Evansville, IN Area Codes

Area codes serving Evansville

Evansville sits in Indiana, part of the Midwest region and the Central Time zone. Its numbers are spread across an overlay of 2 codes that all cover the same ground: 812, 930.

The original code is 812 (in service since 1947). As the area ran low on numbers, regulators added overlay codes on top instead of splitting the city, so longtime residents kept their numbers while new lines received a newer code.

Code	Area served	In service
812	Southern Indiana including Evansville, Bloomington, Terre Haute and Louisville's Indiana suburbs	January 1, 1947
930	Southern Indiana including Evansville, Bloomington, Terre Haute and Louisville's Indiana suburbs	March 7, 2015

Nearby cities sharing these area codes

• Bloomington
• Terre Haute
• Columbus
• Jeffersonville
• New Albany
• Clarksville
• Jasper
• Vincennes
• Seymour
• Bedford
• Madison
• Washington

How to pick an area code for a new number

When you activate a new line in Evansville, the carrier assigns whichever code has numbers available — you usually can't choose. If a specific code matters to you (for example the prestige of 812), ask the carrier whether any blocks remain, or request a number transfer. All codes here dial identically and cost the same.

Dialing in Evansville

Because Evansville is an overlay area, 10-digit dialing is mandatory: always dial the area code plus the seven-digit number, even for a neighbor. See 10-digit dialing and overlay area codes for the background. For every code in Indiana, visit the Indiana area codes page.