Area codes / Idaho / 208
The 208 area code
208 is one of the original 1947 area codes in Idaho, in the Mountain and Pacific time zones. Get a local 208 number for your business, shared by everyone who answers it, or bring the 208 number you already have.
208 at a glance
Get a 208 business number
When you sign up for Onyx Phone, you pick a local number by area code: search 208, narrow it by the next three digits or the last four if you want something memorable, and it's yours on the spot. Which numbers are free changes daily. If you don't find one you like, 986 covers the same area.
The number rings everyone you assign to it, in the browser, on the iPhone and Android apps, and on desk phones, and texts from it are unlimited once US carriers approve your business. Your plan includes one number for each user, and more numbers are $5 a month.
Calling 208 customers
Local calls in 208 are dialed with all ten digits: the area code, then the number. 208 spans the Mountain and Pacific time zones, so the local time depends on where the caller is.
Calls from Onyx Phone show your business number, and once your business is verified, your caller ID name too, so 208 customers see who's calling.
Questions about area code 208
What state is area code 208?
Area code 208 is in Idaho.
What time zone is area code 208 in?
Area code 208 covers places in the Mountain and Pacific time zones, so check which one a caller is in before you call early or late.
Is 208 an overlay area code?
Yes. 208 shares its area with 986. Numbers in either code ring the same region, and local calls there are dialed with all ten digits.
Can I get a 208 business number?
Onyx Phone sells US local numbers. When you pick your number, search the 208 area code; which numbers are free changes daily. If none are free, 986 covers the same area.
Can I keep the 208 number I already have?
Yes. Moving a number to Onyx Phone is free on every plan and usually takes 3 to 7 business days. You answer on a temporary number until it moves.
Included on every plan
Starter is $17, Business is $29, Scale is $42 per user a month, or less billed yearly. The plan includes a business number for each user and unlimited calling and texting in the US and Canada. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial, and moving your current number over is free.
Area code data from the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA), file of October 24, 2026.