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986 Area Code

Area code 986 serves Boise City, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Idaho Falls and nearby communities in Idaho. It has been in service since September 5, 2017, when it was split from 208.

StateIdaho
Time zonePacific
Local time now…
Prefixes in use189
Overlay with208
Projected to run out2060
Boise CityMeridianNampaCaldwellIdaho FallsPocatelloCoeur d'AleneTwin FallsPost FallsRexburgLewistonEagleKunaMoscowStarAmmonHaydenChubbuckMountain HomeJeromeBlackfootRathdrumGarden CityMiddletonBurleySandpointHaileyEmmettPayetteFruitlandWeiserKimberlyRigbyShelleyBoise CityIdaho FallsPocatelloCoeur d'Alene
Cities and towns served by area code 986

Who issues 986 numbers

Mobile 17%VoIP and cable 33%Landline 50%

Share of the 189 prefixes (the three digits after 986) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
Fractel37
Onvoy (Sinch)35
Ton80 Communications26
T-Mobile14
Verizon Wireless12
Bandwidth10
AT&T Mobility6
Commio5

Cities and towns in area code 986

CityPopulationOther area codes
Boise City238,429208
Meridian142,988208
Nampa120,384208
Caldwell76,629208
Idaho Falls71,785208
Pocatello58,771208
Coeur d'Alene58,179208
Twin Falls56,216208
Post Falls46,715208
Rexburg40,334208
Lewiston34,717208
Eagle34,658208
Kuna31,525208
Moscow26,721208
Star20,874208
Ammon20,119208
Hayden17,363208
Chubbuck16,823208
Mountain Home16,779208
Jerome13,731208
Blackfoot13,361208
Rathdrum13,227208
Garden City13,047208
Middleton12,600208
Burley12,409208
Sandpoint10,645208
Hailey10,053208
Emmett8,900208
Payette8,813208
Fruitland7,213208
Weiser6,249208
Kimberly5,798208
Rigby5,757208
Shelley5,303208

Got a call from 986?

A 986 number was originally issued in Idaho, but that does not prove the caller is there. 33% of 986 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 189 prefixes in area code 986

Format: (986) 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 986

Where is area code 986?
Area code 986 is in Idaho. It covers Boise City, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Idaho Falls, Pocatello and 28 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 986?
Area code 986 is in the Pacific time zone.
Is 986 a toll-free number?
No. 986 is a geographic area code in Idaho. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Why does 986 share its area with 208?
208 and 986 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 986 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects the 208/986 overlay to exhaust in the first quarter of 2060. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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