779 Area Code

Area Code 779 time
03:49:56 AM
Area Code 779 time

779 code area is located in Central timezone. This timezone also known as America/Chicago. Current time in 779 is 3:49am.

Area code 779 is in service since Aug 21, 1970. Code was created from area code 815.

Nearby area codes

Counties of 779 area

CountyPopulation% of 779% of County
Will County 677,560 5 65
Winnebago County 295,266 4 100
McHenry County 308,760 5 88
LaSalle County 113,924 10 100
Kankakee County 113,449 6 100
DeKalb County 105,160 5 100
Boone County 54,165 2 100
Ogle County 53,497 7 100
Grundy County 50,063 4 100
Whiteside County 58,498 5 83
Kendall County 114,736 1 42
Stephenson County 47,711 5 100
Livingston County 38,950 9 100
Lee County 36,031 6 100
Iroquois County 29,718 9 91
Bureau County 34,978 5 73
Jo Daviess County 22,678 5 100
Carroll County 15,387 4 100
Putnam County 6,006 1 93
Ford County 14,081 1 31

Cities of 779 area

CityPopulation% of 779% of City
Rockford 152,871 1 100
Joliet 147,433 1 94
Dekalb 43,862 100
Crystal Lake 40,743 97
Romeoville 39,680 91
Plainfield 39,581 80
Kankakee 27,537 100
McHenry 26,992 100
Freeport 25,638 100
Belvidere 25,585 100
Woodstock 24,770 100
New Lenox 24,394 100
Loves Park 23,996 100
Machesney Park 23,499 100
Lockport 24,839 94
Crest Hill 20,837 100
Ottawa 18,768 100
Bourbonnais 18,631 100
Sycamore 17,519 100
Frankfort 17,782 96
Bradley 15,895 100
Dixon 15,733 100
Shorewood 15,615 100
Sterling 15,370 100
Streator 13,710 100
Morris 13,636 100
Channahon 12,560 100
Pontiac 11,931 100
Minooka 10,924 100
Roscoe 10,785 100
Peru 10,295 100
La Salle 9,609 100
Rochelle 9,574 100
Harvard 9,447 100
Rock Falls 9,266 100
Manteno 9,204 100
South Beloit 7,892 100
Rockton 7,685 100
Princeton 7,660 100
Marengo 7,648 100
Mendota 7,372 100
Manhattan 7,051 100
Bolingbrook 73,366 9
Johnsburg 6,337 98
Braidwood 6,191 100
Sandwich 7,421 81
Lakemoor 6,017 99
Wilmington 5,724 100
Spring Grove 5,778 99

Telephone Carriers

CarrierType% of 779
Peerless Network landline 10
Bandwidthcom Clec landline 8
Comco landline 7
Teleport America landline 6
Broadvox-clec landline 4
Sbc Internet Services landline 3
Local Access landline 3
Other landline 19
Verizon Wireless wireless 11
Cricket wireless 8
Sprint wireless 7
T-mobile wireless 3
Cingular wireless 1
365 Wireless wireless 1
Sbc Internet Services wireless 1
Other wireless 1

Prefixes

PrefixTypePrimary CityCarrierIntroduced
779200 wireless Rockford Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless Jan 18, 2011
779201 wireless La Salle Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless Mar 15, 2012
779202 landline Galena Teleport Communications America Mar 6, 2012
779203 wireless Rockford Sprint Spectrum Oct 13, 2011
779204 landline Verona Broadvox-clec Mar 19, 2014
779205 wireless Joliet New Cingular Wireless PCS May 30, 2012
779206 wireless Joliet Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless Jun 20, 2012
779207 wireless Rockford Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless Sep 28, 2012
779208 wireless Rockford Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless Nov 16, 2012
779209 landline Sandwich Peerless Network Of Illinois Aug 31, 2012
779210 landline Rockford Sbc Internet Services Sep 16, 2011
779212 wireless Dekalb 365 Wireless Mar 13, 2013
779213 landline Oglesby Peerless Network Of Illinois Apr 9, 2013
779214 landline Galena Mediacom Telephony Of Illinois Dec 17, 2009
779215 landline Tonica Local Access LLC Apr 9, 2013
779216 landline Frankfort Peerless Network Of Illinois Apr 9, 2013
779218 landline Watseka Peerless Network Of Illinois Apr 9, 2013
779220 landline Crystal Lake Bandwidth.com Clec May 25, 2011
779221 landline Rockford Broadvox-clec Apr 2, 2010
779222 landline Dekalb Level 3 Communications
779225 wireless Joliet Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless Sep 21, 2011
779226 landline Polo Comcast Phone Of Illinois DBA Comco Apr 24, 2013
779227 Rockford Metro PCS Jul 1, 2014
779228 landline Mazon Peerless Network Of Illinois Apr 10, 2013
779229 landline Spring Valley Comcast Phone Of Illinois DBA Comco May 7, 2013
779232 landline Wilmington Teleport Communications America Jun 7, 2007
779233 wireless Joliet Sprint Spectrum Jul 21, 2011
779234 landline Plainfield Local Access LLC Aug 1, 2013
779235 wireless Crescent City Sbc Internet Services Feb 4, 2011
779236 wireless Kankakee Sprint Spectrum Jul 27, 2011
779240 Rockford T-mobile Usa Jun 11, 2014
779245 wireless Sterling Iowa Wireless Services, LP Jul 14, 2008
779251 landline Dixon Centurylink Communications LLC Apr 1, 2014
779279 wireless Joliet Cricket Communications Oct 29, 2008
779300 wireless Rockford Sprint Spectrum Feb 17, 2011
779301 Rockford T-mobile Usa Jun 11, 2014
779324 landline Frankfort Bandwidth.com Clec Aug 17, 2010
779333 landline Frankfort Neutral Tandem-illinois Apr 11, 2013
779348 landline Rockford Teleport Communications America Jun 13, 2007
779368 landline New Milford Comcast Phone Of Illinois DBA Comco Aug 21, 2007
779379 wireless Joliet Cricket Communications Oct 29, 2008
779382 landline Genoa Charter Fiberlink - Illinois May 7, 2007
779400 landline Dekalb Ymax Communications Corp. Feb 17, 2011
779423 landline Rockford Comcast Phone Of Illinois DBA Comco Aug 8, 2007
779429 landline Wilmington Sbc Internet Services Nov 13, 2008
779432 landline Sheffield Mtco Communications Mar 27, 2007
779435 landline Joliet Ameritech Illinois Nov 13, 2006
779444 landline Wonder Lake Bandwidth.com Clec Aug 17, 2010
779456 wireless Joliet T-mobile Usa Jan 9, 2008
779475 landline Beloit Charter Fiberlink - Illinois Mar 27, 2007
779500 landline Rockford Teleport Communications America Mar 16, 2011
779529 landline Manteno Bandwidth.com Clec Aug 17, 2010
779537 wireless Rockford Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless Mar 27, 2007
779545 landline Mt Morris Comcast Phone Of Illinois DBA Comco Aug 8, 2007
779548 landline Marengo Bandwidth.com Clec Aug 16, 2010
779552 landline Belvidere Digital Network Access Communications Jun 4, 2007
779696 landline Rockford Mcleodusa Telecommunications Services- Il Aug 18, 2010
779702 Rockford T-mobile Usa Jun 11, 2014
779703 wireless Joliet T-mobile Usa Oct 7, 2013
779704 landline McHenry Mci Worldcom Communications Oct 31, 2013
779770 wireless Rockford Cricket Communications Nov 18, 2008
779771 wireless Rockford Cricket Communications Nov 18, 2008
779772 wireless Rockford Cricket Communications Nov 18, 2008
779774 landline Rockford Tds Metrocom Inc.-il Feb 1, 2012
779777 wireless Dekalb Cricket Communications Oct 22, 2008
779800 landline Crystal Lake Neutral Tandem-illinois Apr 11, 2013
779803 landline New Lenox Bandwidth.com Clec Aug 16, 2013
779861 wireless Dixon Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless May 26, 2010
779863 Dec 1, 2008
779875 wireless Joliet Sprint Spectrum Jul 12, 2007
779903 landline Braidwood Broadvox-clec Jul 29, 2013
779994 landline Crystal Lake Peerless Network Of Illinois Apr 10, 2013
779999 landline Newark Peerless Network Of Illinois Sep 24, 2010