401 area code: location, time zone and numbers
In Providence, Rhode Island, area code 401 works as a US telephone area code and has done so since 1947.
- Location
- The whole state: Rhode Island
- Serving since
- 1947
- The time zone
- Eastern time zone
- Overlay
- None: no other code covers its area
- Calls within the area
- Dialling with 7 digits
- The rate centres
- 25
- Projected exhaustion
- 2051
- The country code
- +1 (United States)
Drawn from NANPA public reports: the area code report and the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026; the exhaust year comes from the NANPA projections file 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
Getting a 401 number
Two ways to get a 401 number. With its plan, a provider hands out a new number chosen at sign-up from the numbers it already holds in the code. A seller advertises numbers it already holds, often ones with a pattern, at a one-time price; then you move the number to a provider.
Providers, sorted 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 |
Some sellers and providers may pay us a referral fee. The order remains unchanged by this, and first-year cost determines it. How we earn money
Places in the 401 area code
For 401, NANPA lists 25 rate centres. Each one is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:
Providence, Pawtucket, Warwick, Woonsocket, Westerly, West Warwick, West Glocester, Warren, Tiverton, Scituate, Portsmouth, Pascoag, North Kingstown, Newport, Narragansett, Little Compton, Jamestown, Hope Valley, Greenwich, Cumberland Hill, Coventry, Centredale, Carolina, Bristol, Block Island.
Other related area codes
City guides: Providence area codes.
401 area code questions
Where is area code 401 used?
Area code 401 serves Providence, Rhode Island, in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, area.
Which country code does a 401 number use?
+1. Since 401 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, calls from abroad use +1 401 followed by the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 401 area code?
Eastern time is the time zone for 401.
Who calls using a 401 number?
People with numbers in this code include homes, mobiles, local businesses and callers who fake a local number. On your screen, a 401 number shows the place it was assigned to, and says nothing about who is calling.