DELAWARE · AREA CODE GUIDE
302 area code location: Wilmington, Dover, and Newark, Delaware
- Local date and time
- Eastern Time
Map data: UCLA Geoportal (2015) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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302 area code at a glance
- State
- Delaware
- Primary cities
- Wilmington, Dover, and Newark
- Established
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- New code planned
- No, as of 22 September 2026
302 is one of the original 1947 area codes and is still Delaware's only one.
An area code does not show where a caller is now.
Rules for answering calls in Delaware
General information with its sources, not legal advice. All sources checked 2 November 2026. An area code does not show where a caller is.
Recording calls
Under Delaware's wiretapping chapter, a person whose communication is unlawfully intercepted, disclosed, or used may recover at least $100 a day of violation or $1,000, whichever is higher, punitive damages, and attorneys' fees, with exceptions set out in the law.
Source: 11 Del. C. § 2409(a)
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code. Checked .
Business phone numbers in area code 302, answered by an AI agent
A local number for Wilmington, Dover, and Newark, Delaware, with an AI receptionist that takes caller details, answers the questions you give it, and books appointments. Numbers depend on what carriers have left.