Area codes / Louisiana

Louisiana area codes

Louisiana has 6 area codes in service, in the Central time zone. Pick one for a local business number your Louisiana customers recognize.

Every Louisiana area code

Louisiana area codes with time zone, overlays, and year in service
Area codeTime zoneOverlaid withIn service since
225 Central None 1998
318 Central 457 1957
337 Central None 1999
457 Central 318 2025
504 Central None 1947
985 Central None 2001

Picking a Louisiana area code

504 is among the original area codes created in 1947. 2 Louisiana area codes share their region with an overlay, so a new number there may come in either code; both ring the same area, and calls within it are dialed with all ten digits.

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Area code data from NANPA, file of October 24, 2026.