Milwaukee skyline in Wisconsin, served by the 414 and 262 area codes

Wisconsin area codes: all 8 codes and where they ring

There are 8 area codes in use in Wisconsin. The oldest of them dates back to 1947, and the most recent, 353, opened in 2023.

The area codes in use
8
Most recent code
353
The rate centres
598
Time zone areas
Central

All Wisconsin area codes

CodeMain placesSinceOverlayTime zoneExhaust
414Milwaukee1947No overlayCentral time2041
715Alma Center, Almena, Almond and more1947534Central time2070
608Adams, Albany, Alma and more1955353Central time2065
920Abrams, Algoma, Appleton and more1997274Central time2059
262Allenton, Belgium, Bergen and more1999No overlayCentral time2036
534Alma Center, Almena, Almond and more2010715Central time2070
274Abrams, Algoma, Appleton and more2023920Central time2059
353Adams, Albany, Alma and more2023608Central time2065

Source: the NANPA exhaust projections, rate-centre report and area code report, taken from the file of 11/01/2026. This is not an official NANPA site.

How area codes came to Wisconsin

  1. 1947: 414 was one of the original 1947 area codes, and it served Milwaukee.
  2. 1947: 715 was one of the original 1947 area codes, and it served Alma Center, Almena and Almond.
  3. 1955: a new area code, 608, opened to serve Adams, Albany and Alma.
  4. 1997: 920 was created by splitting 414, for Abrams, Algoma and Appleton.
  5. 1999: 262 was split off from 414 to serve Allenton, Belgium and Bergen.
  6. 2010: 534 came in as an overlay for 715, covering the same area.
  7. 2023: 274 was added as an overlay for 920, over the same area.
  8. 2023: 353 was added as an overlay for 608, over the same area.

Making calls in Wisconsin

Local calls in 414, 715, 608, 920, 262, 534 along with 274 and 353 take 10-digit dialling, while long-distance calls take 1 + 10-digit dialling.

Which places fall in each Wisconsin area code

253 rate centres in one overlay area: 715 and 534

Alma Center, Almena, Almond, Woodville, Wittenberg, Wisconsin Rapids, Winter, Whitehall, White Lake, Wheeler, Weyerhauser, Webster, Webb Lake, Wausaukee, Wausau, Waupaca, Washburn, Wabeno, Vesper, Twin Bridge, Turtle Lake, Trade Lake, Tomahawk, Tigerton, Three Lakes, Thorp, Taylor, Superior, Sugar Camp, Strum, Stratford, Stone Lake, Stevens Point, Stetsonville, Star Prairie, Stanley, Springstead, Springbrook, Spring Valley, Spring Lake, Spread Eagle, Spooner, Spider Lake, Spencer, Soo Lake, Somerset, Solon Springs, Siren, Shell Lake, Sheldon, Shawano, Scandinavia, Sayner, Sarona, Sand Creek, Saint Croix Falls, Rudolph, Rosholt, Rock Falls, Roberts, River Falls, Ridgeland, Rice Lake, Rib Lake, Rhinelander, Radisson, Presque Isle, Prescott, Prentice, Prairie Farm, Port Wing, Port Edwards, Poplar, Polonia, Plum City, Pleasantville, Plainfield, Pittsville, Pigeon Falls, Pickerel, Phillips, Phelps, Peshtigo, Pepin, Pembine, Pelican Lake, Park Falls, Owen, Osseo, Osceola, Ogema, Northfield, Niagara, New Richmond, New Auburn, Neopit, Nelson, Nekoosa, Neillsville, Namekagon Lake, Mosinee, Mont Du Lac, Mondovi, Minong, Minocqua, Milltown, Mill Creek, Merrillan, Merrill, Mercer, Menomonie, Mellen, Medford, Mattoon, Mason, Marshfield, Marion, Marinette, Marengo, Marathon, Maple, Manitowish Waters, Maiden Rock, Luck, Loyal, Long Lake, Lindsey, Lewis, Laona, Land O Lakes, Lakewood, Lake Tomahawk, Lake Nebagamon, Ladysmith, Lac Du Flambeau, La Pointe, Knapp, Keshena, Kennan, Junction City, Jump River, Jim Falls, Iron River, Iola, Independence, Hurley, Hudson, Houlton, Holcombe, Hixton, Hayward, Hawkins, Hatley, Harmony, Hancock, Hammond, Hager City, Gresham, Greenwood, Grantsburg, Granton, Grandview, Gordon, Goodman, Glidden, Glenwood City, Glen Flora, Gleason, Gilmanton, Gilman, Frederic, Fox Creek, Florence, Falun, Fall Creek, Fairchild, Exeland, Elmwood, Ellsworth, Elk Mound, Elk Lake, Eleva, Elderon, Elcho, Edgar, Eau Galle, Eau Claire, Eagle River, Eagle Point, Durand, Drummond, Dresser, Downsville, Dorchester, Deer Park, Danbury, Dallas, Dairyland, Cushing, Cumberland, Crivitz, Crescent Lake, Crandon, Cornucopia, Cornell, Coloma, Colfax, Colby, Clintonville, Cleghorn, Clear Lake, Clayton, Chippewa Falls, Chili, Chetek, Centuria, Cecil, Canton, Cameron, Cadott, Cable, Butternut, Bruce, Brantwood, Boyd, Boyceville, Bowler, Boulder Junction, Bonduel, Bloomer, Black River Falls, Birnamwood, Birchwood, Benoit, Bennett, Bear Creek, Bayfield, Bay City, Barron, Barnes, Balsam Lake, Baldwin, Aurora, Augusta, Auburndale, Athens, Ashland, Arkansaw, Argonne, Antigo, Amherst, Amery, Amberg.

159 rate centres in one overlay area: 608 and 353

Adams, Albany, Alma, Yuba, Woodman, Woodford, Wonewoc, Witwen, Wisconsin Dells, Wiota, Wilton, Westfield, Westby, West Salem, Wauzeka, Waunakee, Waumandee, Warrens, Viroqua, Viola, Verona, Trempealeau, Tomah, Sun Prairie, Stoughton, Stoddard, Steuben, Spring Green, Sparta, South Wayne, Soldiers Grove, Shullsburg, Seneca, Sauk City, Sabin, Ridgeway, Richmond, Richland Center, Reedsburg, Readstown, Prairie Du Chien, Poynette, Potosi, Portage, Platteville, Plain, Pardeeville, Packwaukee, Oxford, Orfordville, Oregon, Ontario, Norwalk, North Warren, North Freedom, North Apple River, New Lisbon, New Glarus, Necedah, Muscoda, Mount Zion, Mount Vernon, Mount Horeb, Mount Hope, Monticello, Montfort, Montello, Monroe Center, Monroe, Mineral Point, Mindoro, Milton, Middleton, Merrimac, Melrose, Mcfarland, Mazomanie, Mauston, Marshall, Madison, Lyndon Station, Lone Rock, Loganville, Lodi, Lime Ridge, Liberty Pole, Lancaster, La Valle, La Farge, La Crosse, Kendall, Juda, Janesville, Ithaca, Holmen, Hollandale, Hillsboro, Highland, Hazel Green, Gratiot, Genoa, Gays Mills, Galesville, Fountain City, Footville, Fennimore, Fairplay, Evansville, Ettrick, Endeavor, Elroy, Edgerton, Eastman, Dodgeville, Dickeyville, Deerfield, De Soto, De Forest, Darlington, Cuba City, Cross Plains, Cottage Grove, Coon Valley, Cochrane, Cobb, Clinton, Chaseburg, Centerville, Cazenovia, Cataract, Cassville, Cashton, Camp Douglas, Cambridge, Browntown, Brooks, Brooklyn, Brodhead, Briggsville, Boscobel, Boaz, Blue River, Bloomington, Bloom City, Blanchardville, Blair, Black Earth, Benton, Beloit, Belmont, Belleville, Beetown, Baraboo, Bangor, Bagley, Avoca, Argyle, Arena, Arcadia.

126 rate centres in one overlay area: 920 and 274

Algoma, Appleton, Wrightstown, Winneconne, Wild Rose, Whitelaw, Weyauwega, Wayside, Wautoma, Waupun, Watertown, Waterloo, Washington Island, Van Dyne, Valders, Two Rivers, Tisch Mills, Theresa, Suring, Sturgeon Bay, Stockbridge, Sister Bay, Shiocton, Sherwood, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan, Seymour, Saint Nazianz, Saint Cloud, Rosendale, Ripon, Rio, Reeseville, Reedsville, Redgranite, Readfield, Random Lake, Randolph, Pulaski, Princeton, Poy Sippi, Plymouth, Pickett, Oshkosh, Oostburg, Oneida, Omro, Ogdensburg, Oconto Falls, Oconto, Oakfield, Nichols, Newtonburg, Newton, New London, New Holstein, New Franken, Neshkoro, Neosho, Neenah, Mount Calvary, Mishicot, Mill Center, Mayville, Markesan, Mapleton, Manitowoc, Manawa, Luxemburg, Lomira, Little Sturgeon, Little Chute, Lena, Lebanon, Larsen, Lake Mills, Krakow, Kingston, Kiel, Kewaunee, Kaukauna, Juneau, Johnson Creek, Johnsburg, Jefferson, Jacksonport, Hustisford, Howards Grove, Hortonville, Horicon, Hilbert, Greenbush, Green Lake, Green Bay, Gillett, Fremont, Fox Lake, Fort Atkinson, Forestville, Fond Du Lac, Fall River, Elkhart Lake, Egg Harbor, Eden, Denmark, De Pere, Columbus, Collins, Coleman, Clyman, Cleveland, Chilton, Cedar Grove, Casco, Cascade, Campbellsport, Cambria, Burnett, Brussels, Brillion, Brandon, Black Creek, Berlin, Beaver Dam, Baileys Harbor, Abrams.

60 rate centres in 262

Allenton, Belgium, Wind Lake, Williams Bay, Whitewater, Wheatland, West Bend, Waukesha, Waubeka, Waterford, Walworth, Union Grove, Twin Lakes, Trevor, Thiensville, Sussex, Sullivan, Somers, Slinger, Silver Lake (kenosha), Sharon, Salem, Racine, Port Washington, Pewaukee, Parkside, Palmyra, Oconomowoc, North Prairie, North Lake, North Antioch, Newburg, Muskego, Mukwonago, Milwaukee, Merton, Menomonee Falls, Lake Geneva, Kewaskum, Kenosha, Jackson, Hubertus, Hartland, Hartford, Genoa City, Genesee, Elkhorn, East Troy, Eagle, Dousman, Delavan, Delafield, Darien, Cedarburg, Caledonia, Burlington, Bristol, Bohners Lake, Big Bend, Bergen.

Will Wisconsin add another area code?

Not for years: NANPA expects 262 to be the first to run out, in 2036.

Code or overlay groupForecast exhaustForecast in 2023.2Change
2622036 1Q2036unchanged since 2023.2
4142041 2Q205918 years sooner than in 2023.2
274/9202059 2Q206910 years sooner than in 2023.2
353/6082065 1Q205510 years later than in 2023.2
534/7152070 4Q205911 years later than in 2023.2

Area codes over the Wisconsin border

The area codes of the states bordering Wisconsin

Cities in Wisconsin

Milwaukee area code list.

Questions about Wisconsin area codes

How many area codes serve Wisconsin?

8 in service, according to the NANPA file of 11/01/2026.

What is the oldest Wisconsin area code?

The code 414 has been in service since 1947.

Are overlays used in Wisconsin?

Yes: 715, 608, 920, 534, 274 along with 353 each cover the same area as another code, so local calls there require the full 10-digit number.

How can I get a Wisconsin number?

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Which area code does Milwaukee use?

The codes 414 and 262 serve Milwaukee. See Milwaukee area codes.