Which Area Codes Are Running Out Fastest?

Rankings of US area codes by prefix utilization percentage, based on official NANPA data. Explore which area codes are closest to exhaustion and which have relief planning in progress.

92— of 372 area codes have no vacant prefix left
Published: Updated: Sources & Methodology

Key Findings

92
Area codes with no vacant prefix left

Every assignable prefix is assigned

144
Area codes above 95% of assignable prefixes assigned
10
Currently in relief planning

In-service codes of the 50 states + DC with a utilization reading

372
Area codes with utilization data

All in-service codes, including 13 overlays with no prefixes assigned yet

92 of 372 in-service area codes have assigned every prefix NANPA can assign: no vacant prefix is left. They share rank 1, because ordering them further would only reflect how many prefixes each code holds as unavailable (13 to 51), not how exhausted it is. The next group has a single vacant prefix left (16 codes). When a code approaches exhaustion, NANPA begins relief planning, either an overlay or a split, to keep numbers available.

All Area Codes

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RankArea CodeAssigned of assignable
1202
100.0%
1203
100.0%
1205
100.0%
1208
100.0%
1209
100.0%
1210
100.0%
1212
100.0%
1213
100.0%
1214
100.0%
1215
100.0%
1217
100.0%
1240
100.0%
1248
100.0%
1256
100.0%
1267
100.0%
1281
100.0%
1301
100.0%
1303
100.0%
1304
100.0%
1310
100.0%
1314
100.0%
1315
100.0%
1317
100.0%
1323
100.0%
1330
100.0%
1334
100.0%
1336
100.0%
1347
100.0%
1360
100.0%
1402
100.0%
1404
100.0%
1405
100.0%
1407
100.0%
1408
100.0%
1410
100.0%
1415
100.0%
1419
100.0%
1443
100.0%
1469
100.0%
1470
100.0%
1484
100.0%
1503
100.0%
1510
100.0%
1512
100.0%
1516
100.0%
1518
100.0%
1540
100.0%
1561
100.0%
1573
100.0%
1601
100.0%
1609
100.0%
1610
100.0%
1617
100.0%
1618
100.0%
1630
100.0%
1646
100.0%
1678
100.0%
1702
100.0%
1703
100.0%
1704
100.0%
1706
100.0%
1707
100.0%
1713
100.0%
1714
100.0%
1717
100.0%
1718
100.0%
1720
100.0%
1740
100.0%
1757
100.0%
1760
100.0%
1786
100.0%
1803
100.0%
1804
100.0%
1805
100.0%
1812
100.0%
1813
100.0%
1814
100.0%
1815
100.0%
1816
100.0%
1832
100.0%
1843
100.0%
1845
100.0%
1864
100.0%
1870
100.0%
1903
100.0%
1904
100.0%
1909
100.0%
1910
100.0%
1916
100.0%
1917
100.0%
1919
100.0%
1972
100.0%
93201
99.9%
93305
99.9%
93312
99.9%
93513
99.9%
93608
99.9%
93615
99.9%
93619
99.9%
93631
99.9%
93715
99.9%
93724
99.9%
93732
99.9%
93773
99.9%
93847
99.9%
93850
99.9%
93860
99.9%
93918
99.9%
109309
99.8%
109770
99.8%
109801
99.8%
109920
99.8%
109480
99.7%
109530
99.7%
109570
99.7%
109817
99.7%
109508
99.7%
118614
99.6%
118708
99.6%
118937
99.6%
118973
99.6%
122541
99.5%
122559
99.5%
122978
99.5%
125818
99.4%
125781
99.3%
127954
98.7%
128970
98.2%
129270
98.0%
130716
97.8%
130412
97.8%
132313
97.7%
133318
97.3%
134423
97.1%
134507
97.1%
134509
97.1%
137440
96.4%
138662
96.3%
139206
96.2%
140406
95.9%
140603
95.9%
142602
95.3%
142701
95.3%
142207
95.3%
145580
95.0%
146605
94.8%
147346
94.7%
148949
94.5%
149502
93.8%
150806
93.7%
150956
93.7%
152626
93.4%
152828
93.3%
154765
92.9%
155785
92.5%
156912
92.4%
156908
92.3%
158989
92.0%
159734
90.8%
160417
90.7%
160650
90.7%
160914
90.6%
163352
90.5%
164218
89.8%
164929
89.8%
166620
89.7%
167562
89.4%
167252
89.3%
169520
88.4%
169808
88.4%
171657
88.0%
171229
87.9%
173951
87.8%
174661
87.3%
175505
87.4%
176585
87.0%
177856
85.8%
178254
85.6%
179719
84.6%
180302
83.7%
181907
83.6%
182606
82.6%
183712
81.5%
184925
81.2%
184501
81.0%
186262
80.7%
187425
80.4%
187727
80.3%
189928
80.4%
190571
80.2%
190413
79.5%
192901
79.8%
193517
79.2%
194216
78.8%
195401
77.2%
196337
76.6%
197775
76.3%
198612
75.8%
199224
75.7%
200641
75.0%

Showing 200 of 372 area codes

Methodology

Data sources: Prefix utilization data from the NANPA NPA Exhaust Analysis report. Relief planning status from the NANPA NPA Relief Planning Reports.

Utilization %: Assigned prefixes / assignable prefixes × 100. Of the 800 NXX codes of an area code, 13 to 51 are unavailable by rule (N11 service codes and similar) and can never be assigned; they are left out of the denominator. Protected and reserved prefixes stay in it.

Ranking: Area codes are sorted by vacant prefixes remaining (fewest first). Codes with the same number of vacant prefixes share a rank; the 92 fully assigned codes are all rank 1.

Method change (2026-10-27): earlier versions divided by all 800 prefixes. That capped the maximum at about 98.4% and ordered the most exhausted codes by how many unavailable prefixes they happen to hold. Numbers published before this date (for example "highest utilization 98.4%") are superseded.

Not listed: the 3 codes assigned by NANPA but not yet in service (see the Statistics page). The 13 overlays that are in service but have no prefixes assigned yet are listed with 0%.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

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