Salem, OR — rate center
Salem is a telephone rate center in Oregon served by area codes 503, 971. A rate center is the locality the phone industry uses to anchor numbers for billing; every prefix listed below is registered here.
NANPA records show 109 active prefixes here, held by 17 different carriers. Pooling applies to 62 of them — individual thousands-blocks may belong to different companies.
Routing-wise it sits in LATA 672.
Because 503, 971 all serve this territory, two Salem numbers can look completely different while being neighbors — check the prefix, not just the area code.
Salem ranks among the larger numbering localities in Oregon: 109 prefixes mean over 1,090,000 assignable numbers anchored here.
As always with US numbering: a prefix anchored to Salem tells you where the block was issued. The person calling may have ported the number, moved away, or be spoofing it entirely — verify callers through independently found contact details.
Prefixes anchored to Salem
| Prefix | Code holder | Pooled |
|---|---|---|
| 503-269 | T-MOBILE USA, INC. | Yes |
| 503-302 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - OR | Yes |
| 503-304 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-315 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-316 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-339 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - OR | Yes |
| 503-361 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-362 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-363 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-364 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-365 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-370 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-371 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-373 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-375 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-378 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-383 | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - OR | Yes |
| 503-385 | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - OR | Yes |
| 503-390 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-391 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-393 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-399 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-400 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - OR | Yes |
| 503-409 | T-MOBILE USA, INC. | No |
| 503-428 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | Yes |
| 503-463 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-480 | ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | Yes |
| 503-485 | ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | No |
| 503-507 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - OR | No |
| 503-508 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | Yes |
| 503-510 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | No |
| 503-540 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-551 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | No |
| 503-559 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | No |
| 503-561 | ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | No |
| 503-562 | ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | Yes |
| 503-566 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-569 | T-MOBILE USA, INC. | Yes |
| 503-576 | QWEST CORPORATION | Yes |
| 503-580 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | No |
| 503-581 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-584 | QWEST CORPORATION | Yes |
| 503-585 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-586 | ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | Yes |
| 503-587 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-588 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-589 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-602 | T-MOBILE USA, INC. | Yes |
| 503-689 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | Yes |
| 503-763 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-779 | ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | Yes |
| 503-798 | ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | Yes |
| 503-814 | ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | Yes |
| 503-851 | T-MOBILE USA, INC. | No |
| 503-856 | QWEST CORPORATION | Yes |
| 503-871 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - OR | No |
| 503-877 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - OR | Yes |
| 503-881 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | No |
| 503-884 | T-MOBILE USA, INC. | Yes |
| 503-910 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - OR | No |
| 503-918 | SPOK, INC. | No |
| 503-930 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - OR | No |
| 503-931 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC | No |
| 503-932 | T-MOBILE USA, INC. | Yes |
| 503-934 | QWEST CORPORATION | Yes |
| 503-945 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-947 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-949 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - OR | No |
| 503-967 | ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE LLC DBA ALLSTREAM | Yes |
| 503-983 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - OR | Yes |
| 503-986 | QWEST CORPORATION | No |
| 503-990 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 503-991 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 503-999 | T-MOBILE USA, INC. | No |
FAQ
What area code is Salem, OR?
Salem is served by 2 area codes — 503, 971 — which overlay the same territory.
How many prefixes does Salem have?
109 active NXX prefixes are anchored to this rate center in NANPA records, held by 17 carriers.
Is a call from a Salem prefix really from Salem?
Not necessarily. The prefix marks where the number block was issued; porting, VoIP and spoofing all detach calls from that geography.