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title: "Area code 715: Wisconsin, United States"
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summary: "Area code 715 serves Wisconsin, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Wisconsin."
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# Area code 715: Wisconsin, United States

Area code 715 serves Wisconsin, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Wisconsin.

NANPA lists 784 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 715, held by 83 holders across 253 rate centers.
New Cingular Wireless PCS holds the most prefixes, 100 (13%). 76% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,628 complaints on file for 1,310 numbers in 715, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1947-01-01
- Time zone: Central (C)
- Assigned overlays: 534 (2010-08-14)
- Prefixes in use: 784
- Pooled prefixes: 594 (76%)
- Rate centers: 253
- Companies holding prefixes: 83
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-01-09 to 2026-04-03 (280 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 206

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EAU CLAIRE | 63 | 8% |
| WAUSAU | 35 | 4% |
| STEVENS PT | 30 | 4% |
| RHINELANDR | 21 | 3% |
| HUDSON | 16 | 2% |
| WISCOSNRPD | 16 | 2% |
| MARSHFIELD | 15 | 2% |
| RICE LAKE | 15 | 2% |
| 245 other rate centers | 573 | 73% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 100 | 13% |
| Verizon Wireless | 99 | 13% |
| Frontier North | 55 | 7% |
| Wisconsin Bell | 41 | 5% |
| Charter IP Enabled Services | 36 | 5% |
| Centurylink | 31 | 4% |
| 77 other carriers | 422 | 54% |

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 715 went into service.
- 2010-08-14: Area code 534 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 715.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 715, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 651 (about 101 miles), 920 (about 140 miles), 608 (about 142 miles), 274 (about 144 miles) and 763 (about 144 miles).

## ZIP codes

206 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Eau Claire, WI (3 ZIP codes), Marshfield, WI (3 ZIP codes) and Stevens Point, WI (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

1,628 complaints for 1,310 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 82
- 2024: 49
- 2025: 84

## Questions

### Where is area code 715?

NANPA assigns area code 715 to Wisconsin, United States.

### In which state does area code 715 sit?

Wisconsin. 715 is one of 8 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 715 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 715 are Eau Claire, WI, Marshfield, WI and Stevens Point, WI. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 715?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 715, New Cingular Wireless PCS holds the most prefixes, 100 prefixes or 13%.

### Which time zone does 715 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 715 as Central (C).

### What year did 715 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1947-01-01, so 715 has been in use since 1947.

### Does area code 715 have an overlay?

Yes. 534 (in service 2010-08-14) shares the same area with 715, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 715?

The area codes closest to 715, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 651 (about 101 miles), 920 (about 140 miles), 608 (about 142 miles), 274 (about 144 miles) and 763 (about 144 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 715 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 784 prefixes in service in 715, spread over 253 rate centers and 83 holders.

### Are there complaints about 715 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,628 complaints for 1,310 numbers in 715. 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).