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Area code
986
In service
United States · since 2017

Idaho (statewide overlay)

Area code 986 is a statewide overlay of 208 covering all of Idaho. It entered service in 2016.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Idaho (statewide overlay)
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
2017
Projected exhaust
2060 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 986 is

All of Idaho..

Communities served wholly or partly by 986:

BoiseNampaMeridianIdaho FallsCoeur d'Alene

Same geography as 208.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 986 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 · 2016 208 Idaho (statewide) 986 overlays the entire 208 area (statewide).
What's changing. Statewide overlay of 208; ten-digit dialing mandatory.
C · History

How 986 got here

2016-11-05
Entered service; permissive dialing period began.
Source: Wikipedia
2017-08-05
Ten-digit dialing became mandatory throughout Idaho.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
201
Prefixes available
599
Thousands-blocks assigned
1,114

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 208 and 986
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.