Phone numbers in Bedford, Iowa
Bedford has 3 phone prefixes in area code 712.
Biggest holders: Verizon Wireless, Frontier, TON80 Communications. This is the local calling area (rate center) where those prefixes were first assigned.
- Mobile carrier 33%
- Local phone company 33%
- Internet / business phone carrier 33%
Every prefix in Bedford
Search the first six digits of a number in this list. If it's here, the number started in Bedford with the carrier shown. If it isn't, check the Iowa page or look the number up.
| Prefix | Carrier | Type | Assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 712-427 | Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | 2004 |
| 712-523 | Frontier | Local phone company | – |
| 712-633 | TON80 Communications | Internet / business phone carrier | 2022 |
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. Source: NANPA central office code records, 2026-10-10.