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208 Area Code

Area code 208 serves Boise City, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Idaho Falls and nearby communities in Idaho. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateIdaho
Time zonesMountain / Pacific
Local time now…
Prefixes in use785
Overlay with986
Projected to run out2060
Boise CityMeridianNampaCaldwellIdaho FallsPocatelloCoeur d'AleneTwin FallsPost FallsRexburgLewistonEagleKunaMoscowStarAmmonHaydenChubbuckMountain HomeJeromeBlackfootRathdrumGarden CityMiddletonBurleySandpointHaileyEmmettPayetteFruitlandRupertWeiserKimberlyRigbyShelleyBoise CityIdaho FallsPocatelloCoeur d'Alene
Cities and towns served by area code 208

Who issues 208 numbers

Mobile 28%VoIP and cable 20%Landline 53%

Share of the 785 prefixes (the three digits after 208) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Lumen (Qwest)186
Verizon Wireless105
Ziply Fiber75
Onvoy (Sinch)65
AT&T Mobility57
T-Mobile47
Lumen (Level 3)39
Verizon Business (MCImetro)28

Cities and towns in area code 208

CityPopulationOther area codes
Boise City238,429986
Meridian142,988986
Nampa120,384986
Caldwell76,629986
Idaho Falls71,785986
Pocatello58,771986
Coeur d'Alene58,179986
Twin Falls56,216986
Post Falls46,715986
Rexburg40,334986
Lewiston34,717986
Eagle34,658986
Kuna31,525986
Moscow26,721986
Star20,874986
Ammon20,119986
Hayden17,363986
Chubbuck16,823986
Mountain Home16,779986
Jerome13,731986
Blackfoot13,361986
Rathdrum13,227986
Garden City13,047986
Middleton12,600986
Burley12,409986
Sandpoint10,645986
Hailey10,053986
Emmett8,900986
Payette8,813986
Fruitland7,213986
Rupert6,460
Weiser6,249986
Kimberly5,798986
Rigby5,757986
Shelley5,303986

Got a call from 208?

A 208 number was originally issued in Idaho, but that does not prove the caller is there. 20% of 208 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 785 prefixes in area code 208

Format: (208) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 208

Where is area code 208?
Area code 208 is in Idaho. It covers Boise City, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Idaho Falls, Pocatello and 29 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 208?
Area code 208 spans two time zones: Mountain and Pacific. Check the caller's city before you call back.
Is 208 a toll-free number?
No. 208 is a geographic area code in Idaho. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 208 share its area with 986?
208 and 986 form an overlay: they cover the same territory, so new numbers there can get any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits.
Will area code 208 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 208/986 overlay to exhaust in the first quarter of 2060. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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