262 area code: location, time zone and numbers
The US telephone area code 262 serves Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has done so since 1999.
- Location
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Service began in
- 1999
- The time zone
- Central time zone
- Overlay
- None: it is the only code for its area
- Calls inside the area
- Full 10-digit dialing
- The rate centres
- 60
- Projected exhaustion
- 2036
- Code for the country
- +1 (United States)
Source: NANPA public reports, the area code report and the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026; the exhaust year comes from the NANPA 2026-1 projections (April 2026). This site is not an official NANPA website.
Get your 262 number
You can get a 262 number in two ways. With its plan, a provider assigns a new number selected at sign-up from those it holds in the code. Sellers list numbers they already hold, often with a pattern, at a one-time price. You then move it to a provider.
Providers ranked 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 that list 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 262 area code
NANPA lists 60 rate centres for 262. Each is a local calling area that numbers are assigned to:
Wind Lake, Williams Bay, Whitewater, Wheatland, West Bend, Waukesha, Waubeka, Waterford, Walworth, Union Grove, Twin Lakes, Trevor, Thiensville, Sussex, Sullivan, Somers, Slinger, Silver Lake (kenosha), Sharon, Salem, Racine, Port Washington, Pewaukee, Parkside, Palmyra, Oconomowoc, North Lake, North Prairie, North Antioch, Newburg, Muskego, Mukwonago, Merton, Menomonee Falls, Lake Geneva, Kewaskum, Kenosha, Jackson, Hubertus, Hartland, Hartford, Genoa City, Genesee, Elkhorn, East Troy, Eagle, Dousman, Delavan, Delafield, Darien, Cedarburg, Caledonia, Burlington, Bristol, Bohners Lake, Big Bend, Bergen, Belgium, Allenton, Milwaukee.
Area codes related to this one
The other area codes found in Wisconsin are 414, 715, 608, 920, 534, 274 and 353.
Read the Milwaukee area codes guide.
262 area code questions
Where does area code 262 operate?
The 262 area covers Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the surrounding Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI area.
Which country code does a 262 number use?
+1. Because 262 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, calls from abroad use +1 262 followed by the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 262 area code?
The 262 area observes Central time.
Who places calls from a 262 number?
Homes, mobiles and local businesses hold numbers in this code, and callers who fake a local number do too. A 262 number on your screen shows where it was assigned, but it does not tell you who is calling.