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219 Area Code

Area code 219 serves Hammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Crown Point and nearby communities in Indiana. It has been in service since January 1, 1948.

StateIndiana
Time zonesEastern / Central
Local time now…
Prefixes in use496
Projected to run out2047
HammondGaryPortageMerrillvilleCrown PointValparaisoMichigan CityScherervilleHobartEast ChicagoSt. JohnMunsterHighlandLa PorteCedar LakeDyerGriffithChestertonLake StationLowellWinfieldLakes of the Four SeasonsSouth HavenRossRensselaerWestvillePorterHammondMerrillvilleMichigan City
Cities and towns served by area code 219

Who issues 219 numbers

Mobile 29%VoIP and cable 23%Landline 48%

Share of the 496 prefixes (the three digits after 219) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T (Indiana Bell)92
Onvoy (Sinch)53
AT&T Mobility52
T-Mobile49
Verizon Wireless44
Frontier41
Lumen (Level 3)23
Fractel21

Cities and towns in area code 219

CityPopulationOther area codes
Hammond75,712
Gary67,289
Portage38,634
Merrillville37,407
Crown Point35,616
Valparaiso35,177
Michigan City31,338
Schererville29,825
Hobart29,298
East Chicago25,610
St. John24,841
Munster23,504
Highland23,409
La Porte22,600
Cedar Lake16,789
Dyer16,273
Griffith16,137
Chesterton14,635
Lake Station12,977
Lowell11,853
Winfield9,140
Lakes of the Four Seasons7,338
South Haven7,177
Ross6,740
Rensselaer5,681
Westville5,387
Porter5,167

Got a call from 219?

A 219 number was originally issued in Indiana, but that does not prove the caller is there. 23% of 219 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 496 prefixes in area code 219

Format: (219) 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 219

Where is area code 219?
Area code 219 is in Indiana. It covers Hammond, Gary, Portage, Merrillville, Crown Point, Valparaiso and 21 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 219?
Area code 219 spans two time zones: Eastern and Central. Check the caller's city before you call back.
Is 219 a toll-free number?
No. 219 is a geographic area code in Indiana. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 219 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 219 to exhaust in the first quarter of 2047. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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