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title: "Area code 225: Louisiana, United States"
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summary: "Area code 225 serves Louisiana, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Louisiana."
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# Area code 225: Louisiana, United States

Area code 225 serves Louisiana, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Louisiana.

NANPA lists 498 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 225, held by 43 holders across 35 rate centers.
The largest rate center is BATONROUGE, with 290 prefixes (58%).
South Central Bell Tel holds the most prefixes, 132 (27%). 76% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,624 complaints on file for 1,294 numbers in 225, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1998-08-17
- Time zone: Central (C)
- Prefixes in use: 498
- Pooled prefixes: 378 (76%)
- Rate centers: 35
- Companies holding prefixes: 43
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-02-05 to 2026-03-04 (225 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 67

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BATONROUGE | 290 | 58% |
| DENHAM SPG | 20 | 4% |
| GONZALES | 17 | 3% |
| PLAQUEMINE | 14 | 3% |
| DONALDSNVL | 13 | 3% |
| ZACHARY | 11 | 2% |
| LUTCHER | 8 | 2% |
| ST GABRIEL | 8 | 2% |
| 27 other rate centers | 117 | 23% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Central Bell Tel | 132 | 27% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 87 | 17% |
| Onvoy | 34 | 7% |
| Voicestream GSM I | 31 | 6% |
| Verizon Wireless | 28 | 6% |
| Paetec Itel | 21 | 4% |
| 37 other carriers | 165 | 33% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1947-01-01: Area code 504, named as the parent of 225 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1998-08-17: Area code 225 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 225, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 985 (about 50 miles), 504 (about 72 miles), 337 (about 89 miles), 769 (about 124 miles) and 601 (about 126 miles).

## ZIP codes

67 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Baton Rouge, LA (42 ZIP codes), Gonzales, LA (2 ZIP codes) and Plaquemine, LA (2 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

1,624 complaints for 1,294 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 94
- 2024: 70
- 2025: 84

## Questions

### Where is area code 225?

NANPA assigns area code 225 to Louisiana, United States.

### In which state does area code 225 sit?

Louisiana. 225 is one of 6 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 225 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 225 are Baton Rouge, LA, Gonzales, LA and Plaquemine, LA. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 225?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 225, South Central Bell Tel holds the most prefixes, 132 prefixes or 27%.

### Which time zone does 225 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 225 as Central (C).

### What year did 225 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1998-08-17, so 225 has been in use since 1998.

### Does area code 225 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 225.

### Which area codes are nearest to 225?

The area codes closest to 225, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 985 (about 50 miles), 504 (about 72 miles), 337 (about 89 miles), 769 (about 124 miles) and 601 (about 126 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 225 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 498 prefixes in service in 225, spread over 35 rate centers and 43 holders.

### Are there complaints about 225 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,624 complaints for 1,294 numbers in 225. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).