Area code 802

Area code 802 is a telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the U.S. State of Vermont.

AT&T established the numbering plan area (NPA) for the entire state with one of the original area codes in October 1947 and it remains Vermont's only area code.

[1] Prior to October 2021, area code 802 had telephone numbers assigned for the central office code 988.

In 2020, 988 was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit seven-digit dialing.

This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to ten-digit dialing by October 24, 2021.