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Verified Nov 1, 2026 · Source: NANPA CO Code Assignment Records

DECATUR prefixes in area code 260

NANPA records 7 assigned NXX blocks to rate center DECATUR in area code 260, 1.6% 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. 4 holders hold those blocks, the largest being NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (3), BRIGHTSPEED OF INDIANA, LLC (2), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IN (1). The earliest assignment on record here is 2002-05-23 and the most recent 2023-10-27. 6 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 217, 256, 269, 402 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.

7 assigned blocks – 1.6% of 260
4 holders of record
6 of them pooled in 1,000-number lots

Prefixes assigned here

PrefixHolder of recordAssignedPooledIn service
260-223 Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IN 2002-06-27 yes yes
260-301 T-Mobile OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLC 2002-05-23 yes yes
260-339 AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL 2023-10-27 yes yes
260-701 AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL – yes yes
260-706 AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL – yes yes
260-724 Brightspeed BRIGHTSPEED OF INDIANA, LLC – no yes
260-728 Brightspeed BRIGHTSPEED OF INDIANA, 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

HolderBrandBlocksShare here
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL AT&T 3 42.9%
BRIGHTSPEED OF INDIANA, LLC Brightspeed 2 28.6%
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IN Verizon 1 14.3%
OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLC T-Mobile 1 14.3%

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 DECATUR in area code 260?

7 blocks: 223, 301, 339, 701, 706, 724, 728. The table above gives the holder of each.

Which carriers have numbers in DECATUR?

NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL (3 blocks), BRIGHTSPEED OF INDIANA, LLC (2 blocks), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IN (1 block), OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLC (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.

Is DECATUR 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.

Other rate centers in 260

All 444 prefixes in 260