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Verified Nov 1, 2026 · Source: NANPA CO Code Assignment Records

WATSONVL prefixes in area code 831

NANPA records 30 assigned NXX blocks to rate center WATSONVL in area code 831, 7.4% of the 406 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. 14 holders hold those blocks, the largest being PACIFIC BELL (8), ONVOY, LLC - CA (4), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC (3). The earliest assignment on record here is 2001-04-17 and the most recent 2023-08-28. 22 of them are in thousands-block pooling, so those prefixes are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots.

30 assigned blocks – 7.4% of 831
14 holders of record
22 of them pooled in 1,000-number lots

Prefixes assigned here

PrefixHolder of recordAssignedPooledIn service
831-228 Charter CHARTER IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC 2015-09-21 yes yes
831-254 AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC – no yes
831-274 Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - CA – yes yes
831-284 AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC 2023-08-28 yes yes
831-285 Bandwidth BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - CA 2022-10-28 yes yes
831-288 Charter CHARTER IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC 2009-06-11 yes yes
831-319 Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - CA 2001-04-17 yes yes
831-322 Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - CA 2016-03-17 yes yes
831-348 FRACTEL, LLC 2019-03-20 yes yes
831-353 Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - CA 2016-07-18 yes yes
831-406 T-Mobile T-MOBILE USA, INC. 2001-12-14 yes yes
831-498 IP HORIZON LLC – yes yes
831-536 Verizon MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC – yes yes
831-539 T-Mobile T-MOBILE USA, INC. – yes yes
831-587 FRACTEL, LLC 2021-08-23 yes yes
831-666 Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - CA – yes yes
831-707 Lumen LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF CALIFORNIA, LP - CA – yes yes
831-722 AT&T PACIFIC BELL – no yes
831-724 AT&T PACIFIC BELL – no yes
831-726 AT&T PACIFIC BELL – yes yes
831-728 AT&T PACIFIC BELL – no yes
831-740 AT&T TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - CA – yes yes
831-750 T-Mobile T-MOBILE USA, INC. – yes yes
831-761 AT&T PACIFIC BELL – no yes
831-763 AT&T PACIFIC BELL – no yes
831-768 AT&T PACIFIC BELL – no yes
831-786 AT&T PACIFIC BELL – yes yes
831-840 AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC – yes yes
831-851 Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - CA – no yes
831-948 UTILITY TELECOM GROUP, LLC - CA 2015-04-03 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

HolderBrandBlocksShare here
PACIFIC BELL AT&T 8 26.7%
ONVOY, LLC - CA Onvoy 4 13.3%
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC AT&T 3 10%
T-MOBILE USA, INC. T-Mobile 3 10%
CHARTER IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC Charter 2 6.7%
FRACTEL, LLC – 2 6.7%
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - CA Lumen 1 3.3%
BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - CA Bandwidth 1 3.3%
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - CA Verizon 1 3.3%
IP HORIZON LLC – 1 3.3%
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC Verizon 1 3.3%
LEVEL 3 TELECOM OF CALIFORNIA, LP - CA Lumen 1 3.3%
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - CA AT&T 1 3.3%
UTILITY TELECOM GROUP, LLC - CA – 1 3.3%

Frequently asked

Which prefixes belong to WATSONVL in area code 831?

30 blocks: 228, 254, 274, 284, 285, 288, 319, 322, 348, 353, 406, 498 and 18 more, all listed in the table above.

Which carriers have numbers in WATSONVL?

PACIFIC BELL (8 blocks), ONVOY, LLC - CA (4 blocks), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC (3 blocks), T-MOBILE USA, INC. (3 blocks), CHARTER IP ENABLED SERVICES, LLC (2 blocks), FRACTEL, LLC (2 blocks). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.

Is WATSONVL 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.

Other rate centers in 831

All 406 prefixes in 831