DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA · AREA CODE GUIDE
771 area code location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Local date and time
- Eastern Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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771 area code at a glance
- State
- District of Columbia
- Primary cities
- Washington
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Washington, 693,645 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 70 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 202.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
- : 771 added as an overlay on 202
Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Standard time UTC−05:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−04:00
Counties and cities covered
771 numbers are issued across 1 community. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): District of Columbia.
- Washington
Notable places in 771
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| White House | 1.9 km from Washington | National Park System unit |
| Smithsonian Institution | 1.9 km from Washington | Museum |
| Washington Monument | 2.3 km from Washington | National Memorial |
| Georgetown University | 4.9 km from Washington | University, 22,644 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Lincoln Memorial | 3.4 km from Washington | National Memorial |
| George Washington University | 3.0 km from Washington | University, 28,729 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| National Museum of Natural History | 1.7 km from Washington | Museum |
| Howard University | 2.0 km from Washington | University, 14,631 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Capital One Arena | 0.8 km from Washington | Arena |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | 2.4 km from Washington | Museum |
Area code 202 has its own page.
Area code 771
771 started service on .It came from 202.
Its numbers are issued in the same communities as 202.
No new code is planned for the region as of .
Questions about 771
Where is the 771 area code?
771 is in District of Columbia. Its numbers are issued in Washington.
What time zone is area code 771 in?
771 is in Eastern Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
Is 771 an overlay?
Yes. 771 was added as an overlay on 202 on 9 November 2021.
What cities are in the 771 area code?
Washington.
What state is area code 771 in?
Area code 771 is in District of Columbia.
What counties are covered by area code 771?
Area code 771 covers communities in District of Columbia.
Is 771 a toll-free area code?
No. 771 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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