DES MOINES prefixes in area code 253
NANPA records 23 assigned NXX blocks to rate center DES MOINES in area code 253, 4.5% of the 508 blocks assigned in the code. A rate center is the billing geography a block is allocated to – NANPA truncates the name to ten characters, so read it as a NANPA label rather than a town. 8 holders hold those blocks, the largest being QWEST CORPORATION (11), LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA (3), MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - WA (2). The earliest assignment on record here is 2001-01-24 and the most recent 2021-03-10. 12 of them are in thousands-block pooling, so those prefixes are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots. The same rate center name also appears in area codes 206, 515, 575 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.
Prefixes assigned here
| Prefix | Holder of record | Assigned | Pooled | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253-214 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - WA | 2001-03-29 | yes | yes |
| 253-237 | Allstream ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | 2001-01-24 | yes | yes |
| 253-296 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | 2021-03-10 | yes | yes |
| 253-336 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA | 2002-03-12 | yes | yes |
| 253-449 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA | – | yes | yes |
| 253-528 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | yes | yes |
| 253-529 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 253-563 | Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - WA | – | no | yes |
| 253-642 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA | – | yes | yes |
| 253-652 | Lumen LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF WASHINGTON, LLC - WA | – | yes | yes |
| 253-661 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 253-681 | Allstream ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | – | yes | yes |
| 253-733 | Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - WA | – | yes | yes |
| 253-765 | AT&T TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - WA | – | yes | yes |
| 253-785 | Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - WA | – | yes | yes |
| 253-815 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 253-835 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 253-838 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 253-839 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 253-874 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 253-941 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 253-945 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 253-946 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
The holder is who received the block from the numbering administrator. It is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number: numbers move with their owners, and a pooled block is shared.
Who holds the blocks
| Holder | Brand | Blocks | Share here |
|---|---|---|---|
| QWEST CORPORATION | Lumen | 11 | 47.8% |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA | Lumen | 3 | 13% |
| MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - WA | Verizon | 2 | 8.7% |
| ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | Allstream | 2 | 8.7% |
| ONVOY, LLC - WA | Onvoy | 2 | 8.7% |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | AT&T | 1 | 4.3% |
| LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF WASHINGTON, LLC - WA | Lumen | 1 | 4.3% |
| TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - WA | AT&T | 1 | 4.3% |
Same rate center in other codes
Overlay codes cover the same geography, so one rate center is served by all of them.
Frequently asked
Which prefixes belong to DES MOINES in area code 253?
23 blocks: 214, 237, 296, 336, 449, 528, 529, 563, 642, 652, 661, 681 and 11 more, all listed in the table above.
Which carriers have numbers in DES MOINES?
QWEST CORPORATION (11 blocks), LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WA (3 blocks), MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - WA (2 blocks), ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM (2 blocks), ONVOY, LLC - WA (2 blocks), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.
Is DES MOINES a city?
It is a rate center – the unit NANPA allocates number blocks to. Its name is abbreviated to ten characters and is not necessarily a settlement: we print it as recorded rather than guess at the full name.