Area code 603

Area code 603 Manchester, New Hampshire

Area code 603 is one of the original 1947 area codes, in New Hampshire, with numbers assigned in Manchester, Nashua, Concord and 75 more places. It’s 12:13 AM there now.

State
New HampshireThe only area code in New Hampshire
Time zone
Eastern12:13 AM there now
Exchanges
75278 places
Overlay
NoneThe only code for its area
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Where area code 603 is

Numbers in 603 are assigned to 78 places in 10 counties: Hillsborough County, Rockingham County, Merrimack County, Strafford County, Grafton County, Belknap County, plus 4 more.

No single place dominates: Manchester, the largest, has 11% of the exchanges.

  • Manchester80
  • Nashua58
  • Concord39
  • Derry29
  • Dover29
  • Portsmouth28
  • Laconia19
  • Keene17
  • Rochester16
  • Exeter15
  • Milford11
  • Plymouth10
  • Suncook9
  • Hanover8
  • Claremont8
  • Lebanon8
  • Hampton8
  • Durham7
  • Berlin6
  • Center Ossipee6
  • Littleton6
  • Meredith6
  • North Woodstock6
  • Peterborough6

Phone companies in 603

752 blocks of numbers in 603 are held by 45 phone companies. The most belong to Consolidated Communications (248), Bell Atlantic Mobile (74) and Paetec Itel (58).

A mix: about 26% wireless, 42% 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

603 has been in service since 1947, when the first North American area codes were set up.

26 new exchanges were assigned since 2021, the latest in January 2024.

Calling 603

It’s 12:13 AM Eastern time in 603 right now.

From elsewhere in the U.S., dial 1, 603 and the 7-digit number.

Nearby area codes

603 is New Hampshire’s only area code.

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 603 area code

Map of the 603 area code around Manchester, Nashua and Concord, New Hampshire.

Interactive map © OpenStreetMap contributors

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Questions about 603

Where is area code 603?

In New Hampshire, covering Manchester, Nashua and Concord and other places across 10 counties.

What time zone is 603 in?

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

Is 603 an overlay?

No. 603 is the only area code for its area right now.

Which phone companies have 603 numbers?

45 companies hold blocks; the most belong to Consolidated Communications, Bell Atlantic Mobile and Paetec Itel. About 26% of blocks are wireless.

Is 603 running out of numbers?

Not on record. 26 new exchanges have been assigned since 2021.