616 area code: location, time zone and numbers
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, 616 serves as a US telephone area code, in service since 1947.
- Location
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Service start
- 1947
- The time zone
- Eastern time
- Overlay
- No other code serves its area
- Calls within the area
- Full 10-digit dialling
- Rate centre list
- 36
- Projected exhaustion
- 2060
- Code for the country
- +1 (United States)
Source details: NANPA public reports, the area code report and rate-centre report, with a file date of 11/01/2026. The exhaust year comes from NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
Get hold of a 616 number
There are two ways to get a 616 number. With a provider, a new number comes with its plan. It is chosen at sign-up from the pool of numbers the provider holds in the code. Numbers a seller already holds, often with a pattern, are listed at a one-time price. After that, you move the number 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 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 616 area code
For 616, NANPA lists 36 rate centres. Numbers are assigned to each local calling area:
Ada, Grand Rapids, Allendale, Grand Haven, Alto, Grattan, Belding, Greenville, Borculo, Holland, Byron Center, Hudsonville, Caledonia, Ionia, Casnovia, Jamestown, Cedar Springs, Kent City, Clarksville, Lake Odessa, Conklin, Lowell, Coopersville, Marne, Dorr, Moline, Drenthe, Orleans, Dutton, Rockford, Freeport, Saranac, Sparta, Trufant, Zeeland, Sand Lake (kent).
Area codes related to this one
Elsewhere in Michigan, these area codes are in use: 313, 517, 906, 810, 248, 734, 231, 989, 586, 269, 947 and 679.
616 area code questions
Where is the 616 area code?
Around Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 616 rings in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Which country code is used for 616 numbers?
+1. Because 616 sits in the North American Numbering Plan, calling from abroad means dialling +1 616 plus the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 616 area code?
The 616 area uses Eastern time.
Who calls using a 616 number?
Numbers in this code are used by homes, mobiles, local businesses and callers who fake a local number. The 616 number shown on your screen shows where it was assigned, but does not identify the caller.