515 area code: location, time zone and numbers
Since 1947, the US telephone area code 515 has covered Des Moines, Iowa.
- Location
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Service since
- 1947
- Time zone used
- Central time zone
- Overlay
- None: no other code covers the area
- Calls inside the area
- Full 10-digit dialling
- The rate centres
- 98
- Expected exhaustion
- 2042
- The country code
- +1 (United States)
Drawn from NANPA public reports: the area code report plus the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026. The projected exhaust year comes from the NANPA projections release 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
Get yourself a 515 number
Two ways exist to get a 515 number. At sign-up, a provider picks a new number from the numbers it holds under the code, then assigns it with its plan. Numbers a seller already holds, often ones with a pattern, are listed for a one-time price. You then transfer the 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 that list 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 515 area code
For 515, NANPA lists 98 rate centres. Each one is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:
Maxwell, Madrid, Luverne, Lone Rock, Livermore, Lehigh, Ledyard, Lanyon, Lakota, Knierim, Kelley, Kamrar, Jewell, Jefferson, Indianola, Huxley, Humboldt, Harcourt, Granger, Grand Junction, Gowrie, Goldfield, Gilmore City, Garden City, Fort Dodge, Fenton, Farnhamville, Ellsworth, Elkhart, Earlham, Eagle Grove, Duncombe, Dows, Dexter, Des Moines, De Soto, Dayton, Dawson, Dallas Center, Corwith, Colfax, Clarion, Clare, Churdan, Cambridge, Callender, Burt, Buckeye, Bradgate, Boxholm, Bouton, Boone, Blairsburg, Barnum, Bancroft, Badger, Ames, Algona, Alden, Adel and 38 more.
Area codes related to this one
Iowa also uses these codes: 319, 712, plus 641 and 563.
City guides: area codes for Des Moines.
515 area code questions
Which area does 515 cover?
In Des Moines, Iowa, 515 rings around Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
Which country code applies to a 515 number?
+1. Because 515 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, from abroad you dial +1 515 and then the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 515 area code?
515 stays on Central time.
Who calls using a 515 number?
This code covers homes, mobiles, local businesses and callers who fake a local number. What a 515 number shows on your screen is where it was assigned, not who is calling.