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Area code 248

Area code 248 Pontiac, Michigan

Area code 248 is in Michigan, with numbers assigned in Pontiac, Southfield, Royal Oak and 13 more places. It’s 12:13 AM there now.

State
Michigan13 area codes in Michigan
Time zone
Eastern12:13 AM there now
Exchanges
78416 places
Overlay
947Same area, 10-digit dialing
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Where area code 248 is

Numbers in 248 are assigned to 16 places in 3 counties: Oakland County, Wayne County and Bay County.

No single place dominates: Pontiac, the largest, has 19% of the exchanges.

  • Pontiac150
  • Southfield104
  • Royal Oak84
  • Birmingham61
  • Troy61
  • Northville54
  • Farmington Hills47
  • Rochester23
  • Holly22
  • Auburn20
  • Walled Lake16
  • South Lyon12
  • Oxford9
  • Ortonville9
  • Lake Orion8
  • Detroit1

Phone companies in 248

784 blocks of numbers in 248 are held by 27 phone companies. The most belong to AT&T (250), T-Mobile (84) and Verizon Wireless (72).

A mix: about 28% wireless, 35% local phone and cable and 36% other carriers, including internet phone services.

A block’s holder is the company it was first assigned to; numbers can move to other carriers since.

History and overlays

248 went into service in 1997, added to the area of 810.

947 (since 2002) shares the same area, so a new number there can get any of these codes and local calls are dialed with all 10 digits.

14 new exchanges were assigned since 2021, the latest in December 2025.

Calling 248

It’s 12:13 AM Eastern time in 248 right now.

From elsewhere in the U.S., dial 1, 248 and the 7-digit number; inside the area, all 10 digits too.

Nearby area codes

Michigan has 13 area codes: 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 679, 734, 810, 906, 947 and 989.

From the North American Numbering Plan Administrator’s area code and exchange records (10/22/2026) and U.S. Census place and county names. Places and companies are where number blocks were assigned, not where anyone lives or which carrier a number uses today.

Map of the 248 area code

Map of the 248 area code around Pontiac, Southfield and Royal Oak, Michigan.

Interactive map © OpenStreetMap contributors

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Questions about 248

Where is area code 248?

In Michigan, covering Pontiac, Southfield and Royal Oak and other places across 3 counties.

What time zone is 248 in?

Eastern time. It was 12:13 AM there when this page loaded.

Is 248 an overlay?

Yes. 947 serves the same area, so dial all 10 digits for local calls.

Which phone companies have 248 numbers?

27 companies hold blocks; the most belong to AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. About 28% of blocks are wireless.

Is 248 running out of numbers?

Not on record. 14 new exchanges have been assigned since 2021.