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515 Area Code

Area code 515 serves Des Moines, Ankeny, West Des Moines, Ames, Urbandale and nearby communities in Iowa. It has been in service since January 1, 1947.

StateIowa
Time zoneCentral
Local time now…
Prefixes in use579
Projected to run out2042
Des MoinesAnkenyWest Des MoinesAmesUrbandaleWaukeeJohnstonFort DodgeAltoonaCliveGrimesIndianolaNorwalkBoonePleasant HillBondurantPerryWebster CityAdelNevadaPolk CityWintersetAlgonaWindsor HeightsDes MoinesAnkenyAmesFort Dodge
Cities and towns served by area code 515

Who issues 515 numbers

Mobile 29%VoIP and cable 13%Landline 58%

Share of the 579 prefixes (the three digits after 515) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Lumen (Qwest)147
Verizon Wireless54
T-Mobile47
UScellular44
Windstream38
Onvoy (Sinch)33
Mcc Telephony Of Iowa23
AT&T Mobility22

Cities and towns in area code 515

CityPopulationOther area codes
Des Moines212,086
Ankeny77,833
West Des Moines74,224
Ames68,220
Urbandale48,570
Waukee34,890
Johnston25,065
Fort Dodge24,837
Altoona22,796
Clive19,861
Grimes17,405
Indianola16,829
Norwalk15,004
Boone12,471
Pleasant Hill11,239
Bondurant9,647
Perry8,208
Webster City7,815
Adel7,098
Nevada6,974
Polk City6,630
Winterset5,520
Algona5,309
Windsor Heights5,059

Got a call from 515?

A 515 number was originally issued in Iowa, but that does not prove the caller is there. 13% of 515 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 579 prefixes in area code 515

Format: (515) 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 515

Where is area code 515?
Area code 515 is in Iowa. It covers Des Moines, Ankeny, West Des Moines, Ames, Urbandale, Waukee and 18 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 515?
Area code 515 is in the Central time zone.
Is 515 a toll-free number?
No. 515 is a geographic area code in Iowa. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 515 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 515 to exhaust in the second quarter of 2042. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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