Verified area-code information

500 Area Code

500 is an in-service non-geographic North American area code for non-geographic services. It is not tied to a city or state.

Official Numbering RegionVerified NANPA Assignment
Non-Geographic ServicesArea Code 500
Country: United States•Time Zone: No geographic time zone•Overlays: 533, 544, 566, 577, 588, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 532, 538, 542, 543•In Service: 19-May-1994
Numbering country
United States
Area-code type
Non-geographic
Numbering region
Not applicable
Time-zone information
No geographic time zone
In service since
19-May-1994

What area codes overlay 500?

The NANPA source lists 533, 544, 566, 577, 588, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 532, 538, 542, 543 in the same overlay complex. An overlay can serve the same broad numbering area; individual numbers still do not prove where a person is.

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Does 500 mean the caller is in a specific place?

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