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475 Area CodeBridgeport, CT

Area code 475 covers Bridgeport and nearby communities in Connecticut, in the Eastern Time (ET) zone, home to about 1,826,167 people across 43 cities. It was added in 2009 as an overlay of 203, so the same region uses both codes and every local call needs all ten digits.

Overview

Major City
Bridgeport
State
Connecticut (CT)
Timezone
Eastern Time (ET)
Current Time
–:––
Overlay
Yes – shares area with 203

Nearby Area Codes

Where is area code 475?

Area code 475 serves part of Bridgeport, CT and the surrounding areas. It has a single overlay (203) that serves the same area.

Overview of the 475 Area Code

What is the 475 area code?

The 475 area code serves Bridgeport, Connecticut, alongside other established area codes. When you see a 475 number, it indicates a local number within this geographic area.

Why was area code 475 created?

Area code 475 went into service on December 12, 2009, as an overlay of 203. An overlay adds a second code to the same territory instead of splitting it: existing 203 numbers kept their digits, new lines began receiving 475 numbers, and local calls in the region require all ten digits.

Geographic Coverage of the 475 Area Code

The 475 area code serves Bridgeport and surrounding areas in Connecticut. It operates within the Eastern Time (ET) time zone. It complements the coverage of area code 203. This area code covers several key cities, including:

  • Bridgeport
  • Stamford
  • New Haven
  • Waterbury
  • Norwalk
  • Danbury

Got a call from a 475 number? It came from Bridgeport, CT. Since 475 overlays with 203, every local call in the region needs all ten digits to land on the right line. Of the listed cities' population, Bridgeport accounts for about 11.5%; the rest is split across 42 smaller cities.

Bridgeport Area Codes Overview

Bridgeport is served by multiple area codes, reflecting its telecommunications needs. The 475 area code operates alongside 203. Here are the area codes serving this region:

203475

The introduction of the 475 area code helped prevent number exhaustion, ensuring a continuous supply of phone numbers across the geographic area.

What cities does area code 475 cover?

CityStatePopulationPopulation in 475% of listed-city population% of City
BridgeportCT151,599151,59911.5%100.0%
StamfordCT139,134139,13410.6%100.0%
New HavenCT137,562137,56210.5%100.0%
WaterburyCT115,908115,9088.8%100.0%
NorwalkCT93,66193,6617.1%100.0%
DanburyCT88,69288,6926.7%100.0%
MeridenCT60,84960,8494.6%100.0%
West HavenCT55,37955,3794.2%100.0%
StratfordCT51,38451,3843.9%100.0%
MilfordCT51,27147,3653.9%92.4%
SheltonCT42,80542,8053.3%100.0%
TrumbullCT36,01836,0182.7%100.0%
NaugatuckCT32,11632,1162.4%100.0%
East HavenCT29,25729,2572.2%100.0%
WestportCT26,39126,3912.0%100.0%
North HavenCT24,09324,0931.8%100.0%
DarienCT20,73220,7321.6%100.0%
AnsoniaCT19,19519,1951.5%100.0%
Wallingford CenterCT18,20918,2091.4%100.0%
OrangeCT13,95613,9561.1%100.0%
GreenwichCT12,94211,7241.0%90.6%
DerbyCT12,91512,9151.0%100.0%
BethelCT9,5499,5490.7%100.0%
RiversideCT8,4168,4160.6%100.0%
RidgefieldCT7,6457,6450.6%100.0%
Cos CobCT6,7706,7700.5%100.0%
Old GreenwichCT6,6116,6110.5%100.0%
Branford CenterCT5,8195,8190.4%100.0%
Cheshire VillageCT5,7865,7860.4%100.0%
ByramCT4,1464,1460.3%100.0%
Heritage VillageCT3,7363,7360.3%100.0%
PemberwickCT3,6803,6800.3%100.0%
Guilford CenterCT2,5972,5970.2%100.0%
WoodmontCT2,3922,3920.2%100.0%
GlenvilleCT2,3272,3270.2%100.0%
Madison CenterCT2,2902,2900.2%100.0%
Bethlehem VillageCT2,0212,0210.2%100.0%
NewtownCT1,9801,9800.2%100.0%
GeorgetownCT1,8051,8050.1%100.0%
SouthportCT1,5851,5850.1%100.0%
Woodbury CenterCT1,2941,2940.1%100.0%
Wilton CenterCT7327320.1%100.0%
CannondaleCT1411410.0%100.0%

City population is shown in full. The share of each city inside 475 is measured from Census tract centroids, not estimated from a rate-center match – so a city split between two codes appears on both, at the fraction each one actually holds. The “% of listed-city population” column uses the full populations of the cities listed here.

What counties does area code 475 cover?

1,826,167 residents across 3 counties, counted inside the 475 boundary — a county split between codes contributes only its part.

CountyStatePopulation in 475% of area-code footprint% of County
Fairfield CountyCT952,18952%99%
New Haven CountyCT860,87047%100%
Litchfield CountyCT13,1081%7%

Sources: City populations – U.S. Census Bureau PEP, Vintage 2024 (SUB-IP-EST2024-POP). State populations – the same program, Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025-ALLDATA). Area-code footprint and county populations – 2020 Census Centers of Population, mapped against NANP area code boundaries. The share of each city inside a code is measured the same way, against Census place boundaries from the Census Bureau's TIGERweb service. Area code assignments – NANPA CO Code data. See our data methodology.

Has area code 475 been reported for unwanted calls?

Yes – 819 unwanted-call complaints were reported to the FTC for numbers showing a 475 area code (May 29 – Aug 14, 2026).

  • 67% robocalls
  • ↓ 12% vs prior period

Most-reported subjects

  • Other40%331
  • Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)20%161
  • Dropped call or no message13%105

Caller ID is easily spoofed, so these figures reflect the number shown on caller ID, not the caller's true location – an area code alone never identifies a caller. The FTC does not verify the facts in these complaints. Source: FTC Do Not Call (DNC) Reported Calls Data, retrieved 2026-08-17.

Which prefixes and exchanges belong to area code 475?

23% assigned to a telco

  • 73% Landline
  • 27% Wireless
  • 0% Unknown
PrefixUsageCarrier
(475)200-LandlinePeerless Network Of Connecticut
(475)201-LandlineMetropcs
(475)202-WirelessSprint Spectrum
(475)204-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)205-LandlineCenturylink Communications
(475)206-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)207-LandlineCharter Fiberlink Ct-Cco
(475)208-LandlineLevel 3 Communications
(475)209-LandlineFrontier Comm Of Ct
(475)210-LandlineCenturylink Communications
(475)212-LandlinePeerless Network Of Connecticut
(475)213-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)214-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)215-LandlineCenturylink Communications
(475)216-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)217-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)218-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)219-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)220-LandlinePaetec Communications
(475)221-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)222-LandlinePeerless Network Of Connecticut
(475)223-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)224-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)225-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)226-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)227-WirelessNew Cingular Wireless Pcs
(475)228-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)229-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)230-LandlineTeleport Communications America
(475)231-LandlineCharter Fiberlink Ct-Cco
(475)232-LandlineLevel 3 Communications
(475)233-WirelessNew Cingular Wireless Pcs
(475)234-LandlineTelnyx
(475)235-WirelessNew Cingular Wireless Pcs
(475)236-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)237-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)238-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)239-LandlinePeerless Network Of Connecticut
(475)240-LandlineTc Systems
(475)241-LandlineMetropcs
(475)242-LandlinePeerless Network Of Connecticut
(475)243-LandlinePeerless Network Of Connecticut
(475)244-LandlineOnvoy
(475)245-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)246-LandlineFrontier Comm Of Ct
(475)247-LandlineFrontier Comm Of Ct
(475)248-LandlineFrontier Comm Of Ct
(475)249-LandlineFrontier Comm Of Ct
(475)250-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)251-WirelessNew Cingular Wireless Pcs
(475)252-LandlineCablevision Lightpath
(475)253-LandlinePeerless Network Of Connecticut
(475)254-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)255-WirelessNew Cingular Wireless Pcs
(475)256-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)257-WirelessCsc Wireless
(475)258-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)259-WirelessSprint Spectrum
(475)260-LandlineOnvoy Spectrum
(475)261-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)262-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)263-LandlinePeerless Network Of Connecticut
(475)264-WirelessSprint Spectrum
(475)265-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)266-WirelessNew Cingular Wireless Pcs
(475)267-WirelessNew Cingular Wireless Pcs
(475)268-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)269-LandlineOnvoy
(475)270-LandlineOnvoy
(475)271-LandlineOnvoy
(475)272-LandlineCablevision Lightpath
(475)273-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)274-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)275-LandlineOnvoy
(475)276-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)277-LandlineCenturylink Communications
(475)278-LandlineCablevision Lightpath
(475)279-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)280-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)281-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)282-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)283-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)284-LandlineNuso
(475)285-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)286-LandlineTelnyx
(475)287-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)288-LandlineLevel 3 Communications
(475)289-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)290-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)291-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)292-WirelessNew Cingular Wireless Pcs
(475)293-LandlineOnvoy
(475)294-LandlineOnvoy
(475)295-WirelessNew Cingular Wireless Pcs
(475)296-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)297-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)298-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)299-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)300-LandlineVonage America
(475)301-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)302-LandlineOnvoy
(475)303-LandlineNuso
(475)304-LandlineOnvoy
(475)305-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)306-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)307-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)308-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)309-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)310-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)312-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)313-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)314-LandlineHd Carrier
(475)315-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)316-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)317-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)318-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)319-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)320-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)321-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)322-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)323-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)325-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)327-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)328-LandlineMcimetro Access Transmission Services
(475)329-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)330-LandlineCablevision Lightpath
(475)331-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)332-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)333-LandlineTelnyx
(475)336-LandlineFractel
(475)337-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)338-LandlineComcast Ip Phone
(475)339-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)342-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)343-LandlineMetropcs
(475)345-LandlineFractel
(475)348-WirelessNew Cingular Wireless Pcs
(475)350-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)351-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)355-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)356-LandlineFractel
(475)359-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)377-LandlineFractel
(475)382-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)393-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)395-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)399-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)400-LandlineOnvoy
(475)405-LandlineOnvoy
(475)410-LandlineOnvoy Spectrum
(475)414-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)419-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)422-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)426-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)434-LandlineMetropcs
(475)439-WirelessNew Cingular Wireless Pcs
(475)441-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)444-LandlinePeerless Network Of Connecticut
(475)445-LandlineOnvoy
(475)447-LandlineOnvoy Spectrum
(475)449-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)450-LandlineBarr Tel Usa
(475)454-LandlineOnvoy
(475)455-LandlineFractel
(475)459-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)463-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)465-LandlineOnvoy
(475)466-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)467-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)470-LandlineOnvoy
(475)471-LandlineOnvoy
(475)472-LandlineOnvoy
(475)473-LandlineOnvoy
(475)474-LandlineOnvoy
(475)476-LandlineOnvoy
(475)477-LandlineOnvoy
(475)480-LandlineBarr Tel Usa
(475)489-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)500-LandlineOnvoy
(475)501-LandlineOnvoy
(475)522-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)529-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)544-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)548-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)549-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)550-LandlineBarr Tel Usa
(475)557-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)558-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)559-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)575-LandlineOnvoy
(475)600-LandlineOnvoy
(475)619-LandlineTeleport Communications America
(475)622-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)639-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)644-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)655-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)666-LandlinePeerless Network Of Connecticut
(475)673-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)675-LandlineBandwidth.Com Clec
(475)685-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)688-LandlineFractel
(475)689-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)701-LandlinePeerless Network Of Connecticut
(475)731-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)739-LandlinePeerless Network Of Connecticut
(475)746-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)747-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)750-LandlineBarr Tel Usa
(475)755-LandlineFractel
(475)758-LandlineFractel
(475)763-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)766-LandlineFractel
(475)775-LandlineOnvoy
(475)777-LandlinePeerless Network Of Connecticut
(475)800-LandlineOnvoy
(475)832-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)837-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)850-LandlineBarr Tel Usa
(475)867-LandlineCommio
(475)877-LandlineFractel
(475)882-LandlineChoice One Communications
(475)887-LandlineTon80 Communications
(475)888-LandlinePeerless Network Of Connecticut
(475)889-WirelessVerizon Wireless
(475)897-LandlineCablevision Lightpath
(475)900-LandlineOnvoy
(475)946-LandlineFractel
(475)977-LandlineFractel
(475)988-LandlineOmnipoint Communications
(475)999-LandlinePeerless Network Of Connecticut

Frequently Asked Questions about the 475 Area Code

Who called me from a 475 number?

A 475 number is assigned to Bridgeport, Connecticut, so a call may come from there. But caller ID is easy to fake, and scammers often spoof a local 475 code to look nearby, so a 475 number doesn't prove the caller is local. Recently, 819 unwanted-call complaints were reported to the FTC for numbers showing the 475 code (67% flagged as robocalls). If you don't recognize the number, let it go to voicemail; a real caller will leave a message.

Is 475 a scam area code?

No area code is a scam on its own. 475 is a normal, officially assigned code for Bridgeport, Connecticut. Spam callers spoof local codes to raise the odds you answer, so 475 on your caller ID says nothing about who is really calling. Recently, 819 unwanted-call complaints were reported to the FTC for numbers showing the 475 code (67% flagged as robocalls). Judge the call itself, not the area code.

Why do I keep getting calls from the 475 area code?

Repeated calls from different 475 numbers are usually spoofing: a robocaller rotates through 475 numbers so each call looks local and slips past simple blocks. Recently, 819 unwanted-call complaints were reported to the FTC for numbers showing the 475 code (67% flagged as robocalls). Blocking one number rarely helps; voicemail screening, your carrier spam filter, and the Do Not Call Registry work better.

Should I answer an unknown 475 number?

If you aren't expecting a 475 call, let it ring to voicemail. Legitimate callers leave a message, most robocallers hang up when no one picks up, and answering can mark your number as active and bring more calls.

How do I block calls from the 475 area code?

Block a single 475 number from your recent-calls list (iPhone: tap the number, then Block this Caller; Android: tap the number, then Block or report spam). To cut the volume, turn on Silence Unknown Callers on iPhone or spam protection on Android, enable spam filtering from your carrier, and register at DoNotCall.gov. Blocking the entire 475 code also stops legitimate local calls, so use it only as a last resort.

Where is area code 475?

Area code 475 covers Bridgeport and the surrounding area in Connecticut, spanning 43 cities with about 1,826,167 residents. It shares its area with overlay code 203.

When did area code 475 go into service?

Area code 475 went into service on December 12, 2009. It was added as an overlay of 203, so 475 numbers serve the same area that 203 already covered.

Is 475 a real area code?

Yes. 475 is an active code in the North American Numbering Plan, assigned by NANPA and in service for Bridgeport, Connecticut. A real code can still show up on spoofed spam calls, so treat unknown 475 calls with normal caution.

What timezone is the 475 area code in?

The 475 area code is in the Eastern Time (ET). Because a number can be kept when someone moves or switches to VoIP, a specific 475 caller may not be in that zone.

How do I call a 475 number from abroad?

From outside the US, dial your country's exit code, then 1 (the US country code), then 475 and the seven-digit number. From a mobile phone you can usually just enter +1 475 followed by the number and let the phone add the exit code for you.

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