Area code 808: where it is and who calls from it
Area code 808 is in Hawaii.
Hawaii (all of the Hawaiian Islands to Midway Atoll and major Hawaiian cities including Honolulu, Kailua, Mililani, Haleiwa, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue, etc.; plus Wake Island)
| Where | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Hawaii Time ยท local time |
| In service since | 1957 |
| Overlay | No |
| Prefixes assigned | 693 of 792 possible (88%) |
Where 808 numbers started
Every prefix is assigned to a rate center, the local calling area it was set up in. These are the biggest in 808, with how many prefixes each has.
Who holds 808 numbers
- Mobile carrier 27%
- Local phone company 45%
- Internet / business phone carrier 19%
- Paging service 3%
- Phone company 5%
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Telcom | Local phone company | 304 | 44% |
| T-Mobile (including Sprint) | Mobile carrier | 72 | 10% |
| AT&T Mobility | Mobile carrier | 56 | 8% |
| Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | 54 | 8% |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Internet / business phone carrier | 40 | 6% |
| Onvoy | Internet / business phone carrier | 27 | 4% |
| Spok | Paging service | 23 | 3% |
| MCImetro (Verizon Business) | Internet / business phone carrier | 22 | 3% |
| Teleport Communications America | Internet / business phone carrier | 15 | 2% |
| Charter / Spectrum | Internet / business phone carrier | 14 | 2% |
Most prefixes are pooled: the 10,000 numbers in each are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to different carriers, and people can also take their numbers to another carrier. So the carrier shown is where the prefix started, not a guarantee about any one number.
States served: Hawaii.
Got a call from 808?
An area code tells you where a number was first assigned, not where the caller is. People keep their numbers when they move, and scammers can fake any number. If you weren't expecting the call, let it go to voicemail.
If the call shows a 808 number that matches the first six digits of your own, that's often neighbor spoofing. Use the box above to check the full number.
Area code facts from the NANPA area code database (updated 10/06/2026); prefixes and carriers from NANPA's central office code records (updated 2026-10-10). Place description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.