Get a 801 area code phone number
A local Salt Lake City business number with unlimited calls and texts, live in under a minute, on the phone you already have.
About the 801 area code
Area code 801 covers Utah's Wasatch Front: Salt Lake City, Provo, Ogden, and the string of cities between them where most of the state's population lives. It was Utah's original area code from 1947 and served the entire state until 435 took the rural areas in 1997. Locals regard 801 as the default Utah number, and in a state with strong regional identity it reads as home. The region runs on Mountain Time and observes daylight saving, unlike Arizona to the south.
A business with an 801 number signals a Wasatch Front presence to customers in Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, and Weber counties, where a local caller ID helps a call get answered. It suits contractors, cleaning and moving companies, real estate agents, and the many small tech and consulting firms along the Lehi and Draper corridor. The 385 overlay has shared the same territory since 2009 and customers treat it as local too, but 801 remains the code people associate with established Utah businesses.
Cities and areas in 801
- Salt Lake City
- Provo
- Ogden
- West Valley City
- Sandy
- Orem
- Layton
- Draper
- Lehi
- Bountiful
- Murray
- South Jordan
Time zone
Mountain Time (MT)
Overlay codes
385
Who uses a 801 business number
Contractors and home builders
The Wasatch Front's steady residential construction means homeowners are comparing bids, and the 801 number gets the callback.
Moving and junk removal
Families moving between Salt Lake and Utah County respond faster to quotes from a local code.
Real estate agents
Buyers relocating for tech jobs in Lehi and Draper want an agent whose number reads as Utah.
Consultants and small tech firms
An 801 number gives a Salt Lake presence to a company that works remotely or from a home office.
Everything included with your 801 number
- Unlimited calling to US & Canada
- Unlimited SMS & MMS texting
- Voicemail with transcription
- Auto-replies and business hours
- Works on your existing phone, no new SIM
- Set up in under a minute
How to get your 801 number
- 1
Sign up
Create your account on the web or in the Reach app (iOS and Android).
- 2
Pick your 801 number
Search available 801 numbers and choose the one you like.
- 3
Start calling and texting
Your number is live immediately: calls, texts, voicemail, and auto-replies, all from one app.
Questions? Answers.
Yes. 801 covers Salt Lake City and the rest of the Wasatch Front, including Provo, Ogden, and the suburbs between them. Rural Utah, including St. George and Park City, uses 435.
They cover the same area. 385 was added in 2009 as an overlay of 801, so both serve the Wasatch Front. 801 is the original Utah code.
Yes. An 801 number works through the app on the phone you already have, so you can run a Salt Lake City number from anywhere.
Download Reach or sign up on the web, search available 801 numbers, and pick the one you like. Your number is active immediately, so you can call and text from it right away.
Yes. Your Reach number works from anywhere. It runs on your existing phone through the app, so you can have a Salt Lake City presence no matter where you are located.
Yes. Your personal number stays exactly as it is. Reach adds a business line on the same phone, and you can port an existing business number in if you have one.
One plan, $19 a month or $169 a year, includes your number, unlimited calling to the US and Canada, SMS and MMS, voicemail with transcription, and auto-replies.