219 area code: location, time zone and numbers
The US telephone area code 219 serves Chicago, Indiana, and has been in service since 1948.
- Location
- Chicago, Indiana
- Operating since
- 1948
- The time zone
- Eastern time and Central time
- Overlay
- None: no other code serves the area
- Calls within the area
- Full 10-digit dialing
- Local calling areas
- 45
- Expected exhaust
- 2047
- Code for the country
- +1 (United States)
NANPA public reports provide the source: area code report, rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026; the exhaust year comes from NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
Get your own 219 number
A 219 number is available through two routes. A provider assigns a new number with its plan. You select it when you sign up from numbers the provider holds in the code. Numbers already held by a seller are listed at a one-time price, often with a pattern. You then move the purchased number to a provider.
Providers ranked by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers listing local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
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Places in the 219 area code
For 219, NANPA lists 45 rate centres. Every rate centre is a local calling area where numbers are assigned:
Wolcott, Whiting, Wheeler, Wheatfield, Westville, Wanatah, Valparaiso, Union Mills, Saint John, San Pierre, Roselawn, Rolling Prairie, Reynolds, Rensselaer, Remington, Portage, Mount Ayr, Morocco, Monon, Michigan City, Merrillville, Medaryville, Lowell, Lakes Of The Four Seasons, Lake Village, Lake Station, La Porte, La Crosse, Kouts, Kentland, Hobart, Highland, Hebron, Hanna, Hammond, Goodland, Gary, Francesville, East Chicago, Dyer, Demotte, Crown Point, Chesterton, Cedar Lake, Brook.
Area codes related to this one
Elsewhere in Indiana, the area codes are 317, 812, 765, 260, 574, 930, plus 463.
219 area code questions
Where does area code 219 operate?
Calls with 219 ring in Chicago, Indiana, around Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Which country code does a 219 number use?
+1. Because 219 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, calls from abroad require +1 219 and the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 219 area code?
Area code 219 observes Eastern and Central time.
Who calls with a 219 number?
Homes, mobiles and local businesses can use numbers in this code, as can people who pretend their number is local. When you see a 219 number, it shows where the number was assigned. It does not tell you who is calling.