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860 Area Code

Area code 860 serves Hartford, New Britain, West Hartford, Bristol, East Hartford and nearby communities in Connecticut. It has been in service since August 28, 1995, when it was split from 203.

StateConnecticut
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use782
Overlay with959
Projected to run out2091
HartfordNew BritainWest HartfordBristolEast HartfordMiddletownNorwichManchesterTorringtonNewingtonNew LondonWethersfieldWillimanticStorrsWindsor LocksGrotonKensingtonOakvilleConning Towers-Nautilus ParkSouthwood AcresGlastonbury CenterNew MilfordThompsonvillePutnamWinstedRockvilleHazardvilleSimsbury CenterPortlandSherwood ManorPawcatuckTerryvilleHartfordNew BritainMiddletown
Cities and towns served by area code 860

Who issues 860 numbers

Mobile 17%VoIP and cable 27%Landline 56%

Share of the 782 prefixes (the three digits after 860) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Frontier324
Verizon Business (MCImetro)63
Verizon Wireless60
AT&T (Teleport)56
Paetec Itel50
AT&T Mobility44
Metropcs29
T-Mobile28

Cities and towns in area code 860

CityPopulationOther area codes
Hartford121,981959
New Britain76,286959
West Hartford63,809959
Bristol62,341959
East Hartford50,798959
Middletown48,439959
Norwich40,001959
Manchester36,561959
Torrington35,796959
Newington30,551959
New London28,003959
Wethersfield27,180959
Willimantic17,774959
Storrs13,502959
Windsor Locks12,555
Groton10,160959
Kensington9,936959
Oakville9,233959
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park8,590959
Southwood Acres8,154
Glastonbury Center7,860959
New Milford7,632
Thompsonville7,473
Putnam7,120959
Winsted7,074959
Rockville6,657959
Hazardville6,482
Simsbury Center6,326
Portland5,970959
Sherwood Manor5,781
Pawcatuck5,475959
Terryville5,112959

Got a call from 860?

A 860 number was originally issued in Connecticut, but that does not prove the caller is there. 27% of 860 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 782 prefixes in area code 860

Format: (860) 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 860

Where is area code 860?
Area code 860 is in Connecticut. It covers Hartford, New Britain, West Hartford, Bristol, East Hartford, Middletown and 26 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 860?
Area code 860 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 860 a toll-free number?
No. 860 is a geographic area code in Connecticut. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 860 share its area with 959?
860 and 959 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 860 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 860/959 overlay to exhaust in the first quarter of 2091. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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