203 Area Code

The 203 area code is serving the southwestern part of Connecticut, largely coextensive with the Connecticut portion of the New York metropolitan area.

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Area Code 203 Location: Connecticut

The 203 area code covers the southwestern portion of Connecticut, including most of Fairfield County, all of New Haven County, and a small portion of Litchfield County.

Counties Served by Area Code 203:

Major Cities in the 203 Service Area:

Other Cities and Towns:

  • Ansonia
  • Beacon Falls
  • Bethany
  • Bethel
  • Bethlehem
  • Branford
  • Brookfield
  • Cheshire
  • Darien
  • Derby
  • East Haven
  • Easton
  • Fairfield
  • Greenwich
  • Guilford
  • Hamden
  • Madison
  • Middlebury
  • Milford
  • Monroe
  • Naugatuck
  • New Canaan
  • New Fairfield
  • Newtown
  • North Branford
  • North Haven
  • Orange
  • Oxford
  • Prospect
  • Redding
  • Ridgefield
  • Roxbury (small part)
  • Seymour
  • Shelton
  • Southbury
  • Stratford
  • Trumbull
  • Wallingford
  • West Haven
  • Weston
  • Westport
  • Wilton
  • Wolcott
  • Woodbridge
  • Woodbury

Overlay System

Area code 203 is overlaid by area code 475. Area code 203 was established in 1947. Area code 475 was added on December 12, 2009. All callers in Connecticut must dial all calls with ten digits.

Area Code 203 Location Map

Area Code 203 Location on Connecticut Map

Area code 203 is a general purpose code which was placed in service on January 1, 1947.

203 Area Code Prefixes

Our Connecticut phone number lookup service will analyze the three-digit prefix of any 203 area code phone number and will show which telecommunications company and rate center it was initially assigned to. This prefix code data may help to determine the U.S. carrier, Connecticut geographic region, and local calling area associated with the phone number.

Phone numbers follow the following structure under the North American Numbering Plan:

  • NPA- area code (where the number was originally assigned)
  • NXX - Central office code that locates the specific neighborhood and identifies the service provider
  • XXXX - Subscriber number identifies the individual phone line within that local exchange

Understanding the area code can help you determine if a call is local to your area. However, keep in mind that due to mobile number portability and VoIP services, the caller may be anywhere in the United States, so it’s best to search for the most recent phone number details.

Prefixes by Company

Company Number of Prefixes
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELCO DBA FRONTIER COMM OF CT 331
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - CT 60
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - DC 51
SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P. 44
CABLEVISION LIGHTPATH, INC. - CT 36
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - CT 33
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - CT 25
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - CT 24
OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - CT 22
GLOBAL CROSSING LOCAL SERVICES, INC. - CT 20
PAETEC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - CT 18
CHOICE ONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - CT 15
VERIZON NEW YORK, INC. 15
AT&T - LOCAL 14
COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC 7
METROPCS, INC. 5
BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - CT 4
CONVERSENT COMMUNICATIONS OF CONNECTICUT, LLC - CT 4
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 4
CTC COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - CT 3
TC SYSTEMS, INC. - NY 2
ONVOY, LLC - CT 1
PAETEC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - NY 1
PEERLESS NETWORK OF CONNECTICUT, LLC - CT 1

Carrier names have been updated from their original FCC assignments to reflect current companies following mergers, acquisitions, and rebranding. Updates were determined using AI-assisted research and may not be accurate or reflect up to date changes. This data is provided without warranties of accuracy or completeness.

Prefixes by Rate Center

Rate Center Number of Prefixes
NEW HAVEN 135
STAMFORD 93
BRIDGEPORT 91
NORWALK 54
DANBURY 53
WATERBURY 52
GREENWICH 26
MERIDEN 24
ANSONIDRBY 17
WESTPORT 16
MILFORD 14
WALLINGFD 14
DARIEN 13
FAIRFIELD 13
HUNTINGTON 13
TRUMBULL 13
BRANFORD 10
CHESHIRE 9
NEW CANAAN 8
WILTON 8
WOODBURY 8
BYRAM 7
GUILFORD 7
MADISON 6
NAUGATUCK 6
NEWTOWN 5
OLDGRNWICH 5
RIDGEFIELD 5
SEYMOUR 4
WOLCOTT 4
GEORGETOWN 3
REDDING 3
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