959 area code: location, overlays and numbers
Area code 959 serves Hartford, Connecticut as a US telephone area code. It has operated since 2014 and shares an overlay with 860.
- Location
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Service began in
- 2014
- Local time zone
- Eastern time
- Overlay
- 860
- Calls inside the area
- Full 10-digit dialling
- Local calling areas
- 57
- Expected exhaustion
- 2091
- Country calling code
- +1 (United States)
NANPA public reports are the source: the area code report and the rate-centre report, dated 11/01/2026. The exhaust year comes from the NANPA projection file 2026-1 (April 2026). We are not an official NANPA site.
Get a number in the 959 area code
There are two ways to get a 959 number. With its plan, a provider assigns a new number, picked at sign-up from the pool it holds in the code. Sellers post numbers they already hold, often in a pattern, at a one-time price. After that, you move the number to a provider.
Providers sorted 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 959 area code
For 959, NANPA lists 57 rate centres. Numbers are assigned to each local calling area:
Winsted, Windsor Locks, Windsor, Willimantic, Watertown, Washington, Torrington, Thomaston, Storrs, Stafford Springs, Southington, Simsbury, Sharon, Rockville, Putnam, Plainville, Plainfield, Pawcatuck, Old Saybrook, North Thompson, Norwich, Norfolk, Niantic, New Milford, New Britain, New London, Mystic, Moodus, Middletown, Manchester, Lyme, Litchfield, Ledyard, Lebanon, Lakeville, Killingworth, Kent, Jewett City, Harwinton, Hartford, Haddam, Glastonbury, Farmington, Essex, Enfield, East Hampton, Deep River, Danielson, Coventry, Cornwall, Columbia, Colchester, Clinton, Canton, Canterbury, Canaan, Bristol.
Other related area codes
The same area and the same pool of numbers: 860. Any of these codes can provide a new number in this area, so ask for the one you want.
Connecticut also uses these area codes: 203 and 475.
City guides: Area codes in Hartford.
959 area code questions
Which area is area code 959 in?
Numbers with 959 ring in Hartford, Connecticut, around Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT.
Which country code is used for a 959 number?
+1. The North American Numbering Plan covers 959. Calling from outside the country, dial +1 959 along with the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 959 area code?
Area code 959 uses Eastern time.
Who uses a 959 number to call?
Anyone with a number in this code can call: homes, mobiles, local businesses and also people who fake a local number. The 959 number on your screen points to where the number was assigned, not to who is calling.