801 area code: location, overlays and numbers
Area code 801 serves Salt Lake City, Utah as a US telephone code and has operated since 1947. It shares an overlay with 385.
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Operating since
- 1947
- Local time zone
- Mountain time
- Overlay
- 385
- Local calling
- Full 10-digit dialling
- Rate centre list
- 20
- Expected exhaustion
- 2035
- International country code
- +1 (United States)
Information comes from NANPA public reports, including the area code report and rate-centre report, dated 11/01/2026. The NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026) provide the exhaust year. We are not an official NANPA site.
Get an 801 number
There are two ways to get a 801 number. With a provider, a new number comes with its plan. You select it during sign-up from the numbers held in the code. Sellers advertise numbers they already hold, often with a pattern. The price is one-time, and you later transfer your chosen 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 |
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Places in the 801 area code
For 801, NANPA lists 20 rate centres. Each one is a local calling area where numbers are assigned:
Springville, Spanish Fork Canyon, Spanish Fork, Salt Lake City, Provo, Pleasant Grove, Payson, Ogden, Murray, Morgan, Midvale, Lehi, Kaysville, Goshen, Farmington, Eagle Mountain, Clearfield, Bountiful, American Fork, Alta.
Other related area codes
The same area and the same numbers pool: 385. Any of these codes can supply a new number in this area, so ask for the one you want.
More Utah area codes: 435.
Guides for cities: Salt Lake City area codes.
801 area code questions
Where is area code 801?
Calls to 801 ring in Salt Lake City, Utah, and around Salt Lake City-Murray, UT.
What country code does a 801 number use?
+1. Because 801 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, from abroad you dial +1 801 followed by the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 801 area code?
The 801 area code keeps Mountain time.
Who calls using a 801 number?
This code covers numbers used by homes, mobiles and local businesses, as well as callers pretending their number is local. A 801 number displayed on your screen shows where it was assigned, rather than the caller's identity.