--- title: "Area code 419: Ohio, United States" url: "https://lookvalid.com/area-code/419.md" canonical_url: "https://lookvalid.com/area-code/419" last_updated: "2026-10-23" type: "reference" summary: "Area code 419 serves Ohio, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Ohio." --- # Area code 419: Ohio, United States Area code 419 serves Ohio, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Ohio. NANPA lists 783 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 419, held by 59 holders across 205 rate centers. Brightspeed Of Northwest Ohio holds the most prefixes, 114 (15%). 58% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies. The FCC unwanted-call data has 2,727 complaints on file for 2,255 numbers in 419, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings. ## Facts - In service since: 1947-01-01 - Time zone: Eastern (E) - Assigned overlays: 567 (2002-01-01) - Prefixes in use: 783 - Pooled prefixes: 457 (58%) - Rate centers: 205 - Companies holding prefixes: 59 - Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-19 to 2024-02-07 (180 prefixes) - ZIP codes in its places: 197 ## Rate centers | Rate center | Prefixes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | TOLEDO | 167 | 21% | | LIMA | 40 | 5% | | MANSFIELD | 35 | 4% | | SANDUSKY | 24 | 3% | | FINDLAY | 21 | 3% | | BOWLNGGREN | 17 | 2% | | DEFIANCE | 13 | 2% | | FREMONT | 13 | 2% | | 197 other rate centers | 453 | 58% | ## Carriers | Holder | Prefixes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Brightspeed Of Northwest Ohio | 114 | 15% | | Frontier North | 114 | 15% | | Ohio Bell Tel | 111 | 14% | | Verizon Wireless | 100 | 13% | | New Cingular Wireless PCS | 52 | 7% | | Onvoy | 50 | 6% | | 53 other carriers | 242 | 31% | 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 419 went into service. - 2002-01-01: Area code 567 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 419. ## Nearest area codes The area codes closest to 419, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 734 (about 70 miles), 260 (about 82 miles), 380 (about 87 miles), 614 (about 87 miles) and 517 (about 94 miles). ## ZIP codes 197 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Toledo, OH (32 ZIP codes), Mansfield, OH (7 ZIP codes) and Lima, OH (6 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 2,727 complaints for 2,255 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year: - 2023: 236 - 2024: 104 - 2025: 133 ## Questions ### Where is area code 419? NANPA assigns area code 419 to Ohio, United States. ### In which state does area code 419 sit? Ohio. 419 is one of 15 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state. ### Which places does area code 419 cover? The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 419 are Toledo, OH, Mansfield, OH and Lima, OH. The rate center list on this page shows all of them. ### Who owns area code 419? NANPA assigns area codes. Within 419, Brightspeed Of Northwest Ohio holds the most prefixes, 114 prefixes or 15%. ### Which time zone does 419 use? The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 419 as Eastern (E). ### What year did 419 enter service? The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1947-01-01, so 419 has been in use since 1947. ### Does area code 419 have an overlay? Yes. 567 (in service 2002-01-01) shares the same area with 419, so numbers from all of them are local to each other. ### Which area codes are nearest to 419? The area codes closest to 419, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 734 (about 70 miles), 260 (about 82 miles), 380 (about 87 miles), 614 (about 87 miles) and 517 (about 94 miles). ### How many prefixes does area code 419 have? NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 783 prefixes in service in 419, spread over 205 rate centers and 59 holders. ### Are there complaints about 419 numbers? The FCC data on file has 2,727 complaints for 2,255 numbers in 419. 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).