224 Area Code

The 224 area code is serving the northeastern part of Illinois and many northern suburbs of Chicago.

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Area Code 224 Location: Illinois

Area code 224 covers the northeastern part of Illinois and many northern suburbs of Chicago.

Counties Served by Area Code 224:

  • Lake County
  • Cook County
  • Kane County
  • McHenry County

Major Cities in the 224 Service Area:

  • Arlington Heights
  • Elgin
  • Evanston
  • Schaumburg
  • Waukegan

Other Cities and Towns:

  • Algonquin
  • Antioch
  • Bannockburn
  • Barrington
  • Barrington Hills
  • Beach Park
  • Buffalo Grove
  • Burlington
  • Carpentersville
  • Cary
  • Channel Lake
  • Deerfield
  • Deer Park
  • Des Plaines
  • East Dundee
  • Elk Grove Village
  • Forest Lake
  • Fox Lake
  • Fox Lake Hills
  • Fox River Grove
  • Franklin Park
  • Gages Lake
  • Gilberts
  • Glencoe
  • Glenview
  • Golf
  • Grandwood Park
  • Grayslake
  • Great Lakes, Illinois
  • Green Oaks
  • Gurnee
  • Hainesville
  • Hampshire
  • Hawthorn Woods
  • Highland Park
  • Highwood
  • Hoffman Estates
  • Huntley
  • Indian Creek
  • Ingleside
  • Inverness
  • Island Lake
  • Kenilworth
  • Kildeer
  • Knollwood
  • Lake Barrington
  • Lake Bluff
  • Lake Catherine
  • Lake Forest
  • Lake in the Hills
  • Lake Villa
  • Lake Zurich
  • Libertyville
  • Lincolnshire
  • Lincolnwood
  • Lindenhurst
  • Long Grove
  • Long Lake
  • Melrose Park (unincorporated)
  • Mettawa
  • Morton Grove
  • Mount Prospect
  • Mundelein
  • Niles
  • North Barrington
  • Northbrook
  • North Chicago
  • Oakwood Hills
  • Old Mill Creek
  • Palatine
  • Park City
  • Park Ridge
  • Pingree Grove
  • Port Barrington
  • Prairie View
  • Prospect Heights
  • Riverwoods
  • Rolling Meadows
  • Rondout
  • Rosemont
  • Round Lake
  • Round Lake Beach
  • Round Lake Heights
  • Round Lake Park
  • Schaumburg
  • Schiller Park
  • Skokie
  • Sleepy Hollow
  • South Barrington
  • South Elgin
  • Third Lake
  • Tower Lakes
  • Trout Valley
  • Venetian Village
  • Vernon Hills
  • Volo
  • Wadsworth
  • Wauconda
  • West Dundee
  • Wheeling
  • Wilmette
  • Winnetka
  • Winthrop Harbor
  • Zion

Overlay System

Area code 224 is an overlay of area code 847. This means that both area codes serve the same geographic region. Area code 847 was created on January 20, 1996. Area code 224 was assigned on January 5, 2002. Ten-digit dialing is required in all affected communities.

Area Code 224 Location Map

Area Code 224 Location on Illinois Map

Area code 224 is a general purpose code which was placed in service on January 5, 2002.

224 Area Code Prefixes

Our Illinois phone number lookup service will analyze the three-digit prefix of any 224 area code phone number and will show which telecommunications company and rate center it was initially assigned to. This prefix code data may help to determine the U.S. carrier, Illinois geographic region, and local calling area associated with the phone number.

Phone numbers follow the following structure under the North American Numbering Plan:

  • NPA- area code (where the number was originally assigned)
  • NXX - Central office code that locates the specific neighborhood and identifies the service provider
  • XXXX - Subscriber number identifies the individual phone line within that local exchange

Understanding the area code can help you determine if a call is local to your area. However, keep in mind that due to mobile number portability and VoIP services, the caller may be anywhere in the United States, so it’s best to search for the most recent phone number details.

Prefixes by Company

Company Number of Prefixes
T-MOBILE USA, INC. 40
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - IL 32
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL 27
ILLINOIS BELL TEL CO 25
SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P. 24
COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC 7
AT&T CORP. 6
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - IL 6
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - IL 4
BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - IL 3
FIRST COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - IL 3
ONVOY, LLC 3
FIRST COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 2
MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC 2
METROPCS, INC. 2
RCN TELECOM SERVICES OF ILLINIOS, INC. - IL 2
AT&T - LOCAL 1
CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 1
GLOBAL CROSSING LOCAL SERVICES, INC. - IL 1
LOCAL ACCESS LLC - IL 1
OVATION COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, INC. 1
PAETEC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - IL 1
XO ILLINOIS, INC. 1
YMAX COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - IL 1

Carrier names have been updated from their original FCC assignments to reflect current companies following mergers, acquisitions, and rebranding. Updates were determined using AI-assisted research and may not be accurate or reflect up to date changes. This data is provided without warranties of accuracy or completeness.

Prefixes by Rate Center

Rate Center Number of Prefixes
NORTHBROOK 28
ARLIGTNHTS 27
DESPLAINES 18
WAUKEGAN 17
ELGIN 14
BARRINGTON 10
ALGONQUIN 8
DEERFIELD 7
ELK GROVE 6
GLENVIEW 6
SKOKIE 6
LAKEFOREST 5
LIBERTYVL 5
ROSELLE 5
WHEELING 4
EVANSTON 3
HUNTLEY 3
ZION 3
DUNDEE 2
FOX LAKE 2
HALF DAY 2
MUNDELEIN 2
ROUND LAKE 2
ANTIOCH 1
BARTLETT 1
CARY 1
GRAYSLAKE 1
HAMPSHIRE 1
HIGHLANDPK 1
LAKE VILLA 1
PALATINE 1
WAUCONDA 1
WILMETTE 1
WINNETKA 1

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