985 area code: location, time zone and numbers
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, area code 985 has served as a US telephone area code since 2001.
- Location
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Since entering service
- 2001
- The time zone
- Uses Central time
- Overlay
- No overlay: it is the sole code for the area
- Calls within the area
- Calls use 7 digits
- Rate centre list
- 45
- Expected exhaustion
- 2103
- Country calling code
- +1 (United States)
Drawn from NANPA public reports: the area code report and the rate-centre report, file dated 11/01/2026, plus the NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026) for the exhaust year. We are not an official NANPA site.
Get yourself a 985 number
There are two ways to get a 985 number. A provider issues a new number together with its plan. The choice comes at sign-up, from the numbers in the code that it holds. A seller posts numbers it already holds for a one-time price, and the listings often include a pattern. You then move your chosen number over to a provider.
Providers listed 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 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 985 area code
For 985, NANPA lists 45 rate centres. Numbers are assigned to each local calling area:
Lockport, Leeville, Larose, Laplace, Lacombe, Franklinton, Folsom, Edgard, Dulac, Covington, Ponchatoula, Pine, Pierre Part, Pearl River, Pearlington, Chackbay, Bush, Bogalusa, Angie, Amite City, Morgan City, Montegut, Mandeville, Madisonville, Luling, Grand Isle, Golden Meadow, Gibson, Garyville, Galliano, Thibodaux, South Osyka, Slidell, Reserve, Raceland, Labadieville, Kentwood, Independence, Houma, Hammond, Patterson, Paradis, Norco, Napoleonville, Mount Hermon.
Area codes related to this one
Louisiana uses these codes too: 504, 318, 225, plus 337 and 457.
985 area code questions
Where is the 985 area code?
The 985 code rings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and also in the area around Baton Rouge, LA.
Which country code is used for a 985 number?
+1. Because 985 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, callers abroad enter +1 985 plus the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 985 area code?
The 985 area uses Central time.
Who uses a 985 number to call?
Anyone holding a number in this code may be a home, a mobile, a local business or a caller faking a local number. A 985 number shown on your screen identifies where it was assigned, but it does not reveal who is calling.