269 area code: location, time zone and numbers
Area code 269 serves Grand Rapids, Michigan, as a US telephone area code and has done since 2002.
- Location
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Service began in
- 2002
- Zone used for local time
- Eastern time
- Overlay
- No overlay: this is the sole code for the area
- Calls within the area
- Dialling with 7 digits
- Rate centre list
- 76
- Expected exhaustion
- 2050
- Code for calling the country
- +1 (United States)
The area code report and rate-centre report are among the NANPA public reports, file of 11/01/2026. For the exhaust year, see the NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). It is not an official NANPA website.
Pick up a 269 number
There are two ways to get a 269 number. A provider gives you a new number with its plan, which you choose at sign-up from the numbers it has in the code. Numbers already owned by a seller are listed at a one-time price and often follow a pattern. After choosing one, you transfer it to a provider.
Provider options 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 269 area code
For 269, NANPA lists 76 rate centres. Every rate centre is a local calling area where numbers are assigned:
Saugatuck, Richland, Pullman, Plainwell and Pine Lake, Paw Paw, Otsego, Olivet and Niles, New Buffalo, Middleville, Mendon and Mattawan, Martin, Marshall, Marcellus and Lawton, Lawrence, Lacota, Lacey and Kalamazoo, Hopkins, Hickory Corners, Hastings and Hartford, Hamilton, Grand Junction and Gobles, Glenn, Ganges, Galien and Galesburg, Fulton, Fennville, Edwardsburg and Eau Claire, Dowagiac, Delton, Decatur and Covert, Constantine, Colon, Coloma and Climax, Centreville, Cassopolis, Burr Oak and Buchanan, Bridgman, Bloomingdale and Berrien Springs, Benton Harbor, Bellevue, Battle Creek and Baroda, Bangor, Banfield, Augusta and Athens, Allegan and 16 more.
Other related area codes
Other Michigan area codes include 313, 517, 616, 906 and 810. Others are 248, 734, 231, 989, 586, 947 and 679.
269 area code questions
Where is area code 269?
Area code 269 serves Grand Rapids, Michigan, and the surrounding Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, area.
What country code applies to a 269 number?
+1. As part of the North American Numbering Plan, 269 requires +1 269 plus the 7-digit number when dialing from abroad.
What time is it in the 269 area code?
Area code 269 observes Eastern time.
Who calls using a 269 number?
Homes, mobiles and local businesses use this code, and so do callers who fake a local number. When you see a 269 number on your screen, it shows where the number was assigned, not the identity of the caller.