Who is calling from 240?

Area code 240 belongs to Silver Spring, Maryland. Enter the full number to see the carrier, line type and location free, and the owner name when on record.

Location
Silver Spring, Maryland
United States
Time zone
Eastern Time (ET)
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Places served by 240

NANPA rate centers in 240, ranked by how many phone prefixes each holds.

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Who holds 240 numbers

785 prefixes (240-XXX) are assigned. Carriers holding the most:

Omnipoint Communications Cap Operations117 prefixes
Verizon Wireless85 prefixes
New Cingular Wireless Pcs69 prefixes
Paetec Itel63 prefixes
Level 3 Communications59 prefixes
Onvoy56 prefixes

About 30% of 240 prefixes are held by wholesale carriers that commonly supply numbers to VoIP and texting apps (such as Google Voice or TextNow). A number from one of those blocks may not belong to a traditional phone line. What a VoIP number means.

Got a call or text from a 240 number?

  1. Don't call back until you know who it is. Scam calls often use local-looking numbers, and caller ID can be spoofed (FCC).
  2. Type the full number above. Carrier, line type and city are shown before anything is charged.
  3. If it is someone you met on a dating app, see reverse phone lookup for dating.
  4. Recognize the common scripts: fake bank alerts, unpaid toll texts, fake government agents, one-ring calls. All current phone scams.
  5. Report scam calls at ReportFraud.ftc.gov and add your number to the National Do Not Call Registry.

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Questions about 240

Where is area code 240?

240 is an area code for Silver Spring, Maryland, also serving places such as Wshngtnzn2, Wsngtnzn10, Frederick.

What time zone is 240?

Eastern Time (ET).

What other area codes serve the same area as 240?

227, 301 share the same area as 240. With overlays, 10-digit dialing is required.

Is a call from 240 a scam?

The area code alone cannot tell you. Scammers spoof local-looking numbers, so check the full number: a reverse lookup shows the line type and carrier for free, and the owner name when it is on record.

Who called me from 240?

Enter the full 240 number in the search box on this page. TrueSearch shows the carrier, line type and location free, and the owner name when it is on record. If no name is found, you do not pay.

All 240 prefixes (785)

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