260 area code: location, time zone and numbers
Area code 260 serves Indiana as a US telephone area code and has done so since 2002.
- Location
- Indiana
- Service began in
- 2002
- Local time zone
- Eastern time zone
- Overlay
- None: no other code serves its area
- Calls within the area
- Dialling with 7 digits
- Rate centre list
- 76
- Projected exhaustion
- 2075
- Code for the country
- +1 (United States)
We use NANPA public reports for this information. These include the area code report and rate-centre report, from the file dated 11/01/2026. The exhaust year is based on the NANPA projection file 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site
Get your own 260 number
A 260 number can be obtained through two routes. At sign-up, you select from the numbers held in the code by a provider, which then assigns a new number through its plan. Sellers post numbers they already have, often with a pattern, at a one-time price; you later transfer your chosen 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 offering listed 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 260 area code
NANPA lists 76 rate centres for 260. Each is a local calling area that numbers are assigned to:
Silver Lake, Sidney, Shipshewana, Salamonia, Roanoke, Reservoir, Preble, Portland, Pokagon, Poe-hoagland, Pleasant Mills, Pleasant Lake, Petroleum, Pennville, Ossian, Orland, North Manchester, New Haven, Monroeville, Monroe, Mongo, Markle, Linn Grove, Ligonier, Liberty Center, Leo, Laud, Larwill, Lagro, Lagrange, Kimmell, Kendallville, Huntington, Huntertown, Howe, Harlan, Hamilton, Geneva, Garrett, Fremont, Fort Wayne, Etna, Decatur, Cromwell, Craigville, Corunna, Columbia City, Churubusco, Butler, Bryant, Bluffton, Bippus, Berne, Avilla, Auburn, Ashley, Arcola, Angola, Andrews, Albion, plus 16 more.
Other related area codes
The other Indiana area codes are: 317, 812, 219, 765, 574, 930 and 463.
260 area code questions
Where does area code 260 operate?
Area code 260 serves Indiana.
Which country code applies to a 260 number?
+1. Because 260 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, callers abroad dial +1 260 followed by the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 260 area code?
Area code 260 uses Eastern time.
Who places calls from a 260 number?
Homes, mobiles, local businesses and callers who fake a local number can all have a number in this code. When you see a 260 number on your screen, it shows where the number was assigned rather than who is calling.