How to Get a Google Voice Phone Number

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Search for a location. Click the text box in the middle of the page, then type in a city name or a ZIP code (e.g., 96703). As you type, a drop-down menu with phone number options will appear below the text box.

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Select a phone number. Click the blue SELECT button to the right of the phone number that you want to use.

You may first have to select a city in the drop-down menu below the search bar.

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Click VERIFY. This blue button is in the middle of the page. Doing so will take you to a page where you can verify your actual phone number.

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Enter your actual phone number. In the text field that appears in the middle of the page, type in a phone number for a phone that you can access.

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Click SEND CODE. It’s in the bottom-right corner of the phone number window. Google Voice will send a verification text to your phone.

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Retrieve your code. Open your phone’s texting app, open the text from Google (usually a five-digit number), and review the six-digit code in the body of the text.

Google’s text will say something like “123456 is your Google Voice verification code.”

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Enter the code. Type the six-digit code into the text field in the middle of the Google Voice page.

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Click VERIFY. It’s in the bottom-right corner of the code verification window.