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Area Code Profile · Illinois

The 217 area code is located in the state of Illinois and covers 326 cities, serving a total population of approximately 874,051. Major cities covered by the 217 area code include Springfield, Champaign, Decatur, Urbana, Quincy (which represents the most populated areas). There are a total of 782 telephone prefix exchanges in this area code, which support an estimated 7,820,000 active or assignable phone numbers. These prefix lines are operated by 57 distinct carriers, with Springfield as the primary rate center location.

Central Time326 Cities782 PrefixesOverlay: 217/447

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Neighborhood Demographics

Calculated demographics and census summary estimations for area code 217.

43.8 y/oMedian Age
$55,300Median Income
$318,000Median Home Value
874,051Total Population

Telemarketer Complaints

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(217) 524-5629May 16, 2026Robocall
Received a silent call. When I answered, there was just dead air for 5 seconds before it automatically disconnected. Likely an automated system testing for active numbers.
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(217) 537-5646May 20, 2026Telemarketer
Offered an unsolicited quote for local roofing and home energy services. They knew my area code but when I asked how they got my number, they hung up immediately.
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(217) 550-5663May 19, 2026Debt Collector
Automated voice caller looking for someone named David. Keeps calling repeatedly asking to settle a debt. I have had this number for years and don't know David.
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(217) 563-5680May 18, 2026Political
Pre-recorded campaign call promoting a local candidate. Did not respect my request to be placed on the Do Not Call list.
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Cities in the 217 Area Code

The most populous cities in area code 217 are: Springfield (116,250), Champaign (81,055), Decatur (76,122), Urbana (41,250), and Quincy (40,633).

Other cities in the 217 area code include:

Danville, Charleston, Jacksonville, Mattoon, Lincoln, Rantoul, Effingham, Chatham, Taylorville, Paris, Savoy, Mahomet, Clinton, Vandalia, Litchfield, Hillsboro, Beardstown, Carlinville, Pana, Mount Zion, Monticello, Hoopeston, Auburn, Shelbyville, Pittsfield.

CityPopulation% in Area Code
Springfield116,250100%
Champaign81,055100%
Decatur76,122100%
Urbana41,250100%
Quincy40,633100%
Danville33,027100%
Charleston21,838100%
Jacksonville19,446100%
Mattoon18,555100%
Lincoln14,504100%
Rantoul12,941100%
Effingham12,328100%
Chatham11,500100%
Taylorville11,246100%
Paris8,837100%
Savoy7,280100%
Mahomet7,258100%
Clinton7,225100%
Vandalia7,0427%
Litchfield6,939100%

Showing top 20 of 326 cities.

What Time Zone is Area Code 217?

Central Time Zone

Abbreviation: CT · UTC Offset: UTC-6

The 217 area code lies within the Central Time Zone (CT, UTC-6).

Overlay & Nearby Area Codes

Area code 217 is part of overlay complex 217/447. This means 447 also serves the same geographic area.

447Overlay
Springfield, Illinois224Elgin, Illinois309Peoria, Illinois312Chicago, Illinois331Aurora, Illinois464Cicero, Illinois618Belleville, Illinois630Aurora, Illinois708Cicero, Illinois730Belleville, Illinois

Phone Prefixes in the 217 Area Code

782 prefixes found · 57 carriers · 265 rate centers

PrefixCarrierRate Center
(217) 200CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLCCHAMPAURBN
(217) 201T-MOBILE USA, INC.DECATUR
(217) 202METROPCS, INC.CHAMPAURBN
(217) 203TERRA NOVA TELECOM INC.BUFFALO
(217) 204MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - ILJACKSONVL
(217) 205CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS ENTERPRISE SERVICES-ILMATTOON
(217) 206ILLINOIS BELL TEL COSPRINGFLD
(217) 207AT&T CORP.ST JOSEPH
(217) 208T-MOBILE USA, INC.CHARLESTON
(217) 209COMCAST IP PHONE, LLCQUINCY
(217) 210PEERLESS NETWORK OF ILLINOIS, LLC - ILSPRINGFLD
(217) 212AT&T CORP.FITHIAN
(217) 213ILLINOIS BELL TEL CODANVILLE
(217) 214ADAMS TELSYSTEMS, INC.QUINCY
(217) 215LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - ILRANTOUL
(217) 216CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - ILRUSHVILLE
(217) 217ONVOY, LLCLINCOLN
(217) 218NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILCHARLESTON
(217) 219CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - ILCARTHAGE
(217) 220T-MOBILE USA, INC.SPRINGFLD
(217) 221ILLINOIS BELL TEL COQUINCY
(217) 222ILLINOIS BELL TEL COQUINCY
(217) 223ILLINOIS BELL TEL COQUINCY
(217) 224ILLINOIS BELL TEL COQUINCY
(217) 225FRONTIER NORTH, INC. - ILVERSAILLES
(217) 226ILLINOIS CONSOLIDATED TEL. CO.ASSUMPTION
(217) 227ILLINOIS CONSOLIDATED TEL. CO.FARMERSVL
(217) 228ILLINOIS BELL TEL COQUINCY
(217) 229ILLINOIS CONSOLIDATED TEL. CO.RAYMOND
(217) 230MEDIACOM TELEPHONY OF ILLINOIS, LLC - ILEDINBURG
(217) 231ILLINOIS BELL TEL COQUINCY
(217) 232NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILMATTOON
(217) 233MCLEODUSA TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES, INC. - ILDECATUR
(217) 234ILLINOIS CONSOLIDATED TEL. CO.MATTOON
(217) 235ILLINOIS CONSOLIDATED TEL. CO.MATTOON
(217) 236FRONTIER NORTH, INC. - ILPERRY
(217) 237ILLINOIS CONSOLIDATED TEL. CO.KINCAID
(217) 238ILLINOIS CONSOLIDATED TEL. CO.MATTOON
(217) 239MCLEODUSA TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES, INC. - ILCHAMPAURBN
(217) 240T-MOBILE USA, INC.EFFINGHAM
(217) 241MCLEODUSA TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES, INC. - ILSPRINGFLD
(217) 242UNITED STATES CELLULAR - ILQUINCY
(217) 243FRONTIER NORTH, INC. - ILJACKSONVL
(217) 244ILLINOIS BELL TEL COCHAMPAURBN
(217) 245FRONTIER NORTH, INC. - ILJACKSONVL
(217) 246CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - ILMATTOON
(217) 247ILLINOIS BELL TEL CORIDGE FARM
(217) 248UNITED STATES CELLULAR - ILJACKSONVL
(217) 249CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - ILCHAMPAURBN
(217) 250NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILLITCHFIELD
(217) 251CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - ILPARIS
(217) 252AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES, LLCSPRINGFLD
(217) 253FRONTIER NORTH, INC. - ILTUSCOLA
(217) 254CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - ILMATTOON
(217) 255ILLINOIS BELL TEL COCHAMPAURBN
(217) 256CITIZENS TELECOM CO ILLINOIS-FRONTIER CITIZENS -ILWARSAW
(217) 257NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILQUINCY
(217) 258ILLINOIS CONSOLIDATED TEL. CO.MATTOON
(217) 259CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - ILMATTOON
(217) 260CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - ILDANVILLE
(217) 261PEERLESS NETWORK OF ILLINOIS, LLC - ILMATTOON
(217) 262FRONTIER NORTH, INC. - ILHAMMOND
(217) 263ILLINOIS BELL TEL COSPRINGFLD
(217) 264CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - ILPARIS
(217) 265ILLINOIS BELL TEL COCHAMPAURBN
(217) 266NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILDANVILLE
(217) 267ILLINOIS BELL TEL COWESTVILLE
(217) 268ILLINOIS CONSOLIDATED TEL. CO.ARCOLA
(217) 269FRONTIER NORTH, INC. - ILCHRISMAN
(217) 270COMCAST IP PHONE, LLCMT PULASKI
(217) 271MEDIACOM TELEPHONY OF ILLINOIS, LLC - ILJACKSONVL
(217) 272CITIZENS TELECOM CO ILLINOIS-FRONTIER CITIZENS -ILSORENTO
(217) 273CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - ILMATTOON
(217) 274CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - ILDANVILLE
(217) 275FRONTIER NORTH, INC. - ILVERMILION
(217) 276NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - ILMATTOON
(217) 277ILLINOIS BELL TEL COQUINCY
(217) 278ILLINOIS BELL TEL COCHAMPAURBN
(217) 279FRONTIER NORTH, INC. - ILWEST UNION
(217) 280T-MOBILE USA, INC.SPRINGFLD
(217) 281PEERLESS NETWORK OF ILLINOIS, LLC - ILCHAMPAURBN
(217) 282MCC TELEPHONY LLCRANTOUL
(217) 283FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CAROLINAS, INC - ILHOOPESTON
(217) 284ILLINOIS BELL TEL COINDIANOLA
(217) 285FRONTIER NORTH, INC. - ILPITTSFIELD
(217) 286FRONTIER NORTH, INC. - ILHENNING
(217) 287ILLINOIS CONSOLIDATED TEL. CO.TAYLORVL
(217) 288FRONTIER NORTH, INC. - ILSIDELL
(217) 289ADAMS TEL. COOP.HERSMAN
(217) 290ONVOY, LLCRIVERTON
(217) 291FRONTIER NORTH, INC. - ILJACKSONVL
(217) 292MCC TELEPHONY LLCSULLIVAN
(217) 293MEDIACOM TELEPHONY OF ILLINOIS, LLC - ILMARSHALL
(217) 294CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - ILMATTOON
(217) 295MEDIACOM TELEPHONY OF ILLINOIS, LLC - ILMATTOON
(217) 296ONVOY, LLCSHELBYVL
(217) 297LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - ILPANA
(217) 298YMAX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - ILCHAMPAURBN
(217) 299CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - ILSPRINGFLD
(217) 300LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - ILCHAMPAURBN

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is area code 217?
Area code 217 is located in Illinois, covering cities including Springfield, Champaign, Decatur.
What time zone is area code 217?
Area code 217 is in the Central Time Zone (CT, UTC-6).
What state is area code 217?
Area code 217 is in Illinois.
What area code overlays 217?
Area code 217 is part of overlay complex 217/447. Area code 447 also covers the same geographic region.