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title: "Area code 802: Vermont, United States"
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last_updated: "2026-10-23"
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summary: "Area code 802 serves Vermont, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Vermont."
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# Area code 802: Vermont, United States

Area code 802 serves Vermont, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Vermont.

NANPA lists 570 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 802, held by 48 holders across 141 rate centers.
Consolidated Communications Of Vermont Company holds the most prefixes, 153 (27%). 79% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,821 complaints on file for 1,438 numbers in 802, 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: 570
- Pooled prefixes: 452 (79%)
- Rate centers: 141
- Companies holding prefixes: 48
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-22 to 2026-07-30 (209 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 115

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BURLINGTON | 74 | 13% |
| RUTLAND | 23 | 4% |
| WH RIV JCT | 21 | 4% |
| MONTPELIER | 19 | 3% |
| ESSEX JCT | 18 | 3% |
| BARRE | 14 | 2% |
| BRATTLEBO | 14 | 2% |
| ST ALBANS | 13 | 2% |
| 133 other rate centers | 374 | 66% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consolidated Communications Of Vermont Company | 153 | 27% |
| Level 3 Communications | 115 | 20% |
| Onvoy | 53 | 9% |
| Verizon Wireless | 27 | 5% |
| Comcast IP Phone | 25 | 4% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 25 | 4% |
| 42 other carriers | 172 | 30% |

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 802 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 802, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 603 (about 75 miles), 518 (about 90 miles), 838 (about 96 miles), 351 (about 122 miles) and 978 (about 122 miles).

## ZIP codes

115 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Montpelier, VT (7 ZIP codes), Burlington, VT (5 ZIP codes) and Barton, VT (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

1,821 complaints for 1,438 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 131
- 2024: 136
- 2025: 74

## Questions

### Where is area code 802?

NANPA assigns area code 802 to Vermont, United States.

### In which state does area code 802 sit?

Vermont. 802 is one of 1 area code the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 802 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 802 are Montpelier, VT, Burlington, VT and Barton, VT. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 802?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 802, Consolidated Communications Of Vermont Company holds the most prefixes, 153 prefixes or 27%.

### Which time zone does 802 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 802 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 802 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1947-01-01, so 802 has been in use since 1947.

### Does area code 802 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 802.

### Which area codes are nearest to 802?

The area codes closest to 802, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 603 (about 75 miles), 518 (about 90 miles), 838 (about 96 miles), 351 (about 122 miles) and 978 (about 122 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 802 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 570 prefixes in service in 802, spread over 141 rate centers and 48 holders.

### Are there complaints about 802 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,821 complaints for 1,438 numbers in 802. 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).