VERMONT · AREA CODE GUIDE
802 area code location: Burlington and Rutland, Vermont
- Local date and time
- Eastern Time
Map data: UCLA Geoportal (2015) · NANPA · Statistics Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada) · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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802 area code at a glance
- State
- Vermont
- Primary cities
- Burlington, Rutland, and Essex Junction
- Established
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- New code planned
- No, as of 22 September 2026
802 is one of the original 1947 area codes and is still Vermont's only one.
An area code does not show where a caller is now.
Rules for answering calls in Vermont
General information with its sources, not legal advice. All sources checked 2 November 2026. An area code does not show where a caller is.
Recording calls
A private person may intercept a call as a party, or with a party's prior consent to the interception, unless the purpose is a criminal or tortious act, with exceptions set out in the law.
Federal law: 18 U.S.C. § 2511(2)(d)
In Vermont, neither a health care provider nor a patient may record a provider's telephone consultation with a patient unless both consent.
Source: 18 V.S.A. § 9362(d)
A person whose call is intercepted, disclosed, or intentionally used in violation of the federal wiretap law may sue the violator, other than the United States, for appropriate relief, with exceptions set out in the law.
Federal law: 18 U.S.C. § 2520(a)
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code. Checked .
Business phone numbers in area code 802, answered by an AI agent
A local number for Burlington, Rutland, and Essex Junction, Vermont, with an AI receptionist that takes caller details, answers the questions you give it, and books appointments. Numbers depend on what carriers have left.