Indiana Area Codes
8 active area codes · Indianapolis · Population around 6,934,754
Indiana has 8 active area codes, serving cities like Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, and Evansville. Of those, 4 are overlays covering ground another code already covers, which is why local calls there use all ten digits. The newest, 463, has been in service since November 15, 2016. Each code below links to its cities, carriers, timezone, and coverage map.
Indiana Area Code Map
What area codes does Indiana have?
- 219HammondEastern / Central · 73 cities · 789,214
- 260Fort WayneEastern Time (ET) · 66 cities · 723,426
- 317OverlayIndianapolisEastern Time (ET) · 56 cities · 1,848,288
- 463OverlayIndianapolisEastern Time (ET) · 56 cities · 1,848,288
- 574South BendEastern / Central · 67 cities · 777,943
- 765MuncieEastern Time (ET) · 203 cities · 1,114,660
- 812OverlayEvansvilleEastern / Central · 223 cities · 1,531,997
- 930OverlayEvansvilleEastern / Central · 223 cities · 1,531,997
More than one of these codes covers 55 of the 92 counties in Indiana, and one county is covered by 5 of them. Each card counts the people inside that code's own boundary at the 2020 census. Adding all 8 gives 10,165,813, against the 6,785,528 the same census counts in those counties, because 3,380,285 residents fall inside more than one code.
Which cities are the largest in Indiana?
How many phone prefixes does Indiana use?
The area codes in Indiana hold 3,782 assigned prefixes between them, listed under 113 distinct carrier names. A prefix is the three digits after the area code, and NANPA assigns each one to a single carrier.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many area codes does Indiana have?
Indiana has 8 active area codes: 219, 260, 317, 463, 574, 765, 812, 930.
What is the main area code for Indiana?
Of the 8 area codes in Indiana, 317 is the oldest one still serving Indianapolis, its largest city. 317 has been in service since 1947.
What are the largest cities in Indiana?
The largest cities in Indiana include Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, Fishers, South Bend.
What is the total population of Indiana?
Indiana has an estimated total population of 6,934,754 based on US Census PEP 2024 data.
Do I have to dial ten digits in Indiana?
In the parts of Indiana covered by an overlay, yes. 4 of the 8 area codes here cover ground another code already covers, and where two codes share an area, local calls need the area code as well as the seven-digit number.
Why does Indiana have 8 area codes?
They arrived one at a time rather than all at once: 317 has been in service since 1947. 4 of the 8 are overlays, laid over a code that already covered the same ground instead of splitting its map in two. The most recent is 463, in service since November 15, 2016.
What is the newest area code in Indiana?
463, in service since November 15, 2016.
Is my county covered by more than one area code in Indiana?
It may be: more than one area code covers 55 of the 92 counties in Indiana, and one county there is covered by 5 of them. The table above shows which codes reach each of the largest cities.