CLEARFIELD | 19 | 2% |
| 12 other rate centers | 69 | 9% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Qwest | 326 | 42% |
| T-Mobile USA | 91 | 12% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services | 69 | 9% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 62 | 8% |
| Verizon Wireless | 50 | 6% |
| Allstream | 43 | 5% |
| 18 other carriers | 142 | 18% |

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 801 went into service.
- 1997-09-21: Area code 435 went into service and names 801 as its parent.
- 2009-03-29: Area code 385 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 801.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 801, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 435 (about 102 miles), 307 (about 283 miles), 986 (about 291 miles), 208 (about 295 miles) and 970 (about 319 miles).

## ZIP codes

32 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Ogden, UT (13 ZIP codes), Provo, UT (6 ZIP codes) and Clearfield, UT (3 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

4,046 complaints for 2,958 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 96
- 2024: 131
- 2025: 128

## Questions

### Where is area code 801?

NANPA assigns area code 801 to Utah, United States.

### In which state does area code 801 sit?

Utah. 801 is one of 3 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 801 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 801 are Ogden, UT, Provo, UT and Clearfield, UT. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 801?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 801, Qwest holds the most prefixes, 326 prefixes or 42%.

### Which time zone does 801 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 801 as Mountain (M).

### What year did 801 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1947-01-01, so 801 has been in use since 1947.

### Does area code 801 have an overlay?

Yes. 385 (in service 2009-03-29) shares the same area with 801, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 801?

The area codes closest to 801, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 435 (about 102 miles), 307 (about 283 miles), 986 (about 291 miles), 208 (about 295 miles) and 970 (about 319 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 801 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 783 prefixes in service in 801, spread over 20 rate centers and 24 holders.

### Are there complaints about 801 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 4,046 complaints for 2,958 numbers in 801. 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).