906 area code: location, time zone and numbers
In Michigan, area code 906 has served as a US telephone area code since 1961.
- Location
- Michigan
- Service start year
- 1961
- The time zone
- In Eastern and Central time zones
- Overlay
- None, because it is the only code for its area
- Local calling
- Full 10-digit dialling
- The rate centres
- 93
- Exhaust, projected
- More than 100 years from now
- The country code number
- +1 (United States)
NANPA public reports are the source: the area code report and the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026. For the exhaust year we used the NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
Get a number in the 906 area code
There are two routes to a 906 number. A provider hands out a new number with its plan, and at sign-up that number is picked from the ones it holds in the code. Sellers post numbers they already hold, often with a pattern, at a one-time price; you then transfer the number to a provider.
First-year cost: providers
| 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 906 area code
For 906, NANPA lists 93 rate centres. A rate centre is a local calling area where numbers are assigned:
The rate centres are: Negaunee, Munising, Michigamme Forest, Michigamme, Menominee, Mass, Marquette, Marenisco, Manistique, Mackinac Island, Lake Gogebic, Lake Linden, L'anse, Kinross, Keweenaw, Ishpeming, Ironwood, Iron River, Iron Mountain, Hulbert, Houghton, Hiawatha Forest, Hermansville, Gwinn, Gulliver, Grand Marais, Golden Lake, Gladstone, Garden, Fence River, Felch, Faithorn, Ewen, Escanaba, Engadine, Eckerman, Drummond Island, Donken, Deer Park, De Tour, Curtis, Crystal Falls, Cornell, Chatham, Channing, Champion, Cedarville, Carney, Calumet, Bruce Crossing, Brimley, Brevort, Big Bay, Bessemer, Bergland, Bark River, Baraga, Au Train, Amasa, Alston and 33 more.
Related area code list
Elsewhere in Michigan, the area codes are 313, 517, 616, 810, 248, 734, 231, 989, 586, 269, 947 and 679.
906 area code questions
Where is the 906 area code?
Michigan is served by 906.
Which country code does a 906 number use?
+1. Because 906 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, callers abroad dial +1 906 and then the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 906 area code?
Eastern and Central time apply to 906.
Who calls out using a 906 number?
A number in this code can belong to a home, a mobile, a local business or a caller who fakes a local number. The 906 number on your screen shows where the number was assigned. It does not show who is calling.