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Area code
719
In service
United States · since 1988

Colorado Springs

Area code 719 serves southeastern and south-central Colorado, including Colorado Springs and Pueblo. It split from 303 on March 5, 1988, and remains a single (non-overlaid) code.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Colorado Springs
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1988
Projected exhaust
2035 Q3

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 719 is

Southeastern / south-central Colorado, including El Paso and Pueblo counties and the San Luis Valley..

Communities served wholly or partly by 719:

Colorado SpringsPuebloMonumentLeadvilleCañon CityAlamosaTrinidadLa Junta
B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 719 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 · 1988 303 Denver Split from 303 to serve southeastern Colorado.
What's changing. Not overlaid — single area code with no overlay currently in service.
C · History

How 719 got here

1988-03-05
Split from 303 to serve southeastern Colorado amid an impending prefix shortage.
Source: Wikipedia
2021-10-24
Ten-digit dialing adopted region-wide ahead of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline rollout. (UNVERIFIED exact date)
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
680
Prefixes available
120
Thousands-blocks assigned
3,256

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 719
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.