Salt Lake City, UT Area Codes

Area codes serving Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City sits in Utah, part of the West region and the Mountain Time zone. Its numbers are spread across an overlay of 2 codes that all cover the same ground: 385, 801.

The original code is 801 (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
385	Utah's Wasatch Front, from Ogden through Salt Lake City to Provo	March 29, 2009
801	Utah's Wasatch Front, from Ogden through Salt Lake City to Provo	January 1, 1947

Nearby cities sharing these area codes

• West Valley City
• West Jordan
• Provo
• Orem
• Sandy
• Ogden
• Layton
• South Jordan
• Lehi
• Millcreek
• Taylorsville
• Herriman

How to pick an area code for a new number

When you activate a new line in Salt Lake City, 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 801), ask the carrier whether any blocks remain, or request a number transfer. All codes here dial identically and cost the same.

Dialing in Salt Lake City

Because Salt Lake City 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 Utah, visit the Utah area codes page.