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

ILLINOISCY prefixes in area code 309

NANPA records 3 assigned NXX blocks to rate center ILLINOISCY in area code 309, 0.4% of the 786 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. 2 holders hold those blocks, the largest being CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IL (2), ILLINOIS BELL TEL CO (1). The earliest assignment on record here is 2002-10-18 and the most recent 2021-01-11. 3 of them are in thousands-block pooling, so those prefixes are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots.

3 assigned blocks – 0.4% of 309
2 holders of record
3 of them pooled in 1,000-number lots

Prefixes assigned here

PrefixHolder of recordAssignedPooledIn service
309-207 Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IL 2002-10-18 yes yes
309-791 AT&T ILLINOIS BELL TEL CO – yes yes
309-850 Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IL 2021-01-11 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
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IL Verizon 2 66.7%
ILLINOIS BELL TEL CO AT&T 1 33.3%

Frequently asked

Which prefixes belong to ILLINOISCY in area code 309?

3 blocks: 207, 791, 850. The table above gives the holder of each.

Which carriers have numbers in ILLINOISCY?

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IL (2 blocks), ILLINOIS BELL TEL CO (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.

Is ILLINOISCY 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 309

All 786 prefixes in 309