228 area code: location, time zone and numbers
In Mississippi, 228 serves as a US telephone area code and has been in service since 1997.
- Location
- Mississippi
- Serving since
- 1997
- Local time zone
- Central time zone
- Overlay
- None: no other code covers its area
- Calls inside the area
- Dialling with 7 digits
- The rate centres
- 11
- Projected exhaustion
- 2105
- Country calling code
- +1 (United States)
The figures come from NANPA public reports: the area code report plus the rate-centre report, with the file dated 11/01/2026. The exhaust year is taken from the NANPA projections, file 2026-1 (April 2026). Not an official NANPA site.
Get a number in the 228 area code
Two paths lead to a 228 number. New numbers come from a provider, which assigns one with its plan at sign-up out of the numbers it already holds in the code. Numbers a seller already holds, often with a pattern, are listed for a one-time price, and you later move the number to a provider.
Providers listed by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers listing local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
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Places in the 228 area code
For 228, NANPA lists 11 rate centres. Every one of them is a local calling area where numbers are assigned:
Vancleave, Tanner-williams, Pearlington, Pass Christian, Pascagoula, Ocean Springs, Moss Point, Hurley, Gulfport, Biloxi, Bay Saint Louis.
Area codes related to this one
Mississippi has other area codes too: 601, 662, 769 and 471.
228 area code questions
What does area code 228 cover?
Numbers with 228 are used in Mississippi.
Which country code goes with a 228 number?
+1. 228 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan. From abroad, dial +1 228 and then the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 228 area code?
Central time is used in 228.
Which callers use a 228 number?
People with numbers in this code include homes, mobiles, local businesses and callers who fake a local number. What a 228 number shows on your screen is where it was assigned, not who is calling.