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720 area code: location, overlays and numbers

Area code 720 serves Denver, Colorado as a US telephone code and has operated since 1998. It shares an overlay with 303 and 983.

Location
Denver, Colorado
Service began in
1998
Local time zone
Mountain time zone
Overlay
303 together with 983
Calls within the area
Full 10-digit dialling
The rate centres
13
Expected exhaust
2069
Country calling code
+1 (United States)

Sources: NANPA public reports, the NANPA area code report and the rate centre report, file dated 11/01/2026. The exhaust year is taken from NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). The official NANPA site is not this one.

Getting a number in area code 720

There are two ways to get a 720 number. A provider includes a new number with its plan. You choose it when you sign up from the numbers the provider holds in the code. A seller posts numbers it has, often with a pattern, at a one-time price. After that, you transfer your chosen number to a provider.

Providers ranked by first-year cost

ProviderCheapest planFirst yearLink
Google Voice logoFree appBasic (Just for me), free$0Open Google Voice
TextNow logoFree appFree plan, free$0Open TextNow
Twilio logoDeveloper APIPay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month$13.80Open Twilio
Burner logoSecond-number appStandard, $3.99 a month billed yearly$47.99Open Burner
UniTel Voice logoToll-free specialistSolo, $6.99 a month billed yearly$84Open UniTel Voice
GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) logoSecond-number appDeluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly$102.88Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline)

Sellers offering listed local numbers

SellerWhat it sellsListed priceMonthly feeLink
Exclusive Digits logoMarketplaceLocal numbersFrom $9 one-timeNone statedSearch at Exclusive Digits
NumberBarn logoMarketplaceLocal and toll-freeFrom $9.95 one-time$2.99 a monthSearch at NumberBarn
RingBoost logoNumber brokerLocal and toll-freeFrom $99 one-timeNone statedSearch at RingBoost
PhoneNumberExpert logoNumber brokerLocal and toll-freeFrom $100 one-timeNone statedSearch at PhoneNumberExpert
212areacode.comNumber brokerLocal numbersFrom $150 one-timeNone statedSearch at 212areacode.com

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Places in the 720 area code

For 720, NANPA lists 13 rate centres. Numbers are assigned to each one, a local calling area:

Strasburg, Roggen, Longmont, Keenesburg, Hudson, Georgetown, Fort Lupton, Denver, Deer Trail, Deckers, Byers, Bennett, Allenspark-lyons.

Other related area codes

One area and one numbers pool: 303 and 983. Any of these codes may provide a new number in this area, so request the one you want.

Colorado also uses 719, 970 and 748.

City guides: Denver area codes.

720 area code questions

Where is area code 720 located?

720 rings in Denver, Colorado, in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO area.

What country code does a 720 number use?

+1. 720 sits in the North American Numbering Plan. Calling from abroad, you dial +1 720 plus the 7-digit number.

What time is it in the 720 area code?

Area code 720 uses Mountain time.

Who calls using a 720 number?

Anyone may use a number in this code, including homes, mobiles, local businesses and callers who fake a local number. When a 720 number appears on your screen, it shows where the number was assigned, not the caller's identity.

Is a 720 number toll-free?

Not at all. Calls to 720, a local area code, are billed like other US calls. US toll-free prefixes: 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844 plus 833.