436 Area Code
Area code 436 serves Lorain, Elyria, Mentor, Strongsville, North Royalton and nearby communities in Ohio. It has been in service since March 1, 2024, when it was split from 440.
Cities and towns in area code 436
| City | Population | Other area codes |
|---|---|---|
| Lorain | 65,366 | 440 |
| Elyria | 53,634 | 440 |
| Mentor | 47,010 | 440 |
| Strongsville | 45,629 | 440 |
| North Royalton | 30,936 | 440 |
| Avon Lake | 26,486 | 440 |
| Avon | 25,611 | 440 |
| Willoughby | 24,234 | 440 |
| Painesville | 20,660 | 440 |
| Berea | 17,920 | 440 |
| Ashtabula | 17,474 | 440 |
| Brecksville | 13,843 | 440 |
| Amherst | 12,974 | 440 |
| Bedford | 12,723 | 440 |
| Wickliffe | 12,649 | 440 |
| Conneaut | 12,247 | 440 |
| Vermilion | 10,695 | 440 |
| Bainbridge | 8,882 | 440, 740 |
| Olmsted Falls | 8,669 | 440 |
| Oberlin | 8,603 | 440 |
| Kirtland | 6,925 | 440 |
| Chesterland | 6,862 | 440, 740, 220 |
| Geneva | 5,806 | 440 |
| Grafton | 5,764 | 440 |
| Chardon | 5,251 | 440 |
Got a call from 436?
A 436 number was originally issued in Ohio, but that does not prove the caller is there. 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.
Questions about area code 436
- Where is area code 436?
- Area code 436 is in Ohio. It covers Lorain, Elyria, Mentor, Strongsville, North Royalton, Avon Lake and 19 more cities and towns.
- What time zone is area code 436?
- Area code 436 is in the Eastern time zone.
- Is 436 a toll-free number?
- No. 436 is a geographic area code in Ohio. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
- Why does 436 share its area with 440?
- 436 and 440 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 436 run out of numbers?
- NANPA's latest forecast projects the 436/440 overlay to exhaust in the second quarter of 2120. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.