AMES prefixes in area code 515
NANPA records 39 assigned NXX blocks to rate center AMES in area code 515, 6.7% of the 578 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. 9 holders hold those blocks, the largest being QWEST CORPORATION (13), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IA (9), T-MOBILE USA, INC. (8). The earliest assignment on record here is 2009-05-07 and the most recent 2026-09-17. 28 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 code 580 – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 515-203 | T-Mobile T-MOBILE USA, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 515-231 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IA | – | no | yes |
| 515-232 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 515-233 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 515-239 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 515-268 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 515-290 | UNITED STATES CELLULAR - IA | – | yes | yes |
| 515-291 | UNITED STATES CELLULAR - IA | – | yes | yes |
| 515-292 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 515-294 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 515-296 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 515-301 | NUSO, LLC | 2023-02-17 | yes | yes |
| 515-337 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | 2009-05-07 | yes | yes |
| 515-357 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IA | 2013-03-13 | yes | yes |
| 515-396 | Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - IA | 2026-09-17 | yes | no |
| 515-403 | T-Mobile T-MOBILE USA, INC. | 2025-12-05 | yes | yes |
| 515-425 | Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - IA | 2023-02-22 | yes | yes |
| 515-441 | T-Mobile T-MOBILE USA, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 515-450 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IA | – | yes | yes |
| 515-451 | T-Mobile T-MOBILE USA, INC. | – | yes | yes |
| 515-460 | UNITED STATES CELLULAR - IA | – | yes | yes |
| 515-509 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IA | – | yes | yes |
| 515-520 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IA | – | yes | yes |
| 515-567 | T-Mobile T-MOBILE USA, INC. | 2021-09-29 | yes | yes |
| 515-572 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 515-598 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | yes | yes |
| 515-620 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IA | 2017-11-08 | yes | yes |
| 515-663 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 515-686 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IA | 2015-10-09 | yes | yes |
| 515-694 | T-Mobile T-MOBILE USA, INC. | 2024-09-10 | yes | yes |
| 515-708 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | – | yes | yes |
| 515-715 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IA | 2016-06-20 | yes | yes |
| 515-735 | Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IA | – | yes | yes |
| 515-766 | FRACTEL, LLC | 2019-12-23 | yes | yes |
| 515-815 | T-Mobile T-MOBILE USA, INC. | 2018-08-15 | yes | yes |
| 515-817 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | yes | yes |
| 515-916 | T-Mobile T-MOBILE USA, INC. | 2022-09-16 | yes | yes |
| 515-956 | Lumen QWEST CORPORATION | – | no | yes |
| 515-983 | IP HORIZON LLC | 2025-07-23 | yes | 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 | 13 | 33.3% |
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IA | Verizon | 9 | 23.1% |
| T-MOBILE USA, INC. | T-Mobile | 8 | 20.5% |
| UNITED STATES CELLULAR - IA | – | 3 | 7.7% |
| ONVOY, LLC - IA | Onvoy | 2 | 5.1% |
| NUSO, LLC | – | 1 | 2.6% |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL | AT&T | 1 | 2.6% |
| FRACTEL, LLC | – | 1 | 2.6% |
| IP HORIZON LLC | – | 1 | 2.6% |
Frequently asked
Which prefixes belong to AMES in area code 515?
39 blocks: 203, 231, 232, 233, 239, 268, 290, 291, 292, 294, 296, 301 and 27 more, all listed in the table above.
Which carriers have numbers in AMES?
QWEST CORPORATION (13 blocks), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IA (9 blocks), T-MOBILE USA, INC. (8 blocks), UNITED STATES CELLULAR - IA (3 blocks), ONVOY, LLC - IA (2 blocks), NUSO, 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 AMES 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.