Ponce, PR — rate center
- State
- Puerto Rico
- Active prefixes
- 39
- Carriers
- 7
- Pooled prefixes
- 27
- LATA
- 820
Ponce is a telephone rate center in Puerto Rico served by area codes 787, 939. A rate center is the locality the phone industry uses to anchor numbers for billing; every prefix listed below is registered here.
39 central-office prefixes are currently anchored to this rate center, held by 7 different carriers. Pooling applies to 27 of them — individual thousands-blocks may belong to different companies.
Routing-wise it sits in LATA 820.
Because 787, 939 all serve this territory, two Ponce numbers can look completely different while being neighbors — check the prefix, not just the area code.
Treat this data as geography of the number, not of the caller: porting, VoIP and caller-ID spoofing all detach the two. When a call matters, hang up and call back through an official number.
Prefixes anchored to Ponce
| Prefix | Code holder | Pooled |
|---|---|---|
| 787-202 | PUERTO RICO TELCO DBA CLARO PUERTO RICO | No |
| 787-259 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | No |
| 787-284 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | No |
| 787-290 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | Yes |
| 787-298 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 787-432 | METROPCS, INC. | Yes |
| 787-492 | OPTIVON TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. - PR | No |
| 787-499 | OPTIVON TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. - PR | No |
| 787-601 | SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA | Yes |
| 787-651 | LIBERTY MOBILE PUERTO RICO INC. | Yes |
| 787-677 | SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA | Yes |
| 787-709 | SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA | Yes |
| 787-812 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | No |
| 787-813 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | Yes |
| 787-840 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | No |
| 787-841 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | No |
| 787-842 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | No |
| 787-843 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | No |
| 787-844 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | No |
| 787-848 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | No |
| 787-901 | SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA | Yes |
| 787-974 | SUNCOM DBA T-MOBILE USA | Yes |
| 787-984 | PUERTO RICO TEL. CO. | Yes |
| 787-987 | LIBERTY MOBILE PUERTO RICO INC. | Yes |
FAQ
What area code is Ponce, PR?
Ponce is served by 2 area codes — 787, 939 — which overlay the same territory.
How many prefixes does Ponce have?
39 active NXX prefixes are anchored to this rate center in NANPA records, held by 7 carriers.
Is a call from a Ponce prefix really from Ponce?
Not necessarily. The prefix marks where the number block was issued; porting, VoIP and spoofing all detach calls from that geography.