--- title: "Area code 574: Indiana, United States" url: "https://lookvalid.com/area-code/574.md" canonical_url: "https://lookvalid.com/area-code/574" last_updated: "2026-10-23" type: "reference" summary: "Area code 574 serves Indiana, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Indiana." --- # Area code 574: Indiana, United States Area code 574 serves Indiana, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Indiana. NANPA lists 403 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 574, held by 47 holders across 59 rate centers. New Cingular Wireless PCS holds the most prefixes, 49 (12%). 75% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies. The FCC unwanted-call data has 981 complaints on file for 752 numbers in 574, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings. ## Facts - In service since: 2002-01-15 - Time zone: EC - Prefixes in use: 403 - Pooled prefixes: 301 (75%) - Rate centers: 59 - Companies holding prefixes: 47 - Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-04 to 2026-07-10 (198 prefixes) - ZIP codes in its places: 71 ## Rate centers | Rate center | Prefixes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | SOUTH BEND | 113 | 28% | | ELKHART | 46 | 11% | | GOSHEN | 21 | 5% | | LOGANSPORT | 18 | 4% | | PLYMOUTH | 16 | 4% | | OSCEOLA | 13 | 3% | | WARSAW | 13 | 3% | | SYRACUSE | 8 | 2% | | 51 other rate centers | 155 | 38% | ## Carriers | Holder | Prefixes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | New Cingular Wireless PCS | 49 | 12% | | Frontier North, INC.. | 45 | 11% | | Indiana Bell Tel CO | 43 | 11% | | Verizon Wireless | 38 | 9% | | Brightspeed Of Indiana | 35 | 9% | | Omnipoint Communications Midwest Operations | 28 | 7% | | 41 other carriers | 165 | 41% | 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 - 1948-01-01: Area code 219, named as the parent of 574 in the NANPA report, was in service. - 2002-01-15: Area code 574 went into service. ## Nearest area codes The area codes closest to 574, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 219 (about 53 miles), 260 (about 55 miles), 269 (about 66 miles), 765 (about 81 miles) and 464 (about 83 miles). ## ZIP codes 71 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are South Bend, IN (16 ZIP codes), Elkhart, IN (4 ZIP codes) and Goshen, IN (3 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 981 complaints for 752 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year: - 2023: 35 - 2024: 50 - 2025: 45 ## Questions ### Where is area code 574? NANPA assigns area code 574 to Indiana, United States. ### In which state does area code 574 sit? Indiana. 574 is one of 8 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state. ### Which places does area code 574 cover? The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 574 are South Bend, IN, Elkhart, IN and Goshen, IN. The rate center list on this page shows all of them. ### Who owns area code 574? NANPA assigns area codes. Within 574, New Cingular Wireless PCS holds the most prefixes, 49 prefixes or 12%. ### Which time zone does 574 use? The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 574 as EC. ### What year did 574 enter service? The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 2002-01-15, so 574 has been in use since 2002. ### Does area code 574 have an overlay? The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 574. ### Which area codes are nearest to 574? The area codes closest to 574, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 219 (about 53 miles), 260 (about 55 miles), 269 (about 66 miles), 765 (about 81 miles) and 464 (about 83 miles). ### How many prefixes does area code 574 have? NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 403 prefixes in service in 574, spread over 59 rate centers and 47 holders. ### Are there complaints about 574 numbers? The FCC data on file has 981 complaints for 752 numbers in 574. 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).