INDIANA · AREA CODE GUIDE
260 area code location: Fort Wayne and Huntington, Indiana
- Local date and time
- Eastern Time
Map data: HSIP (2010) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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260 area code at a glance
- State
- Indiana
- Primary cities
- Fort Wayne, Huntington, and New Haven
- Established
- Population
- Largest community: Fort Wayne, 275,203 (2025)Not an area-code population.
- Prefixes in service
- 443 as of 13 October 2026
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History
Country and calling code: United States (+1).
Parent code: 219.
New code planned: No, as of 22 September 2026.
Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Standard time UTC−05:00
- Daylight saving time UTC−04:00
Counties and cities covered
260 numbers are issued across 76 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): DeKalb County, Allen County, Noble County, Huntington County, Steuben County, Wells County, Jay County, LaGrange County, Whitley County, Adams County, Kosciusko County, and Wabash County.
- Fort Wayne
- Huntington
- New Haven
- Auburn
- Huntertown
- Bluffton
- Kendallville
- Columbia City
- Wabash
- Decatur
- Angola
- Garrett
- Portland
- North Manchester
- Ligonier
- Berne
- Ossian
- Lagrange
- Butler
- Avilla
- Albion
- Waterloo
- Fremont
- Churubusco
- South Whitley
51 more communities
- Roanoke
- Woodburn
- Hamilton
- Etna
- Monroeville
- Topeka
- Warren
- Markle
- Andrews
- Wolcottville
- Ashley
- Monroe
- Silver Lake
- Shipshewana
- Pennville
- Zanesville
- Cromwell
- Saint Joe
- Orland
- Lagro
- Larwill
- Uniondale
- Corunna
- Bryant
- Salamonia
- Sidney
- Arcola
- Bippus
- Craigville
- Geneva
- Harlan
- Howe
- Kimmell
- Laud
- Leo
- Liberty Center
- Linn Grove
- Mongo
- Petroleum
- Pleasant Lake
- Pleasant Mills
- Poe-Hoagland
- Pokagon
- Preble
- Reservoir
- South Milford
- Spencerville
- Tocsin
- Tri Lakes
- Urbana
- Wawaka
Notable places in 260
| Place | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne International Airport | 9.9 km from Zanesville | Commercial airport, 424,491 enplanements (2024) |
| Tri-State Steuben County Airport | 6.3 km from Angola | Airport |
| Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum | 1.3 km from Auburn | Museum |
| Decatur Hi-Way Airport | 5.6 km from Decatur | Airport |
| North Side High School Gym | 1.3 km from Fort Wayne | Arena |
| Fort Wayne Children's Zoo | 2.2 km from Fort Wayne | Zoo |
| Fun Spot Amusement Park & Zoo | 3.7 km from Angola | Amusement park |
| Manchester University | 1.3 km from North Manchester | University, 1,252 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne | 4.4 km from Fort Wayne | University |
| University of Saint Francis | 2.8 km from Fort Wayne | University, 2,112 12-month enrollment (2023–24) |
Questions about 260
Where is the 260 area code?
260 is in Indiana. Its numbers are issued in Fort Wayne, Huntington, New Haven, and 73 other communities.
What time zone is area code 260 in?
260 is in Eastern Time. Daylight saving time is observed.
What cities are in the 260 area code?
Fort Wayne, Huntington, New Haven, Auburn, and Huntertown, and 71 other communities.
What state is area code 260 in?
Area code 260 is in Indiana.
What counties are covered by area code 260?
Area code 260 covers communities in DeKalb County, Allen County, Noble County, Huntington County, Steuben County, Wells County, Jay County, LaGrange County, Whitley County, Adams County, Kosciusko County, and Wabash County.
Is 260 a toll-free area code?
No. 260 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, NANPA central office code assignments, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, OMB metropolitan area delineations. Checked .
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