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859 Area Code

Area code 859 serves Lexington-Fayette, Covington, Richmond, Florence, Nicholasville and nearby communities in Kentucky. It has been in service since April 1, 2000, when it was split from 606.

StateKentucky
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use563
Projected to run out2059
Lexington-FayetteCovingtonRichmondFlorenceNicholasvilleIndependenceErlangerWinchesterBurlingtonDanvilleFort ThomasBereaNewportAlexandriaVersaillesFrancisvilleParisHarrodsburgElsmereOakbrookFort MitchellEdgewoodUnionVilla HillsMount SterlingTaylor MillCold SpringHebronCynthianaWilmoreHighland HeightsFort WrightDaytonWaltonBellevueLexington-FayetteCovingtonRichmondNicholasvilleDanville
Cities and towns served by area code 859

Who issues 859 numbers

Mobile 29%VoIP and cable 25%Landline 46%

Share of the 563 prefixes (the three digits after 859) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Windstream77
AT&T Mobility66
Lumen (Level 3)57
altafiber (Cincinnati Bell)57
Onvoy (Sinch)56
Verizon Wireless54
T-Mobile42
South Central Bell Tel41

Cities and towns in area code 859

CityPopulationOther area codes
Lexington-Fayette329,751
Covington41,847
Richmond40,663
Florence34,018
Nicholasville33,857
Independence30,198
Erlanger20,158
Winchester19,514
Burlington18,090
Danville17,736
Fort Thomas17,142
Berea16,662
Newport13,998
Alexandria10,994
Versailles10,734
Francisville10,313
Paris10,130
Harrodsburg9,576
Elsmere9,521
Oakbrook9,459
Fort Mitchell8,751
Edgewood8,503
Union7,937
Villa Hills7,797
Mount Sterling7,586
Taylor Mill7,144
Cold Spring6,640
Hebron6,637
Cynthiana6,576
Wilmore6,380
Highland Heights6,341
Fort Wright6,240
Dayton5,974
Walton5,868
Bellevue5,847

Got a call from 859?

A 859 number was originally issued in Kentucky, but that does not prove the caller is there. 25% of 859 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 563 prefixes in area code 859

Format: (859) 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 859

Where is area code 859?
Area code 859 is in Kentucky. It covers Lexington-Fayette, Covington, Richmond, Florence, Nicholasville, Independence and 29 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 859?
Area code 859 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 859 a toll-free number?
No. 859 is a geographic area code in Kentucky. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 859 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 859 to exhaust in the second quarter of 2059. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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