DES MOINES prefixes in area code 206
NANPA records 21 assigned NXX blocks to rate center DES MOINES in area code 206, 2.8% of the 752 blocks assigned in the code. A rate center is the billing geography a block is allocated to – NANPA truncates the name to ten characters, so read it as a NANPA label rather than a town. 11 holders hold those blocks, the largest being NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC (6), QWEST CORPORATION (5), BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - WA (2). The earliest assignment on record here is 2001-01-24 and the most recent 2025-11-21. 17 of them are in thousands-block pooling, so those prefixes are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots. The same rate center name also appears in area codes 253, 515, 575 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.
Prefixes assigned here
| Prefix | Holder of record | Assigned | Pooled | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206-212 | AT&T TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - WA | 2001-04-23 | yes | yes |
| 206-231 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | 2017-06-13 | yes | yes |
| 206-249 | Allstream ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | 2001-01-24 | yes | yes |
| 206-304 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | 2001-02-20 | yes | yes |
| 206-400 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - WA | 2001-03-20 | no | yes |
| 206-429 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 206-460 | Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - WA | 2016-03-10 | yes | yes |
| 206-578 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 206-592 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | yes | yes |
| 206-627 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | 2020-03-26 | yes | yes |
| 206-651 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | – | yes | yes |
| 206-653 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA | – | yes | yes |
| 206-742 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | 2017-09-14 | yes | yes |
| 206-824 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 206-846 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | 2025-02-10 | yes | yes |
| 206-864 | Bandwidth BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - WA | 2025-11-21 | yes | yes |
| 206-870 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 206-878 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 206-929 | Bandwidth BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - WA | 2016-03-10 | yes | yes |
| 206-944 | FRACTEL, LLC | 2021-08-19 | yes | yes |
| 206-966 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | 2014-12-04 | yes | yes |
The holder is who received the block from the numbering administrator. It is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number: numbers move with their owners, and a pooled block is shared.
Who holds the blocks
| Holder | Brand | Blocks | Share here |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | AT&T | 6 | 28.6% |
| QWEST CORPORATION | Lumen | 5 | 23.8% |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - WA | Bandwidth | 2 | 9.5% |
| TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - WA | AT&T | 1 | 4.8% |
| ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | Allstream | 1 | 4.8% |
| MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - WA | Verizon | 1 | 4.8% |
| MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC | Verizon | 1 | 4.8% |
| ONVOY, LLC - WA | Onvoy | 1 | 4.8% |
| METROPCS, INC. | T-Mobile | 1 | 4.8% |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA | Lumen | 1 | 4.8% |
| FRACTEL, LLC | – | 1 | 4.8% |
Same rate center in other codes
Overlay codes cover the same geography, so one rate center is served by all of them.
Frequently asked
Which prefixes belong to DES MOINES in area code 206?
21 blocks: 212, 231, 249, 304, 400, 429, 460, 578, 592, 627, 651, 653 and 9 more, all listed in the table above.
Which carriers have numbers in DES MOINES?
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC (6 blocks), QWEST CORPORATION (5 blocks), BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - WA (2 blocks), TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - WA (1 block), ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM (1 block), MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - WA (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.
Is DES MOINES a city?
It is a rate center – the unit NANPA allocates number blocks to. Its name is abbreviated to ten characters and is not necessarily a settlement: we print it as recorded rather than guess at the full name.