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983 area code: location, overlays and numbers

In Denver, Colorado, the US area code 983 has been in service since 2022 and shares an overlay with 303 and 720.

Location
Denver, Colorado
Service since
2022
Local time zone
Mountain time zone
Overlay
303 plus 720
Local calling
10-digit dialing
The rate centres
13
Exhaust projected
2069
Code for the country
+1 (United States)

Source: NANPA public reports, with the area code report and the rate-centre report; the file is dated 11/01/2026. Exhaust year: the NANPA projections file 2026-1, dated April 2026. We are not an official NANPA site.

Get your own 983 number

There are two routes to a 983 number. With a provider, a plan comes with a new number, chosen at sign-up from the numbers that provider holds in the code. Numbers a seller already holds are posted with a one-time price, often with a pattern. You then transfer the number to a provider.

Providers ranked by first-year cost

ProviderCheapest planFirst yearLink
Google Voice logoFree appBasic (Just for me), free$0Open Google Voice
TextNow logoFree appFree plan, free$0Open TextNow
Twilio logoDeveloper APIPay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month$13.80Open Twilio
Burner logoSecond-number appStandard, $3.99 a month billed yearly$47.99Open Burner
UniTel Voice logoToll-free specialistSolo, $6.99 a month billed yearly$84Open UniTel Voice
GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) logoSecond-number appDeluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly$102.88Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline)

Sellers that list local numbers

SellerWhat it sellsListed priceMonthly feeLink
Exclusive Digits logoMarketplaceLocal numbersFrom $9 one-timeNone statedSearch at Exclusive Digits
NumberBarn logoMarketplaceLocal and toll-freeFrom $9.95 one-time$2.99 a monthSearch at NumberBarn
RingBoost logoNumber brokerLocal and toll-freeFrom $99 one-timeNone statedSearch at RingBoost
PhoneNumberExpert logoNumber brokerLocal and toll-freeFrom $100 one-timeNone statedSearch at PhoneNumberExpert
212areacode.comNumber brokerLocal numbersFrom $150 one-timeNone statedSearch at 212areacode.com

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Places in the 983 area code

For 983, NANPA lists 13 rate centres. Every one of them is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:

They are Allenspark-lyons, Bennett, Byers and Deckers, plus Deer Trail, Denver, Fort Lupton, Georgetown and Hudson, and also Keenesburg, Longmont, Roggen and Strasburg.

Other related area codes

Both codes share the same area and the same pool of numbers: 303 and 720. Any of these codes can supply a new number in this area, so request the one you want.

Colorado also uses these area codes: 719, 970 and 748.

For city guides, see Denver area codes.

983 area code questions

Where is the 983 area code?

Denver, Colorado is where 983 rings, around Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.

Which country code goes with a 983 number?

+1. Because 983 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, callers abroad dial +1 983 plus the 7-digit number.

What time is it in the 983 area code?

The 983 area stays on Mountain time.

Who calls using a 983 number?

Any holder of a number in this code can call: homes, mobiles, local businesses, plus people who fake a local number. When a 983 number shows on your screen, it tells you where that number was assigned, not who is calling.

Does 983 work as a toll-free code?

No, it does not. 983 is a local area code, so calls to it are billed the same way as any other US call. In the US, the prefixes used for toll-free numbers are 800, 888, 877, 866, 855, 844 and 833.