Area code 260

Area code 260 Fort Wayne, Indiana

Area code 260 is in Indiana, with numbers assigned in Fort Wayne, Huntington, Auburn and 69 more places. It’s 12:13 AM there now.

State
Indiana8 area codes in Indiana
Time zone
Eastern12:13 AM there now
Exchanges
44472 places
Overlay
NoneThe only code for its area
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Where area code 260 is

Numbers in 260 are assigned to 72 places in 12 counties: Allen County, DeKalb County, Noble County, Huntington County, Steuben County, LaGrange County, plus 6 more.

Fort Wayne has the most, 34% of the exchanges; the rest are spread across 71 other places.

  • Fort Wayne149
  • Huntington14
  • Auburn11
  • Wabash10
  • Kendallville10
  • Angola10
  • Columbia City9
  • Lagrange9
  • Bluffton9
  • Huntertown8
  • New Haven8
  • Arcola8
  • Portland7
  • Decatur7
  • Albion7
  • Garrett6
  • North Manchester6
  • Ligonier5
  • Geneva4
  • Monroe4
  • Butler4
  • Waterloo4
  • Fremont4
  • Berne4

Phone companies in 260

444 blocks of numbers in 260 are held by 44 phone companies. The most belong to Frontier (101), AT&T Mobility (52) and T-Mobile (45).

A mix: about 30% wireless, 38% local phone and cable and 32% other carriers, including internet phone services.

A block’s holder is the company it was first assigned to; numbers can move to other carriers since.

History and overlays

260 went into service in 2002, added to the area of 219.

63 new exchanges were assigned since 2021, the latest in July 2026.

Calling 260

It’s 12:13 AM Eastern time in 260 right now.

From elsewhere in the U.S., dial 1, 260 and the 7-digit number.

Nearby area codes

Indiana has 8 area codes: 219, 260, 317, 463, 574, 765, 812 and 930.

From the North American Numbering Plan Administrator’s area code and exchange records (10/22/2026) and U.S. Census place and county names. Places and companies are where number blocks were assigned, not where anyone lives or which carrier a number uses today.

Map of the 260 area code

Map of the 260 area code around Fort Wayne, Huntington and Auburn, Indiana.

Interactive map © OpenStreetMap contributors

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Questions about 260

Where is area code 260?

In Indiana, covering Fort Wayne, Huntington and Auburn and other places across 12 counties.

What time zone is 260 in?

Eastern time. It was 12:13 AM there when this page loaded.

Is 260 an overlay?

No. 260 is the only area code for its area right now.

Which phone companies have 260 numbers?

44 companies hold blocks; the most belong to Frontier, AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile. About 30% of blocks are wireless.

Is 260 running out of numbers?

Not on record. 63 new exchanges have been assigned since 2021.