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title: "Area code 808: Hawaii, United States"
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summary: "Area code 808 serves Hawaii, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Hawaii."
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# Area code 808: Hawaii, United States

Area code 808 serves Hawaii, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Hawaii.

NANPA lists 690 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 808, held by 35 holders across 7 rate centers.
The largest rate center is HONOLULU, with 445 prefixes (64%).
Hawaiian Telcom holds the most prefixes, 304 (44%). 51% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,299 complaints on file for 1,186 numbers in 808, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1957-01-01
- Time zone: (UTC-10)
- Prefixes in use: 690
- Pooled prefixes: 354 (51%)
- Rate centers: 7
- Companies holding prefixes: 35
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-31 to 2026-05-04 (240 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 47

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HONOLULU | 445 | 64% |
| HILO | 101 | 15% |
| WAILUKU | 72 | 10% |
| LIHUE | 42 | 6% |
| KAUNAKAKAI | 16 | 2% |
| LANAI CITY | 12 | 2% |
| XXXXXXXXXX | 2 | <1% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hawaiian Telcom | 304 | 44% |
| T-Mobile USA | 72 | 10% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 54 | 8% |
| Verizon Wireless | 54 | 8% |
| Level 3 Telecom Of Hawaii | 24 | 3% |
| Spok | 23 | 3% |
| 29 other carriers | 159 | 23% |

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

- 1957-01-01: Area code 808 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 808, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 415 (about 2,386 miles), 628 (about 2,386 miles), 707 (about 2,387 miles), 369 (about 2,390 miles) and 650 (about 2,391 miles).

## ZIP codes

47 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Honolulu, HI (41 ZIP codes), Hilo, HI (2 ZIP codes) and Kaunakakai, HI (1 ZIP code). 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

1,299 complaints for 1,186 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 86
- 2024: 83
- 2025: 61

## Questions

### Where is area code 808?

NANPA assigns area code 808 to Hawaii, United States.

### In which state does area code 808 sit?

Hawaii. 808 is one of 1 area code the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 808 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 808 are Honolulu, HI, Hilo, HI and Kaunakakai, HI. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 808?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 808, Hawaiian Telcom holds the most prefixes, 304 prefixes or 44%.

### Which time zone does 808 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 808 as (UTC-10).

### What year did 808 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1957-01-01, so 808 has been in use since 1957.

### Does area code 808 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 808.

### Which area codes are nearest to 808?

The area codes closest to 808, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 415 (about 2,386 miles), 628 (about 2,386 miles), 707 (about 2,387 miles), 369 (about 2,390 miles) and 650 (about 2,391 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 808 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 690 prefixes in service in 808, spread over 7 rate centers and 35 holders.

### Are there complaints about 808 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,299 complaints for 1,186 numbers in 808. 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).