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title: "Area code 765: Indiana, United States"
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summary: "Area code 765 serves Indiana, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Indiana."
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# Area code 765: Indiana, United States

Area code 765 serves Indiana, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Indiana.

NANPA lists 723 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 765, held by 62 holders across 139 rate centers.
Indiana Bell Tel CO holds the most prefixes, 127 (18%). 80% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 1,558 complaints on file for 1,341 numbers in 765, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1997-02-01
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Prefixes in use: 723
- Pooled prefixes: 580 (80%)
- Rate centers: 139
- Companies holding prefixes: 62
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-02-05 to 2026-07-07 (262 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 132

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LAFAYETTE | 64 | 9% |
| ANDERSON | 47 | 7% |
| KOKOMO | 40 | 6% |
| MUNCIE | 39 | 5% |
| RICHMOND | 37 | 5% |
| MARION | 26 | 4% |
| CRAWFODSVL | 19 | 3% |
| NEW CASTLE | 18 | 2% |
| 131 other rate centers | 433 | 60% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Indiana Bell Tel CO | 127 | 18% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 82 | 11% |
| Frontier North, INC.. | 79 | 11% |
| Verizon Wireless | 66 | 9% |
| Level 3 Communications | 61 | 8% |
| Omnipoint Communications Midwest Operations | 36 | 5% |
| 56 other carriers | 272 | 38% |

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 317, named as the parent of 765 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1997-02-01: Area code 765 went into service.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 765, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 463 (about 23 miles), 317 (about 24 miles), 260 (about 81 miles), 574 (about 81 miles) and 219 (about 102 miles).

## ZIP codes

132 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Anderson, IN (8 ZIP codes), Muncie, IN (7 ZIP codes) and Lafayette, IN (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

1,558 complaints for 1,341 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 76
- 2024: 68
- 2025: 40

## Questions

### Where is area code 765?

NANPA assigns area code 765 to Indiana, United States.

### In which state does area code 765 sit?

Indiana. 765 is one of 8 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 765 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 765 are Anderson, IN, Muncie, IN and Lafayette, IN. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 765?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 765, Indiana Bell Tel CO holds the most prefixes, 127 prefixes or 18%.

### Which time zone does 765 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 765 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 765 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1997-02-01, so 765 has been in use since 1997.

### Does area code 765 have an overlay?

The NANPA NPA report lists no other area code in an overlay with 765.

### Which area codes are nearest to 765?

The area codes closest to 765, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 463 (about 23 miles), 317 (about 24 miles), 260 (about 81 miles), 574 (about 81 miles) and 219 (about 102 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 765 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 723 prefixes in service in 765, spread over 139 rate centers and 62 holders.

### Are there complaints about 765 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 1,558 complaints for 1,341 numbers in 765. 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).