Area code 574

Area code 574 at a glance

Area code 574 is a geographic area code in Indiana, in service since January 15, 2002, according to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). It is not part of an overlay, so every number in its territory starts with 574. It is in the Eastern and Central time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include South Bend, Elkhart, Goshen, Logansport, and Plymouth. By population, its largest named places are South Bend, Elkhart, Goshen, Logansport, and Warsaw.

Places served by 574

574 holds 10% of the 3,984 central office codes assigned in Indiana, the 6th most of the state's 8 codes. 45 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 574 exchanges; the most populous are South Bend (104,000), Elkhart (53,690), Goshen (34,458), and Logansport (18,168). For a storefront or service area inside 574, the place pages show which prefixes are rated local there.

How calls are dialed in 574

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 574 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Ten-digit local dialing means the area code is part of how customers save and recognize your number, so print it in full everywhere. NANPA's dialing-plan note for this code reads: "1+10 digit permissible at service provider discretion."

Phone companies in area code 574

47 carriers hold the 403 central office codes assigned in 574. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Il has the most, with 49 (12%). 301 of the codes (75%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. Numbers can move between carriers through porting, so a code's holder tells you where the block started, not where every number lives now.

Where 574 numbers are rated

NANPA assigns each central office code to a rate center, the local calling area that decides whether a call is local or toll. 574 has codes in 59 rate centers. The table lists the rate centers with the most codes, with the matching Census place where the abbreviation could be matched.

574 code assignments over time

An area code has 800 possible central office codes that start with 2 through 9, a few of which are reserved (such as N11 service codes and 555). 403 are assigned in 574, 50% of 800. 51 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Using area code 574 for business calls

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