Area code
419
In service
United States · since 1947

Toledo/Northwest Ohio

One of Ohio's four original 1947 area codes, serving northwestern Ohio including Toledo, Lima, Sandusky and Findlay. It was the last of the four originals to remain unsplit/unoverlaid until 2002.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Toledo/Northwest Ohio
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1947
Projected exhaust
2041 Q4

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 419 is

Northwestern Ohio (Toledo metro and north-central Ohio).

Communities served wholly or partly by 419:

ToledoLimaSanduskyFindlayBowling GreenMansfield

Representative; includes Toledo suburbs (Maumee, Sylvania, Perrysburg) and Lake Erie Islands north of Port Clinton.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 419 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?

Overlay · 2002 567 Toledo/Northwest Ohio (overlay) 567 overlays the 419 area; 419 was never split, only overlaid.
What's changing. Overlaid by 567 since 2002; ten-digit dialing required. Never geographically split.
C · History

How 419 got here

1947
Established as an original NANP area code for the northwestern quadrant of Ohio.
Source: Wikipedia: Area codes 419 and 567
2002-01-01
Overlaid by area code 567 (419 never split).
Source: Wikipedia: Area codes 419 and 567
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
800
Prefixes available
0
Thousands-blocks assigned
2,357

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 codes 419 and 567
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.