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Area code 947

Area code 947 Ortonville, Michigan

Area code 947 is in Michigan, with numbers assigned in Ortonville, Southfield, Farmington Hills and 12 more places. It’s 12:14 AM there now.

State
Michigan13 area codes in Michigan
Time zone
Eastern12:14 AM there now
Exchanges
21115 places
Overlay
248Same area, 10-digit dialing
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Where area code 947 is

Numbers in 947 are assigned to 15 places in 3 counties: Oakland County, Bay County and Wayne County.

No single place dominates: Ortonville, the largest, has 18% of the exchanges.

  • Ortonville39
  • Southfield19
  • Farmington Hills19
  • Birmingham18
  • Pontiac14
  • Royal Oak11
  • Auburn6
  • Troy6
  • Northville6
  • Rochester5
  • Holly4
  • Oxford3
  • South Lyon3
  • Walled Lake3
  • Lake Orion3

Phone companies in 947

211 blocks of numbers in 947 are held by 17 phone companies. The most belong to Verizon Wireless (73), AT&T Mobility (41) and T-Mobile (25).

Mostly mobile: about 66% of blocks belong to wireless networks, 0% to local phone and cable companies and 33% to other carriers, such as 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

947 went into service in 2002, added to the area of 248.

248 (since 1997) shares the same area, so a new number there can get any of these codes and local calls are dialed with all 10 digits.

87 new exchanges were assigned since 2021, the latest in September 2026.

Calling 947

It’s 12:14 AM Eastern time in 947 right now.

From elsewhere in the U.S., dial 1, 947 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 947 area code

Map of the 947 area code around Ortonville, Southfield and Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Interactive map © OpenStreetMap contributors

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Questions about 947

Where is area code 947?

In Michigan, covering Ortonville, Southfield and Farmington Hills and other places across 3 counties.

What time zone is 947 in?

Eastern time. It was 12:14 AM there when this page loaded.

Is 947 an overlay?

Yes. 248 serves the same area, so dial all 10 digits for local calls.

Which phone companies have 947 numbers?

17 companies hold blocks; the most belong to Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile. About 66% of blocks are wireless.

Is 947 running out of numbers?

Not on record. 87 new exchanges have been assigned since 2021.