Phone numbers in Cherokee, Iowa
Cherokee has 6 phone prefixes in area code 712.
Biggest holders: Verizon Wireless, CenturyLink / Lumen, UScellular. This is the local calling area (rate center) where those prefixes were first assigned.
- Mobile carrier 50%
- Local phone company 33%
- Internet / business phone carrier 17%
Every prefix in Cherokee
Search the first six digits of a number in this list. If it's here, the number started in Cherokee with the carrier shown. If it isn't, check the Iowa page or look the number up.
| Prefix | Carrier | Type | Assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 712-221 | Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | – |
| 712-225 | CenturyLink / Lumen | Local phone company | – |
| 712-229 | Verizon Wireless | Mobile carrier | – |
| 712-261 | UScellular | Mobile carrier | – |
| 712-321 | C-m-l Telephone Cooperative Association Of Meriden | Local phone company | 2018 |
| 712-416 | Nuso | Internet / business phone carrier | 2023 |
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.