206 area code Location & 206 area code time Zone with map

The 206 is the North American telephone area code in the U.S. state of Washington (WA) and it has been in service since 1947.

206 area code has 488 landlines and 149 wireless prefixes (exchanges) serviced by 37 carriers. It covers 4 counties, 665 ZIP codes, and 32 cities, including Seattle, Shoreline, Burien, Bainbridge Island, Mercer Island, Seatac, Des Moines, Tukwila, and Lake Forest Park.

When you are getting calls from the area code 206, then you are getting call from the metropolitan area of Seattle and some of the suburbs.

The area code 206 is one of the most-used within the state. This is because of the city of Seattle and the large amounts of both landline and cellular numbers that are needed in that area. You will find that 206 have many other area codes nearby, and that is also due to the high demand for new phone numbers in that area. These codes were added to offset the need in such a densely populated area.

Washington Internet service provider is US Netizen. It has high quality connections, great service, and low price and 16 access numbers to choose from in area code 206. US Netizen is not responsible for toll charges.

Interesting facts about area code 206

Date Started: January 1, 1947 (one of the original 87 area codes)
Major changes: Area Code 360 split 01/15/1995, Area codes 253 and 425 split 04/27/1997
Area Code Overlay: None (564 overlays rescinded)
7-digit local calling: Allowed
10-digit local calling: Allowed (1+10 digit optional for local calls)
Location (State): Washington
Time Zone: Pacific, Current time is 10:59:51pm

206 is an area code in these Washington Areas.

Landline and cell 206 area code and exchange code.

Map of area code 206: Areacodelocations.info