414
Area code

WI

United States geographic area code, in service since 1947-01-01.

Created 920. Created 262.

Statusin service
Introduced1947-01-01
JurisdictionWI, US
Local dialing10D
Time zoneCentral
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 71.6% of assignable prefixes assigned As of 09/17/2026
0%567 of ~792 assignable NXX values (200–999 excl. N11)100%

Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2001-02-02, most recent 2026-08-21.

Area codes serve rate-center geographies, not municipal boundaries. “WI” identifies the jurisdiction, not an exact city footprint.

Top assignees

Ranked by assigned prefixes · initial assignee ≠ current carrier
Largest initial assignees in area code 414
RankAssigneePrefixesShare
01 WISCONSIN BELL INC 190 33.5%
02 T-MOBILE USA, INC. 54 9.5%
03 NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL 51 9%
04 UNITED STATES CELLULAR - WI 47 8.3%
05 ONVOY, LLC - WI 31 5.5%
06 CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - WI 25 4.4%
07 TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC WI 18 3.2%
08 SPOK, INC. 18 3.2%
09 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - WI 14 2.5%
10 PAETEC ITEL, LLC 13 2.3%

Important: these are initial assignees from NANPA CO-code records — the carrier a prefix was originally assigned to. Because of number portability, the current serving carrier of any individual number may differ.

Change history

Recorded events for this NPA

Planning letters & orders

Primary documents
NANPA planning letters for area code 414
DateDocumentSubject
2021-01-08 PL-556 ↗ Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) – supersedes PL-544
2020-08-17 PL-544 ↗ Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline

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