CONNECTICUT · AREA CODE GUIDE
860 and 959 area codes location: Hartford, Connecticut
- Local date and time
- Eastern Time
Map data: UCLA Geoportal (2015) · NANPA · US Census Bureau, checked 26 September 2026. Boundaries are approximate.
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860 and 959 area codes at a glance
- State
- Connecticut
- Primary cities
- Hartford, New Britain, and Bristol
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- Answering calls
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| Area code | Started service | Parent code | New code planned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 860 | 203 | No, as of 22 September 2026 | |
| 959 | 860 | No, as of 22 September 2026 |
History
- : 959 added as an overlay on 860
Counties and cities covered
These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits.
Counties of the communities we could place (the code may reach further): Capitol Planning Region, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Northwest Hills Planning Region, and Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
- Hartford
- New Britain
- Bristol
- Middletown
- Southington
- Enfield
- Norwich
- Torrington
- Glastonbury
- Windsor
- Farmington
- New London
- Simsbury
- Plainville
- Ledyard
- Plainfield
- Coventry
- Old Saybrook
- Canton
- Haddam
- Lebanon
- Essex
- Killingworth
- Harwinton
- Columbia
32 more communities
- Canterbury
- Deep River
- Danielson
- Washington
- Jewett City
- Kent
- Lyme
- Litchfield
- Canaan
- Clinton
- Colchester
- Cornwall
- East Hampton
- Lakeville
- Manchester
- Moodus
- Mystic
- New Milford
- Niantic
- Norfolk
- North Thompson
- Pawcatuck
- Putnam
- Rockville
- Sharon
- Stafford Springs
- Storrs
- Thomaston
- Watertown
- Willimantic
- Windsor Locks
- Winsted
Sources: NANPA area code listing, NANPA places by area code, U.S. Census Bureau county geography. Checked .
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