Area code 959

Area code 959 at a glance

Area code 959 is a geographic area code in Connecticut, in service since August 30, 2014, according to the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). It is an overlay: 959 and 860 cover the same territory, so neighbors on the same street can have different area codes. It is in the Eastern time zone. The places with the most assigned exchanges include Hartford, New Britain, New London, Torrington, and Norwich. By population, its largest named places are Hartford, New Britain, Bristol, Manchester, and Middletown.

Cities and towns in area code 959

959 holds 8.1% of the 2,020 central office codes assigned in Connecticut, the 4th most of the state's 4 codes. 42 Census places could be matched to rate centers with 959 exchanges; the most populous are Hartford (122,000), New Britain (75,871), Bristol (62,195), and Manchester (59,948). Each place page lists the exact prefixes and carriers for that town.

How calls are dialed in 959

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 959 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits. Because local calls need the area code, business cards, signage and website copy should always show the full ten-digit number. NANPA's dialing-plan note for this code reads: "1+10 permissible at service provider discretion"

Carriers with 959 numbers

32 carriers hold the 163 central office codes assigned in 959. Onvoy, LLC - CT has the most, with 46 (28%). 163 of the codes (100%) are pooled, meaning the code holder shares blocks of 1,000 numbers with other carriers instead of using all 10,000 itself. The code holder is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number today, since numbers can be ported between providers.

Where 959 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. 959 has codes in 53 rate centers. Rate center names in the file are abbreviations; where one matches a Census place, the table links to that city's local-number page.

How full is area code 959?

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). 163 are assigned in 959, 20% of 800. 124 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Getting a 959 number for your business

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

Porting a number you already use in area code 959 is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

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