BLUFFTON prefixes in area code 260
NANPA records 9 assigned NXX blocks to rate center BLUFFTON in area code 260, 2.0% of the 444 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. 8 holders hold those blocks, the largest being INDIANA BELL TEL CO INC (2), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IN (1), MCC TELEPHONY OF THE MID-WEST, LLC - IN (1). The earliest assignment on record here is 2002-05-23 and the most recent 2010-05-19. 7 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 229, 419, 479, 567 – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 260-273 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IN | 2002-07-08 | yes | yes |
| 260-296 | MCC TELEPHONY OF THE MID-WEST, LLC - IN | 2010-05-19 | yes | yes |
| 260-307 | T-Mobile METROPCS, INC. | 2002-05-23 | yes | yes |
| 260-353 | CRAIGVILLE TELCO DBA ADAMS WELLS TELECOM - IN | – | yes | yes |
| 260-820 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | – | yes | yes |
| 260-824 | AT&T INDIANA BELL TEL CO INC | – | no | yes |
| 260-827 | AT&T INDIANA BELL TEL CO INC | – | yes | yes |
| 260-846 | Windstream PAETEC ITEL, LLC | – | no | yes |
| 260-919 | T-Mobile OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLC | – | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDIANA BELL TEL CO INC | AT&T | 2 | 22.2% |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IN | Verizon | 1 | 11.1% |
| MCC TELEPHONY OF THE MID-WEST, LLC - IN | – | 1 | 11.1% |
| METROPCS, INC. | T-Mobile | 1 | 11.1% |
| CRAIGVILLE TELCO DBA ADAMS WELLS TELECOM - IN | – | 1 | 11.1% |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | AT&T | 1 | 11.1% |
| PAETEC ITEL, LLC | Windstream | 1 | 11.1% |
| OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLC | T-Mobile | 1 | 11.1% |
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 BLUFFTON in area code 260?
9 blocks: 273, 296, 307, 353, 820, 824, 827, 846, 919. The table above gives the holder of each.
Which carriers have numbers in BLUFFTON?
INDIANA BELL TEL CO INC (2 blocks), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IN (1 block), MCC TELEPHONY OF THE MID-WEST, LLC - IN (1 block), METROPCS, INC. (1 block), CRAIGVILLE TELCO DBA ADAMS WELLS TELECOM - IN (1 block), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.
Is BLUFFTON 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.