563 area code: location, time zone and numbers
In Iowa, US telephone area code 563 has been in service since 2001.
- Location
- Iowa
- Operating since
- 2001
- The time zone
- Central time zone
- Overlay
- None, since no other code covers its area
- Calls within the area
- Dialling with 7 digits
- Rate centre list
- 109
- Projected exhaustion
- 2076
- Code for the country
- +1 (United States)
Based on the NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026) for the exhaust year. The rest comes from NANPA public reports: the rate-centre report and the area code report, file of 11/01/2026. We are not an official NANPA site.
Get your own 563 number
There are two routes to a 563 number. When you sign up, a provider gives you a new number with its plan. The number is picked from the numbers it holds for the code. Numbers a seller already holds are listed, often with a pattern, at 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 563 area code
For 563, NANPA lists 109 rate centres. Numbers are assigned to each of these local calling areas:
Andrew, Arlington, Atalissa, Baldwin, Bellevue, Alpha, Bernard, Burr Oak, Calamus, Calmar, Cascade, Bennett, Center Junction, Charlotte, Chester, Clarence, Clermont, Castalia, Colesburg, Cresco, Davenport, De Witt, Decorah, Clinton, Delmar, Dixon, Donahue, Dorchester, Dubuque, Delhi, Dyersville, Earlville, Edgewood, Eldridge, Elgin, Durant, Epworth, Farley, Farmersburg, Fayette, Fredericksburg, Elkader, Garber, Garnavillo, Goose Lake, Grand Mound, Greeley, Fort Atkinson, Harpers Ferry, Hawkeye, Hesper, Highlandville, Holy Cross, Guttenberg, Lamont, La Motte, Lansing, Lawler, Le Claire, Hopkinton and 49 more.
Other related area codes
563 area code questions
Where does area code 563 serve?
The 563 code serves Iowa.
Which country code does a 563 number use?
+1. Because 563 is in the North American Numbering Plan, callers abroad dial +1 563 plus the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 563 area code?
The 563 area stays on Central time.
Who places calls using 563?
Homes, mobiles and local businesses all use this code, and so do callers who fake a local number. What a 563 number shows on your screen is where it was assigned, not who is calling.