Phone number not showing as reachable on iMessage

Hello chisom176,

Thank you for posting in the Apple Support Communities.

We understand the importance of having your phone number available to send and receive messages. We'll be glad to assist.

Please follow the steps here for how to add your phone number: Add or remove your phone number in Messages or FaceTime

You can also follow this: If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime

To use your phone number with iMessages, you'll need to be able to send and receive SMS messages. If this isn't possible, contact your carrier.

Have a great day.

Hi there chisom176,

We're glad to hear you can use iMessages with your phone number now.

Thanks for being a part of Apple Support Communities.

Kind regards.