Fort Wayne

Serves northeastern Indiana, centered on Fort Wayne. It was one of two new codes created by the three-way split of area code 219 in 2002.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18

Place

Fort Wayne

Type

geographic

Status

in service

In service since

2002

Projected exhaust

2075 Q1

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 260 is

Northeastern Indiana centered on Fort Wayne (Allen County and surrounding counties)..

Communities served wholly or partly by 260:

Fort WayneAuburnHuntingtonDecaturBlufftonColumbia CityNew HavenAngolaWabashGarrett

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 260 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Split from · 2002 219 Gary Created Jan 15, 2002 from the northeast portion of the 219 three-way split.

Related · 2002 574 South Bend Created simultaneously in the same 2002 split; adjacent to the west.

What's changing. Not overlaid (single code).

C · History

How 260 got here

2002-01-15

Area code 260 established for northeast Indiana in the three-way split of 219.

Source: Wikipedia

D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned

467

Prefixes available

333

Thousands-blocks assigned

2,275

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources

Wikipedia ↗

Area code 260

NumberResearch.org ↗

Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

Place, relationships and history above are compiled by North American Numbers from the sources listed and last checked 2026-09-18. A check date is not an expert review — see how this is made. Flag an error.