810
Area code

MI

United States geographic area code, in service since 1993-12-01.

Split from 313. Created 248. Created 586.

Statusin service
Introduced1993-12-01
JurisdictionMI, US
Local dialing10D
Time zoneEastern
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 66.2% of assignable prefixes assigned As of 09/17/2026
0%524 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 2001-01-15, most recent 2026-09-09.

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

Top assignees

Ranked by assigned prefixes · initial assignee ≠ current carrier
Largest initial assignees in area code 810
RankAssigneePrefixesShare
01 MICHIGAN BELL TEL CO 89 17%
02 NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - IL 63 12%
03 CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - MI 51 9.7%
04 OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLC 50 9.5%
05 TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - MI 36 6.9%
06 FRONTIER NORTH, INC. - MI 27 5.2%
07 LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - MI 25 4.8%
08 ONVOY, LLCV - MI 23 4.4%
09 MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - MI 20 3.8%
10 PAETEC ITEL, LLC 19 3.6%

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
  • 1993-12-01Area code 810 entered service (created from 313).

Planning letters & orders

Primary documents
NANPA planning letters for area code 810
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
2001-06-05 PL-282 ↗ 810 / 586 NPA Split (Michigan) - Wireless NXX Grandfathering
2000-03-10 PL-221 ↗ Suspension of Code Assignments in the 586 NPA Michigan
1999-09-02 PL-192 ↗ NANP - Overlay of 810 Numbering Plan Area (NPA) with 586 NPA - Michigan
1999-06-01 PL-178 ↗ Extraordinary NPA-Specific Jeopardy Conservation Procedures Announced for 810 NPA (Michigan)
1992-11-23 IL-92-11-022 ↗ NANP-SPLIT OF 313 (MICHIGAN) NUMBERING PLAN AREA (NPA)

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